The Filmfare Marathi Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Marathi Awards to recognise directors working in Marathi cinema.^[1] It was first presented in 1975.^[2][3][4]

Winners and nominees

1970s

• 1975 Jabbar Patel – Samna
• 1976 Vasant Joglekar – Ha Khel Sawalyancha
• 1977 Muralidhar Kapdi – Naav Motha Lakshan Khota
• 1978 Jabbar Patel – Jait Re Jait
• 1979 Jabbar Patel – Sinhasan

1980s

• 1980 Nachiket Patwardhan – 22 June 1897
• 1981 Jabbar Patel – Umbartha
• 1982 Rajdutt & Arvind Deshpande – Shapit
• 1983 V. K. Naik – Gupchup Gupchup
• 1984 N. S. Vaidya – Lek Chalali Sasarla
• 1985 Mahesh Kothare - Dhoom Dhadaka

1990s

• 1994 Mahesh Manjrekar – Aai
• 1995 Jayoo Patwardhan and Nachiket Patwardhan – Limited Manuski
• 1996 Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar – Doghi
• 1997 Shrabani Deodhar – Sarkarnama
• 1998 Sanjay Surkar – Tu Tithe Mee
• 1999 Chandrakant Kulkarni – Bindhaast

2010s

• 2014 Nagraj Manjule – Fandry
  • Nishikant Kamat – Lai Bhaari
  • Paresh Mokashi – Elizabeth Ekadashi
  • Abhijit Panse – Rege
  • Mahesh Limaye – Yellow
  • Samruddhi Porey – Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero
• 2015 Subodh Bhave – Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
  • Avinash Arun – Killa
  • Om Raut – Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush
  • Chaitanya Tamhane – Court
  • Satish Rajwade – Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2
• 2016 Nagraj Manjule – Sairat
  • Mahesh Manjrekar – Natsamrat
  • Chandrakant Kulkarni – Family Katta
  • Sachin Kundalkar – Vazandar
  • Rajesh Mapuskar – Ventilator
• 2017 Prasad Oak – Kachcha Limboo
  • Aditya Sarpotdar – Faster Fene
  • Satish Rajwade – Ti Saddhya Kay Karte
  • Vishal Furia – Lapachhapi
  • Vikram Phadnis – Hrudayantar

2020s

• 2020 Sameer Vidwans – Anandi Gopal
  • Prasad Oak – Hirkani
  • Upendra Sidhaye – Girlfriend
  • Digpal Lanjekar – Fatteshikast
  • Vikram Phadnis – Smile Please
  • Nitin Supekar – Aatpadi Nights
• 2021 Mangesh Joshi – Karkhanisachi Wari
  • Hemant Dhome – Jhimma
  • Sameer Vidwans – Dhurala
  • Shailesh Narwade – Jayanti
  • Tanaji Ghadge – Basta
  • Achyut Narayan – Vegli Vaat
• 2022 Nikhil Mahajan – Godavari
  • Digpal Lanjekar – Pawankhind
  • Mahesh Manjrekar – Panghrun
  • Nipun Dharmadhikari – Me Vasantrao
  • Prasad Oak – Chandramukhi
  • Pravin Tarde – Dharmaveer
  • Pravin Tarde – Sarsenapati Hambirrao

• 2023 Ashish Avinash Bende – Aatmapamphlet^[5]
  • Aditya Sarpotdar – Unaad
  • Hemant Dhome – Jhimma 2
  • Kedar Shinde – Baipan Bhaari Deva
  • Makarand Mane – Baaplyok
  • Paresh Mokashi – Vaalvi

References