Makarand Mane

Makarand Mane is a celebrated Marathi film director who has won many national awards for his work in Marathi cinema. On 22nd January 1984, he was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling from Atluj and then went to Manashakti Prayog Kendra in Lonavala, a city near Pune, Maharashtra for his junior college studies. Later, he graduated in Theatre and Drama from Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune in the year 2007.

Makarand worked as an assistant director for filmmaker Rajiv Patil Rajiv Patil was a Marathi film director who had se >> Read More... for the movies '72 Miles' and 'Vanshavel'. After that, he went on to become the associate director for the films 'Lagna Pahave Karun', 'Bavare Prem He' and 'Mangalashtak Once More'. 'Mangalashtak Once More' was the first film produced by Renu Desai Born on 4th December 1981, in Pune, to a Gujarati >> Read More... . His debut as the director of a feature film was marked with Ringan, released in 2015. This film was widely accepted both at the audience level and by the critics. Ringan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 63rd National Awards.

He was awarded the Filmfare award for Best Debut Director and Best Story for Ringan. In addition, Mane was given the Director's Vision Award at the 14th Stuttgart Film Festival & Ringan was an entry in the 19th International Children's Film Festival of India. Mane’s directorial endeavors have been quite impressive. One of his notable works, Youngraad, beautifully conveyed the importance of education. It’s worth mentioning that Youngraad became the first Marathi production of Phantom Films. Mane continued to excel in his craft with his subsequent directorial ventures – Kaagar, Soyrik, and Baaplyok.