Great Marathi Movies
A list of great Marathi Movies, not in any particular order
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- DirectorBhalji PendharkarStarsAlhaadKashinath GhanekarChandrakant GokhaleAn instance from Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's life depicting his statesmanship, wisdom and bravery under the guidance of his mother.
- DirectorBhalji PendharkarStarsParshwanath Yeshwant AltekarChandrakantGajanan JagirdarThis film chronicles key events in the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire from his birth to his Coronation as "Chhatrapati"
- DirectorMahesh ManjrekarStarsNana PatekarMedha ManjrekarMrunmayee DeshpandeAfter he retires, an aging theatre actor and his wife begin to feel unwanted by their children.
- DirectorKamalakar TorneStarsRoohi BerdeSuresh BhagwatPadma ChavanSudha Godbhole lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay along with her widowed mother and works as a Secretary, earning a salary of Rs.300/- every month. She meets with and falls in love with her neighbor, Suresh Vichare, who works in a Garage as a Motor Mechanic, earns a salary of Rs.200/- every month, and rents a terraced room. Both plan to get married, and Suresh even starts giving her money so that they save for their future children. Then one day Suresh does not return home and jewelry and cash are found stolen from the Godbhole residence, including the cash that Suresh left in their safe-keeping. Sudha and Suresh's friend, Sudam, start to look for him and make inquiries at the garage, and are told that he has not attended work for two days and has taken off with a customer's Impala. Sudha and Sudam eventually do locate Suresh near Bangalore but find that he is now living a wealthy lifestyle by impersonating Mahesh Kuber, an industrialist, and also has a chic girlfriend by the name of Padma. Watch what impact this has on Sudha and Sudam.
- DirectorSumitra BhaveSunil SukthankarStarsDevika DaftardarShekhar KulkarniUttara BaokarStory revolves around a girl having Vitiligo and her relationship with her lover or would be life-partner and his family. Film highlights the social stigma around around Vitiligo. Film is produced by Dr. Maya Tulpule (Shweta association - Vitiligo Support Group).
- DirectorRavi JadhavStarsAtul KulkarniKishore KadamSonalee KulkarniA poor working man loses his job and decides to start a theater troupe.
- DirectorShantaram Rajaram VankudreStarsKrishnakant DalviVatsala DeshmukhBabasaheb GawdeA respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.
- DirectorGajendra Vitthal AhireStarsAnand AbhyankarSubodh BhaveVikram GokhaleMovie tells a story of a man who struggles to save his wife's life. Lack of money makes him ask for help to his children and relatives. He even tries to sell his house in Kokan, which is filled with his wife's beautiful memories. But his old age makes him helpless. Vikram Gokhale has given justice to this character. His acting is astonishing as always.
- DirectorRajeev PatilStarsUpendra LimayeMukta BarveVinay ApteTwo strangers are forced into a life of servitude to the local deity. They fall in love and want to start a new life but will the wrath of a highly superstitious community let them live in peace?
- DirectorRajduttStarsRoohi BerdeIrshad HashmiDinkar InamdarSweet and Sour love story of a police officer in Mumbai and his village belly wife.
- DirectorBhaurao Nanasaheb KarhadeStarsShashank ShendeRamchandra DhumalPrashant Ingale"It is a story about shepherds who suffer from land acquisition by the forest department and how their dreams of a settlement get shattered by different obstacles, leading them to migrate permanently."
- DirectorAmol PalekarStarsSushama DeshpandeChandrakant KulkarniUpendra LimayeA young man takes a journey on a cart through jungles to reach the small hamlet of Bangarwadi, inhabited by a few shepherds, peasants and some members of a criminal tribe known as the Ramoshis. The young man goes there as a teacher. After the initial trauma, he finds the milieu and the environment very inspiring and educative. But then he is transferred to some other school. What remains with him is the memory of the simple folk and their pure nature.
- DirectorSandeep Bhalachandra PatilStarsAarya AdhavKishore ChouguleAditi DeshpandeWhile revealing the disturbing reality around the last rites, their commercialization and the emotional exploitation of the bereaved family, Dashakriya focuses on how even the kids get involved in the business due to extreme poverty.
- DirectorSujay DahakeStarsAnshuman JoshiKetaki MategaonkarDilip PrabhawalkarSet in the 70's in rural India, four 9th grade kids were writing their destiny. Joshi (14) is madly in love with Shirodkar (14) a beautiful Indian looking girl. Both study in the same class. The age old question "What is love anyway?"
- DirectorDigpal LanjekarStarsMrinal KulkarniChinmay MandlekarSameer DharmadhikariThe story of the Maratha Warriors at the battle of Pavan Khind in 1660.
- DirectorGajendra Vitthal AhireStarsVrinda AhireMakarand AnaspureShilpa AnaspureTwo brothers walk down memory lane, reminiscing about when they were young.
- DirectorDigpal LanjekarStarsChinmay MandlekarAjay PurkarSmita ShewaleJay Shivaray In 'Subhedar', one will experience the thrilling feat of a mighty warrior who sacrifices his life to build the victory pylon of Swarajya on the summit of the fort, setting aside the marriage of his son.
- DirectorJabbar PatelStarsNilu PhuleShreeram LagooSmita PatilA corrupt Hindurao believes drunken Master inquiring about Maruti Kamble could be a government official whose come to stop his wrong doings.He agrees to tell him about Maruti Kamble on a condition after hearing he will leave the village.
- DirectorSandeep SawantStarsArun NalawadeAshwin ChitaleSandeep KulkarniThis story is about how an old man tried to show his grandson the preciousness and beauty of life in a no win situation such as cancer. It is about keeping a positive attitude towards life.
- DirectorUmesh Vinayak KulkarniStarsNana PatekarDilip PrabhawalkarJyoti SubhashKeshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change.
- DirectorSantosh Ramdas ManjrekarStarsMahesh ManjrekarSachin KhedekarMakarand AnaspureDinkar Maruti Bhosle, a common Marathi man with an identity crisis ends up being the Crusader against threats to his existance & identity as a 'Marathi Maanus'. In his battle against all odds & evils, he is assisted by Shivaji Maharaj.
- DirectorShantaram Rajaram VankudreStarsPanditrao NagarkarLalita PawarSandhyaVeteran director V. Shantaram spins this biopic about poet and musician Honaji Bala - best know for popularizing the lavani dance form and for writing the classic raga Ghanashyam sundara shirdhara, who reached the zenith of his creative powers just as the Maratha empire was collapsing to British invasion forces. The film shows not only Bala's passionate interest in lavani, but also his passionate interest in prostitutes - particularly a beautiful dancer named Tamasha (Sandhya). As the Pune court bestows Bala an award for his talents, the film shows the Maratha army getting routed by the British onslaught.
- DirectorMangesh HadawaleShantanu Ganesh RodeStarsSunil DeoSharad GeokarPradeep PatwardhanTingya, where he lives in a village in Maharashtra. Tingya's parents are poor farmer owns a pair of bulls, Chitangya and Patangya. 'Tingya' has a great relationship with Chitangya. Chitangya is part of Tingya's life. One day Chitangya is injured and is unable to stand and cant work in farm. Tingya's father, who is already burdened with debt, is left with no option but to sell the ailing bull to a butcher and buy a new one. The rest of the story consists of how'Tingya' tries to save Chitangya from being sold to the butcher.
- DirectorSumitra BhaveSunil SukthankarStarsSonali KulkarniRenuka DaftardarUttara BaokarThe elder of the two sisters, Gauri (Renuka Daftadar), is getting married and there is festivity in the household. Elders in the village advise her to visit a temple before groom arrives and so she is accompanied by her younger sister Krishna (Sonali Kulkarni) and uncle (Sadashiv Amrapurkar). While on their way back, uncle notices in the newspaper that groom's family had met with a fatal accident while coming to the village. Gauri and Krishna's father (Suryakant Mandhare) is paralyzed after the shocking news. The villagers shun Gauri as an ill omen. Soon, the family starts facing financial troubles so they attempt to till their piece of infertile land to get some money. When nothing works out, their mother (Uttara Baokar) requests uncle to take Gauri to Mumbai for a job. Initially hesitant uncle agrees to the persuasion but requests mother not to ask any further questions about Gauri's whereabouts in the future. Uncle puts Gauri into prostitution and she starts sending money to her family every month. Things get better for the family and uncle finds a groom for Krishna, a young idealist Shesh Waghmare (Abhay Kulkarni) working with an NGO. Gauri visits the village for Krishna's marriage but their mother does not allow her to take part in any activities because of Gauri's unfortunate marriage incident and her way of earning money. When Krishna gets to know about this, she questions their mother and convinces her to accept Gauri. When Gauri decides to leave marriage and village, Shesh's activist friend Nivrutti Kamble (Sunil Sukthankar) proposes her for marriage, in spite of knowing her past. Gauri stays back in the village, never to return to her life as a prostitute in Mumbai.
- DirectorBipin NadkarniStarsShivaji SatamNeena KulkarniUttara BaokarUttarayan is a highly captivating adaptation of Jaywant Dalvi's Marathi play, "Durgi" . Raghuveer , a widower in his 50s has come to live with his computer engineer son Sanjay . He meets his childhood friend Babu Borkar and during their conversations they reminisce about Kusumavati a.k.a. Durgi , Raghu's first love . Raghu finds out Durgi's address and goes to meet her . Durgi is lonely after her marriage fell apart because her husband was a drunkard and a womanizer . Raghu and Durgi resume their old friendship and slowly a strong bond develops between them . Raghu thinks about asking Durgi whether she wants to marry him . But will Raghu gather enough courage to ask her? Will Durgi accept a proposal at such an old age? And finally , will Raghu's son approve of the marriage?
- DirectorPrasad OakStarsRavi JadhavSachin KhedekarSonali KulkarniA couple struggles when their 15 year old son , who is mentally challenged starts to get sexual desires.
- DirectorRaja ParanjpeStarsSeema DeoJeevankalaReema LagooShankar is a simple straight mechanic. But God has not written happiness in his destiny. suddenly Atul comes to Shankar's life. Wondrously creates a greenery in Shankar's life.
- DirectorAbhijeet WarangTushar ParanjapeStarsPrasad OakAshwini MukadamSamay TambeGandharva, a 7th grade student from a remote village in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra is selected for a National Painting Competition. The winner gets to travel to Spain - Picasso's birthplace - to hone their art. But entering the competition requires a fee that his parents cannot afford. With an ailing mother and a father struggling with debt and alcoholism, the chances of him being able to participate look slim. Gandharva's father Pandurang was once an accomplished stage actor, but his addiction now stands in the way of him performing, which was both his passion and a means to provide for his family. Will Pandurang be able to fight his demons and bring his art back to life - not for himself, but for his son? Picasso is a story about fathers and sons, hope and dreams - of life imitating art, and how art can heal lives.
- DirectorAvinash ArunStarsAmruta SubhashDevadhar ArchitParth BhaleraoA 11-year-old Indian boy who has just lost his father is forced to adapt to a new school in a small village. The story is about how he copes up and how life has to move on transforming a young mind into an adult day by day.
- DirectorAshish BendeStarsOm BendkhaleManas TondwalkarPranjali ShrikantTen-year-old Ashish falls head-over-heels in love with his classmate, Srushti. While he grows up, the country goes through several socio-economic changes. Will his love be able to stand the test of time?
- DirectorSalil KulkarniStarsSumeet RaghavanUrmilla Kanetkar KothareArjun PurnapatreA passionate storyteller believes that anything under the sky can be conveyed through a story. The film talks about the inseparable father-son bond, parenting, kids and their thinking process.
- DirectorMahesh ManjrekarStarsAmol BawdekarGauri IngavaleVidyadhar JoshiAntu Bhatji marries a widow Laxmi much younger to him for the sake of his daughter's.But ignores her as he can't overcome dead wife Janaki.Laxmi takes care of the family but circumstances force her to get attracted towards Madhav.
- DirectorSumitra BhaveSunil SukthankarStarsMohan AgasheDevika DaftardarOmkar GhadiA mother sea-turtle has to return to the waters leaving the eggs for nesting on the shore.... The nests are to be protected so that the newborn turtles can go into the deep waters on their own! Nonviolent, non-aggressive turtle is a metaphor and much more.....
- DirectorSandeep SawantStarsVasant JosalkarPoonam ShetgaonkarAsha ShelarFilm focuses on the relationship between a river and people along its banks with respect to their life, needs, desires and greed. This film is a journey of people's constructive resistance to save their river and to become self sufficient.
- DirectorVarun NarvekarStarsNeelayParth BurangeSumedh GangeleA seemingly perfect couple suddenly end their relationship, much to the chagrin of the parents, who try to speak to their children in their language.
- DirectorParesh MokashiStarsSunil AbhyankarSatish AlekarPoornima BhaveSavitri, a vet and Satyaprakash, an electrical engineer are forced into marriage by their parents.
- DirectorRavi JadhavStarsShashwati PimplikarMadan DeodharBhagyashree MilindHelps parents to realize how important it is to communicate transparently with your child.
- DirectorPravin TardeStarsSunil AbhyankarOm BhutkarUmesh DamleA stark portrayal of the hardships faced by farmers, Mulshi Pattern tackles some of the raging issues of our times. The film lays bare the deep flaws of the system which turns the farmer into a criminal and a social outcast.
- DirectorRahi Anil BarveAnand GandhiAdesh PrasadStarsSohum ShahJyoti MalsheAnita Date-KelkarA mythological story about a goddess who created the entire universe. The plot revolves around the consequences when humans build a temple for her first-born.
- DirectorPranit KulkarniPravin TardeStarsSunil AbhyankarMohan AgasheSatish AlekarDr. Raghav Shastri, Indian by origin, is NASA's youngest scientist. He returns to his motherland, only to find out that his country is full of god worshippers. However, Raghav is not one of them. He challenges the existence of god and orders the locality to shut the temple within the premises. But in a twist of fate, god himself descends and questions the atheist. Will Raghav finally believe in god?
- DirectorKedar ShindeStarsSanjay NarvekarPriyanka YadavBharti AchrekarShriranga Deshmukh is frustrated with the women in his life. At a fair, he gets a gift from the higher powers, and from there on life changes as he can hear what women want.
- DirectorSatish RajwadeStarsAnkush ChaudhariTejashree PradhanAbhinay BerdeAnurag wonders about his first love Tanvi, whom he hasn't seen in years. Will their love be rekindled when they reconnect after a long time apart?
- DirectorVijay PatkarStarsRavindra BerdeIla BhateVijay GokhaleVishwas is a workaholic businessman who hasn't enjoyed his life. One day he meets his friend Govinda who tells him that one can stay happy with limited money. Vishwas rethinks on what Govinda told him and feels he has missed lot of things and decides to freak out for a day.
- DirectorMahesh ManjrekarStarsSachin KhedekarPriya BapatGauri IngavaleUma loses her husband at a very young age and faces many hardships. The only support she gets is from her brother-in-law.