The 59th Maharashtra State Film Awards, presented by the Government of Maharashtra celebrated excellence in Marathi cinema by honoring the best films released in 2021.
The 58th and 59th editions were organized together, with the nominations for both announced on 14 August 2024.
Godavari led the winners’ list with 5 awards, including Best Film III, Best Director III and Best Actor. It was followed by Karkhanisanchi Waari, Baalbhaarti and Ticha Shahar Hona each of which secured 4 awards.
Jury members Amita KhopkarMilind ShindeZafar SultanSanyogita BhaveSunil DevlekarAniket KhandagaleKeshav PandareMadanmohan KhadePitambar KaleVivek ApteShailendra BarveSandeep PatilSatish RandiveNarendra PanditMilind Lele
Awards and nominations Source:
Film and director awards Best Film I (Dadasaheb Phalke Award)Best Director I (Bhalji Pendharkar Award) Karkhanisanchi Waari Mangesh Joshi – Karkhanisanchi WaariBest Film II (Baburao Painter Award)Best Director II (Raja Paranjape Award) Frame Vikram Patwardhan – FrameBest Film III (Master Vinayak Award)Best Director III (Raja Thakur Award) Godavari Nikhil Mahajan – GodavariBest Rural Film (Dada Kondke Award)Best Rural Film Director (Anant Mane Award) YeRe YeRe Pavsa Shafaq Khan – YeRe YeRe PavsaBest Social Film (V. Shantaram Award)Best Social Film Director (Datta Dharmadhikari Award) Baalbhaarti Ticha Shahar Hona Ekda Kaay Zala Godavari Frame Karkhanisanchi Waari Irgal YeRe YeRe Pavsa Raakh Baipan Bhari Deva Nitin Nandan – Baalbhaarti Rasika Agashe – Ticha Shahar Hona Salil Kulkarni – Ekda Kaay Zala Nikhil Mahajan – Godavari Vikram Patwardhan – Frame Mangesh Joshi – Karkhanisanchi Waari – Irgal Shafaq Khan – YeRe YeRe Pavsa Rajesh Chavan – Raakh Kedar Shinde – Baipan Bhari Deva
Acting awards Best Actor (Shahu Modak and Sivaji Ganesan Award)Best Actress (Smita Patil Award) Jitendra Joshi – Godavari as Nishikant Deshmukh Sumeet Raghavan – Ekda Kaay Zala as Kiran Sandeep Pathak – Raakh Sonali Kulkarni – Ticha Shahar Hona Mrunmayee Deshpande – Bebhaan Smita Tambe – Gaurichya Lagnala Yaycha Haa!Best Supporting Actor (Chintamanrao Kolhatkar Award)Best Supporting Actress (Shanta Hublikar and Hansa Wadkar Award) Amey Wagh – Frame Priyadarshan Jadhav – Shaktiman as Tanaji Mohan Agashe – Karkhanisanchi Waari Hemangi Kavi – Ticha Shahar Hona Kshitee Jog – Jhimma as Meeta Jahagirdar Sheetal Pathak – Janani Best Comedian Male (Damuanna Malvankar Award)Best Comedian Female (Ratnamala Award) Bhalchandra Kadam – Pandu as Pandu Anand Ingale – Luckdown Be Positive Siddharth Jadhav – Lochya Zaala Re as Maanav Nirmiti Sawant – Jhimma as Nirmala Konde-Patil Sukhanya Kulkarni – Baipan Bhari Deva as Sadhana Shubha Khote – Luckdown Be PositiveBest Child Artist (Gajanan Jagirdar Award) Aaryan Menghji – Baalbhaarti
Debut awards Best Debut Film ProductionBest Debut Direction Aata Vel Zaali Janani Luckdown Be Positive Rasika Agashe – Ticha Shahar Hona Vikram Patwardhan – Frame Rudra Karpe – KulupBest Debut Actor (Kashinath Ghanekar Award)Best Debut Actress (Ranjana Deshmukh Award) Yogesh Khilare – International Falamfok Rashid Usman Nimbalkar – Irgal Mahesh Patil – Kulup Sruti Ubale – Bhraman Dhwani Shrusti Vandana – Kulup Shrusti Jadhav – Irgal
Music awards Best Playback Singer MaleBest Playback Singer Female Rahul Deshpande – Godavari for "Khal Khal Goda" Shubhankar Kulkarni – Ekda Kaay Zala for "Mi Aahe Shyam" Bhim Shinde – Irgal for "Ye Mazhe Aai" Aanandi Joshi – Rangiley Funter for "Mann Zhale Baware" Suvarna Rathod – Baipan Bhari Deva for "Ugdya Punha Jivah" Aarya Ambekar – Kulup for "Kesari Kesari"Best Lyricist (G. D. Madgulkar Award)Best Background Music Jitendra Joshi – Godavari for "Khal Khal Goda" Valay Mulgund – Baipan Bhari Deva for "Gadyachya Katyavar" Sandeep Khare – Ekda Kaay Zala for "Mi Aahe Shyam" Sarang Kulkarni – Karkhanisanchi Waari Pankaj Padghan – Aani Baani AV Prafullachandra – GodavariBest Music Director (Arun Paudwal Award)Best Choreographer Amitraj – Jhimma Rudra Karpe – Kulup Salil Kulkarni – Ekda Kaay Zala Phulwa Khamkar – Luckdown Be Positive for "Chau Mau Chau Mau" Vitthal Patil – Pandu for "Bhurum Bhurum" Subhash Nakashe – Baipan Bhari Deva for "Mangalagaur"
Writing awards Best Story (Madhusudan Kalelkar Award)Best Screenplay Mangesh Joshi, Archana Borhade – Karkhanisanchi Waari Jayant Pawar – BhauBali Salil Kulkarni – Ekda Kaay Zala Rasika Agashe – Ticha Shahar Hona Vaishali Naik – Baipan Bhari Deva Nikhil Mahajan, Prajakt Deshmukh – GodavariBest Dialogue (Acharya Atre Award) Nitin Nandan – Baalbhaarti Rashid Usman Nimbalkar – Irgal Prakash Kunte – Shaktiman
Technical awards Best Costume DesignBest Makeup Shafaq Khan, Rohita More, Nilesh Bhumre – YeRe YeRe Pavsa Pooja Vishwakarma – HalgatBest Cinematography (Pandurang Naik Award)Best Editing Ranjit Mane – Potra Paresh Manjrekar – Luckdown Be PositiveBest Sound MixingBest Sound Editing Atul Deshpande – Baipan Bhari Deva Anil Nikam – BebhaanBest Art Direction (Saheb Mama aka Fateh Lal Award) Bhushan Rahul, Rakesh Kadam – Pandu
Superlatives +Multiple winsAwardsFilm5Godavari4Karkhanisanchi WaariBaalbhaartiTicha Shahar Hona3FrameYeRe YeRe Pavsa2PanduJhimmaLuckdown Be Positive1Aata Vel ZaaliInternational FalamfokBhraman DhwaniRangiley FunterHalgatPotraBaipan Bhari DevaBebhaan
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