Top 10 Must-Watch Marathi Movies

Marathi film industry is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The first movie of the Marathi cinema, Shree Pundalik was released by Ramchandra Gopal Torne, also called Dadasaheb Torne Born on 13th April 1890, Dadasaheb Torne is a film >> Read More... on 18 May 1912. Further in 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke directed the first full-length Indian feature Raja Harishchandra in the Marathi language. Every year Dadasaheb Phalke Award is presented at the National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... ceremony to remark and honor his importance. Marathi cinema is a growing industry in the category moving toward presenting the issues of Maharashtra through elegant content creation. The industry caught great attention at the 64th National Awards with highly thought-provoking movies. Here are the top 10 must-watch movies in the industry.

1. Mee Vasantrao (2022)

It is a biopic of Vasantrao Deshpande Vasantrao Deshpande, born on May 2, 1920, was a Hi >> Read More... . The movie presents his chronicle in classical music and how he earned the name Pandit Vasantrao Deshpande. It elegantly portrays his challenges and achievements. It also talks about his friendship with P.L. Deshpande and Begum Akhtar Begum Akhtar’s birth name was ‘Akhtari Bai Faizaba >> Read More... and his life in the Indian Military.

2. June (2021)

It narrates the story of the meeting of an engineering student with a woman in Aurangabad. The movie presents the beautiful healing of the two people in emotional turmoil by supporting each other. Leading roles in the movie Resham Shrivardhan An Indian film and television actress, Resham Shri >> Read More... and Neha Pendse Neha Pendse is an Indian TV actress who was born o >> Read More... won the title of Best Debut Actress and Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.

3. Anandi Gopal Today, women have found a niche for themselves in >> Read More... (2019)

It is a noteworthy film of the industry that communicates the story of a great woman. The movie also lets one think about the never-changing viewpoint of society regarding strong and ambitious women.

4. Sairat (2016)

The movie portrays the love story of a fisherman’s son and daughter of a politician against the norms. It also reflects the caste prejudices and the societal hierarchy.

5. Natsamrat (2016)

It portrays the life of a retired actor Ganpat Belwalkar who distributes his property amongst his children, after which the children become ungrateful and make their parents homeless in their old age. The movie has a painful end that brings tears into the eyes of viewers. Nana Patekar Nana Patekar is a popular Indian actor who was bor >> Read More... plays the lead role and wins Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

6. Court (2014)

It is a fantastic movie that entered the Oscars in 2016 and won a particular spot at the international film festivals. It is the story of a folk singer whose politically and socially stimulating songs force a worker to commit suicide. The court accuses him of the suicide and expects his appearance for the charges.

7. Killa (2014)

It is the National Film Award-winning movie for the title of Best Feature Film in Marathi. It shows the life of an 11-year-old boy who learns to move on with the tragic death of his father. At the same time, his mother gets transferred to a new place and he tries to socialize in a different environment. The movie also shows the hectic schedule of a working mother.

8. Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)

The debut movie of Paresh Mokashi Paresh Mokashi is an Indian director who worked fo >> Read More... won him the Best Director award at the Pune International Film Festival. The movie won the title of Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Award. It narrates the chronicle of Dadasaheb Phalke creating the foundation of the Indian film industry. For their outstanding performances, the lead actors, Nandu Madhav Nandu Madhav is a famed Marathi theater, televisio >> Read More... and Vibhawari Deshpande Vibhavari Deshpande, born on 1st February 1979 is >> Read More... , and bits of humor make it a must-watch.

9. Dombivali Fast (2005)

Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat is a famous director of Indian fil >> Read More... directed this National Award-winning Marathi film. The movie is a story of a middle-class man against the system to fight against corruption and injustice. He begins by questioning the inappropriate functioning of the system. When he becomes violent against the authorities and faces a mental breakdown.

10. Shwaas (2004)

It is a National Film Award-winning movie in the category of Best Feature Film. The film is about a young boy having retinal cancer whose treatment would cost him eyesight. To help him cope with this situation, his grandfather attempts to present him with the wonders of life in all forms.