Navardev Bsc. Agri. () is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed and co-written by Ram Khatmode and produced by Aaryans Entertainment. The film stars Kshitij Date, Priyadarshini Indalkar in the leading roles while Makarand Anaspure, Pravin Tarde, Sandeep Pathak, Hardeek Joshi, Tanaji Galgunde in the supporting roles. The film centres on a young farmer Rajvardhan (Kshitij Date). After returning to the hamlet, he continues farming and helps other people grow more crops. He starts wooing ladies simultaneously, but because he is a farmer, he gets rejected.

The film was released on 26 January 2024 in theatres throughout Maharashtra.

Plot Rajvardhan is a young, intelligent farmer. Returning to the hamlet, he carries on farming and assists others in increasing their crops. He begins courting women concurrently, but is turned down since he is a farmer.

Cast

Kshitij Date as Rajvardhan "Raja" Priyadarshini Indalkar as Sukanya Makarand Anaspure as Bhausaheb, Raja's father Gargi Phule as Raja's mother Pravin Tarde as Nana Tanaji Galgunde as Sunny Hardeek Joshi as Mahadev, Police Sub–inspector Sandeep Pathak as marriage agent Neha Shitole as Raja's sister-in-law Vinod Vanve as Ganya Aniruddha Khutwad as Sukanya's father Sangeeta Kulkarni as Sukanya's mother Ramesh Pardeshi as Raja's brother

Release The film was theatrically released on 26 January 2024, coinciding Republic Day.

Reception Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India rated 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Navardev Bsc. Agri is a genuine attempt at highlighting why farming and farmers shouldn't neglected, but it tries to pack in a lot in its running time, thereby not keeping the audience engaged throughout."

Accolades +YearAwardCategoryNominee (s)Result2024Aaryans SanmanBest Supporting ActorMakarand Anaspure Best Supporting ActressGargi Phule Best MusicKunal–KaranBest LyricistKunal–Karan, Ramchandra KhatmodeBest Singer MaleDivya KumarRocksunCity Cine AwardsBest ActressPriyadarshini Indalkar Best LyricistRocksun (song "Lal Chikhal")2025MaTa SanmanBest DirectorRam KhatmodeBest ActressPriyadarshini IndalkarBest Supporting ActorMakarand AnaspureBest ScreenplayRam Khatmode, Vinod Vanve2025Filmfare Awards MarathiBest ActressPriyadarshini Indalkar2026Maharashtra State Film AwardsBest Rural FilmNavardev Bsc. Agri.Best Rural Film DirectorRam KhatmodeBest LyricistRocksun (song "Lal Chikhal")Best DialogueRam Khatmode, Vinod Vanve References

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