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Marathi Cinema also got the highest critical acclaim in the year 2004 with the film ''[[Shwaas]]'' bagging the Golden Lotus National Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/National_Film_Awards_India/2004|title=National Film Awards, India: 2004|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref>. It was also India's official entry to the 77th Academy Awards and it also won the President medal for the best film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/24shwas.htm|title=Shwaas is India's Official Entry to Oscars|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref> Shwaas,after ''Shyaamchi aai'' (1950) is only Marathi film to won president's medal and only regional film to enter Academy awards as India's official entry.
Marathi Cinema also got the highest critical acclaim in the year 2004 with the film ''[[Shwaas]]'' bagging the Golden Lotus National Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/National_Film_Awards_India/2004|title=National Film Awards, India: 2004|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref>. It was also India's official entry to the 77th Academy Awards and it also won the President medal for the best film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/sep/24shwas.htm|title=Shwaas is India's Official Entry to Oscars|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref> Shwaas,after ''Shyaamchi aai'' (1950) is only Marathi film to won president's medal and only regional film to enter Academy awards as India's official entry.


The [[Maharashtra]] state government has started the grant given to Marathi film (from 15-30 lakh rupees) and since post-Shwaas, media players like Shringar Films and Zee Telefilms are now showing a keen interest in Marathi cinema. The growing popularity of Marathi television (notably [[Zee Marathi]] and [[ETV Marathi]]) has also helped Marathi cinema a lot. In fact, [[Zee Talkies]], a 24 hour channel dedicated to Marathi movies has been introduced. Movies like ''Aga bai areccha'', ''Khabardar'', ''Dombivali fast'',''Anaahat'', ''Sarivar sari'',''Yanda kartavya aahe'', ''Uttarayan'', [[Tingya]],''Valu - The Wild Bull'', ''De Dhakka'', ''Maati Maay'', ''Kadachit'' have received commercial and/or critical success. This decade has seen the emergence of stars like Sunil Barve, Shreyas Talpade, Sandeep Kulkarni, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Ashwini Bhave, Sanjay Narvekar, Atul Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Bharat Jadhav. Film-makers like Kedar Shinde, Gautam Joglekar, Gajendra Ahire, Bipin Nadkarni, Mahesh Manjrekar, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Nishikant Kamath, Umesh Kulkarni, Mangesh Hadawale are new entrants with veterans like Mahesh Kothare, Chitra Palekar (Maati Maay), Sumitra Bhave (Devrai, Vaastupurush, Doghi, Nital, Badha) Smita Talwalkar, Amol Palekar (Anaahat, Samaantar, Bangarwadi).
The [[Maharashtra]] state government has started the grant given to Marathi film (from 15-30 lakh rupees) and since post-Shwaas, media players like Shringar Films and Zee Telefilms are now showing a keen interest in Marathi cinema. The growing popularity of Marathi television (notably [[Zee Marathi]] and [[ETV Marathi]]) has also helped Marathi cinema a lot. In fact, [[Zee Talkies]], a 24 hour channel dedicated to Marathi movies has been introduced. Movies like ''Aga bai areccha'', ''Khabardar'', ''Dombivali fast'',''Anaahat'', ''Sarivar sari'',''Yanda kartavya aahe'', ''Uttarayan'', [[Tingya]],''Valu - The Wild Bull'', ''De Dhakka'', ''Maati Maay'', ''Kadachit'', ''me shivajiraje bhosale boltoy/मी शिवाजी राजे भोसले बोलतोय'' have received commercial and/or critical success. This decade has seen the emergence of stars like Sunil Barve, Shreyas Talpade, Sandeep Kulkarni, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Ashwini Bhave, Sanjay Narvekar, Atul Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Bharat Jadhav. Film-makers like Kedar Shinde, Gautam Joglekar, Gajendra Ahire, Bipin Nadkarni, Mahesh Manjrekar, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Nishikant Kamath, Umesh Kulkarni, Mangesh Hadawale are new entrants with veterans like Mahesh Kothare, Chitra Palekar (Maati Maay), Sumitra Bhave (Devrai, Vaastupurush, Doghi, Nital, Badha) Smita Talwalkar, Amol Palekar (Anaahat, Samaantar, Bangarwadi).
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Marathi cinema (मराठी चित्रपट) is an Indian film industry in Marathi language, one of the oldest regional Indian film industries. The first Marathi talkie film, Ayodhyecha Raja[1] (produced by Prabhat Films) was released in 1932, just one year after "Alam Ara" the first Indian (Hindi) talkie film. Marathi cinema has grown in recent years. The industry is based in Mumbai, India.

History

Start

Raja Harishchandra (silent movie) by Dadasaheb Phalke

Marathi Cinema is as old as Cinema in India. In fact the pioneer of cinema in India was Dadasaheb Phalke - a Marathi man, who brought the revolution of moving images to India with his first indigenously made film Raja Harishchandra. It was of course a silent film. However it can be called the first Marathi film as it was conceived by a Marathi speaking person.

As cinema grew in India, big production houses came on the stage and one of them was again a company owned wholly by Maharashtrians. It was indeed the mighty Prabhat film company. Some of India's landmark films were made by the Prabhat Film Company, which, apart from being good cinema, had social responsibility and human values. Prabhat's Sant Tukaram was the first Indian film to win the Best Film Award at the Venice film festival way back in 1937.[2] In 1954, at the very first edition of the National Awards, the winner of the President's Gold Medal was Shyamchi Aai, Acharya P K Atre's film version of the eponymous novel by Sane Guruji. [3]

The Golden era

Marathi Cinema was in its full bloom by this time with the advent of greats like V. Shantaram, Master Vinayak, Bhalji Pendharkar, Acharya Atre, followed by Raja Paranjpe, Dinkar D patil, G. D. madgulkar, Sudhir Phadke. Later years - that is the 60s - saw the emergence of directors like Anant Mane who made Marathi films based on the folk art form Tamasha. Then came directors like Datta Dharmadhikari and Raj Dutt who made traditional family dramas. The early 70s saw the advent of Dada Kondke who captured the audiences with his sense of humour. He however went on to make films with double meaning dialogues and created an audience of his own. By this time Marathi Cinema was caught in either the Tamasha genre or sob stories revolving around traditional family dramas on one side and the double meaning comedies of Dada Kondke.

80's

Then came the 80s. This decade saw two comedy heroes catapult to superstardom Ashok Saraf and Laxmikant Berde. Around the mid 80s two young actors donned the director's mantle. Mahesh Kothare and Sachin Pilgaonkar. Sachin made a film - Navri Mile Navryala and around the same time Mahesh Kothare made a film - Dhumdhadaka. Sachin's film became a big box-office hit while Mahesh Kothare's film not only became a mega hit at the box-office but it also became a trend setter and brought the young audiences to Marathi Cinema. Mahesh Kothare then went on to make comedy films which became big hits. He made the first Marathi film shot on the anamorphic format (Cinemascope) - Dhadakebaaz. He brought a great deal of innovations in the technical quality of Marathi films and was also the first to bring Dolby Digital sound to Marathi Cinema with the film Chimni Pakhara. He made the first Marathi film with Digital Special Effects - Pachadlela in 2004.

Reasons for debacle of Marathi cinema

While the theatre of Maharashtra earned recognition at the national level, the cinema of the state, struggled as an alsoran, unable to make a mark. The proximity to the production centre of Hindi cinema (Bollywood) which encroached on the identity of Marathi cinema, the shortage of cinema halls for exhibition, a vibrant theatre, television, then infamous state government subsidy scheme whereby a producer gets some Rs 16 lakh to make a film, tries hard to save a couple of lakhs even from that meagre amount and ends up with a tacky final product, lack of marketing etc. It also lacked the powerful lobby at the national level unlike Bengal or South Indian cinema.[3]

Revival of Marathi Cinema

In past few years,Marathi cinema industry has produced many movies that are not only critically acclaimed but commercially successful also.This has given Marathi viewers as well as producers confidence that was very much needed.Although budgets of Marathi movies is not high the quality of subjects and presentations have been in fact better than peer industries.

Contemparary

Marathi Cinema also got the highest critical acclaim in the year 2004 with the film Shwaas bagging the Golden Lotus National Award[4]. It was also India's official entry to the 77th Academy Awards and it also won the President medal for the best film.[5] Shwaas,after Shyaamchi aai (1950) is only Marathi film to won president's medal and only regional film to enter Academy awards as India's official entry.

The Maharashtra state government has started the grant given to Marathi film (from 15-30 lakh rupees) and since post-Shwaas, media players like Shringar Films and Zee Telefilms are now showing a keen interest in Marathi cinema. The growing popularity of Marathi television (notably Zee Marathi and ETV Marathi) has also helped Marathi cinema a lot. In fact, Zee Talkies, a 24 hour channel dedicated to Marathi movies has been introduced. Movies like Aga bai areccha, Khabardar, Dombivali fast,Anaahat, Sarivar sari,Yanda kartavya aahe, Uttarayan, Tingya,Valu - The Wild Bull, De Dhakka, Maati Maay, Kadachit, me shivajiraje bhosale boltoy/मी शिवाजी राजे भोसले बोलतोय have received commercial and/or critical success. This decade has seen the emergence of stars like Sunil Barve, Shreyas Talpade, Sandeep Kulkarni, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Ashwini Bhave, Sanjay Narvekar, Atul Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Bharat Jadhav. Film-makers like Kedar Shinde, Gautam Joglekar, Gajendra Ahire, Bipin Nadkarni, Mahesh Manjrekar, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Nishikant Kamath, Umesh Kulkarni, Mangesh Hadawale are new entrants with veterans like Mahesh Kothare, Chitra Palekar (Maati Maay), Sumitra Bhave (Devrai, Vaastupurush, Doghi, Nital, Badha) Smita Talwalkar, Amol Palekar (Anaahat, Samaantar, Bangarwadi).

Awards

Filmfare Awards

Production Year Film Director Actor Actress Music
1963 Maza Hoshil Ka L.B.Thakur      
1964 Sant Nivrutti Gyandeo Vinayak Sarasvate & Bal Chavan      
1965 Lakshmi Aali Ghara Madhav Shinde      
1966 Gurukilli Raja Paranjpe      
1967 Pawnakanthcha Dhondi Vinayak Thakur      
1968 Ekti G. Chaugule      
1969 Jiwhala Atmaram      
1970 Apradh Sharad Pilgaonkar      
1971 Shantata! Court Chaloo Ahe Satyadev Dubey & Govind Nihalani      
1972 Kunku Mazhe Bhagyache Shamrao Mane      
1973 Andhala Marto Dola Dada Kondke      
1974 Sugandhi Katta Not Awarded Shreeram Lagoo (Sugandhi Katta) Sarla Yevlekar (Sugandhi Katta)  
1975 Samna Jabbar Patel (Samna) Shreeram Lagoo (Samna) Sandhya (Chandanachi Choli Ang Ang Jali)  
1976 Aaram Haram Aahe Vasant Joglekar (Ha Khel Saavlyancha) Ravindra Mahajani (Zunj) Asha Kale (Ha Khel Saavlyancha)  
1977 Naon Mothan Lakshan Khotan Murlidhar Kapdi (Naon Mothan Lakshan Khotan) Shreeram Lagoo (Bhingree) Usha Chavan (Naon Mothan Lakshan Khotan)  
1978 Devki Nandan Gopala Jabbar Patel (Jait Re Jait) Yashwant Dutt (Bhairu Pahilwan Ki Jai) Smita Patil (Jait Re Jait)  
1979 Sinhasan Jabbar Patel (Sinhasan) Sachin (Ashtavinayak) Ranjana (Sushila)  
1980 22 June 1897 Jayu & Nachiket Patwardhan (22 June 1897) Nilu Phule (Sahkar Samrat) Usha Chavan (Ran Pakhre)  
1981 Umbartha Jabbar Patel (Umbartha) Girish Karnad (Akriet) Smita Patil (Umbartha)  
1982 Shapit Raj Dutt & Arvind Deshpande (Shapit) Ashok Saraf (Gondhalat Gondhal) Madhu Kambikar (Shapit)  
1983 Gupchup Gupchup V. K. Naik (Gupchup Gupchup) Ashok Saraf (Goshta Dhamal Namyachi) Ranjana (Savitri)  
1984 Lek Chalali Saasarla N. S. Vaidya (Lek Chalali Saasarla) Ashok Saraf (Sage Soyre) Supriya Sabnis (Navri Mile Navryala)  
1987 Dhoom Dhadaka Mahesh Kothari (Dhoom Dhadaka) Laxmikant Berde ??  
1994 Vazir Sanjay Rawal (Vazir) Vikram Gokhale (Vazir) Sukanya Kulkarni (Varsa Laxmicha) Shridhar Phadke (Varsa Laxmicha)
1995 Aai Mahesh Manjrekar (Aai) Sayaji Shinde (Aboli) Renuka Shahane (Aboli) Anand Modak (Mukta)
1996 Putravati Nichiket & Jayoo Patwardhan (Limited Manuski) Ashok Saraf (Soona Yeti Ghara) Sonali Kulkarni (Doghi) Shridhar Phadke (Putravati)
1997 Bangarwadi Amol Palekar (Bangarwadi) Mohan Joshi (Rao Saheb) Sukanya Kulkarni (Sarkarnama) Anand Modak (Sarkarnama)
1998 Tu Tithe Mee Sanjay Soorkar (Tu Tithe Mee) Mohan Joshi (Tu Tithe Mee) Suhas Joshi (Tu Tithe Mee) Anand Modak (Tu Tithe Mee)
1999 Bindhast Chandrakant Kulkarni (Bindhast) Dilip Prabhavalkar (Ratra Aarambh) Sharvari Jamenis (Bindhast) Shridhar Phadke (Lekru)

Maharashtra State Awards

Production Year Best Film 1 Best Film 2 Best Film 3
1962 Prapanch (Madhukar Pathak) Suvasini (Raja Paranjpe) Shahir Parshuram (Anant Mane)
1963 Ranglya Ratri Ashya (Raja Thakur) Ha Maazha Marg Ekla (Raja Paranjpe) Phkira (Chandrashekar)
1964 Chhota Jawaan, Paathlag (Raja Gabale, Raja Paranjpye) Pahu Re Kiti Vat (Raja Thakur) Thoratanchi Kamala (Madhu Shinde)
1965 Vautal (Shantaram Aathavale) Sawal Mazha Aika (Anant Mane) Third award not given
1966 Sadhi Maanse (Bhalji Pendharkar) Kela Ishara Jata Jata (Anant Mane) Shewatcha Malusara (Vasant Joglekar)
1967 Sant Vahate Krishnamai (Madhukar Pathak) Kaka Mala Wachwa (Raja Paranjpe) Swapna Tech Lochni (Chandrawadan)
1968 Gharchi Rani (Rajdutt) Aamhi Jato Aamuchya Gawa (Kamalakar Torne) Ekti (Raja Thakur)
1969 Apradh (Rajdutt) Mukkam Post Dhebewadi (Madhukar Pathak) Dharmkanya (Madhav Shinde)
1970 Mumbaicha Jawai (Raja Thakur) Warnecha Wagh (Vasant Painter) Laxmanresha (Manshav Shinde)
1971 Gharkul (Raja Thakur) Shantata Court Chalu Aahe (Satyadev Dubey) Dohni Gharcha Pahuna, Songadya (Garjanan Jagirdar, Govind Kulkarni)
1972 Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe (Raja Thakur) Bholibhabdi (Rajdutt) Aandla Marto Dola (Dinesh)
1973 Sugandhi Katha (Vasant Painter) Kartiki (Datta Mane) Ashi Hi Sataryadi (Murlidhar Kapadi)
1974 Pandu Hawaldar (Dada Kondke) Saamna (Dr. Jabbar Patel) Bayanno Naure Sambhala (Dattatry Kulkarni)
1975 Charicha Mamla (Babsaheb Phattelal) Tumch Aamch Jamle (Dada Kondke) Pahuni (Anant Mane)
1976 Phrari (V. Ravindra) Bala Gau Kashi Aangai (Kamlakar Torne) Naav Motha Lakshan Khota (Murlidhar Kapadi)
1977 Devkinandan Gopala (Rajdutt) Bhairu Phehelwan Ki Jai (Kamlakar Torne) Jait Re Jait (Dr. Jabbar Patel)
1978 Janki (Vasant Joglekar) Ashtavinayak (Rajdutt) Bot Lavin Tithe Gudgulaya (Dada Kondke)
1979 22 June 1897 (Nechiket and Jayu Patwardhan) Sinhasan (Dr. Jabbar Patel) Paij (Babasaheb Phattelal)
1980 Umbartha (Dr. Jabbar Patel) Gondhlat Gondhal (V.K. Naik) Aakrit (Amol Palekar)
1981 Shapit (Rajdutt and Arvind Deshpande) Ek Dav Bhootacha (Ravi Namade) Aali Angawar (Dada Kondke)
1982 Raghu-Maina (Rajdutt) Goopchoop Goopchoop (V.K. Naik) Thorli Jau (Kamlakar Torne)
1983 Hech Mazhe Maher (Rajdutt) Thkas Mahathak (Raja Bargir), Mumbaicha Phoujdar (Rajdutt) (Divided) Bahurupi (Satish Randive)
1984 Ardhangi (Rajadutt) Deva Shapath Kharan Sangen (Bhaskar Jadhav) Stridhan (Babasaheb Phattelal)
1985 Pudhcha Paul (Rajdutt) Tuzhyavdachun Karmena (Damu Kenkare) Aaj Zale Mukt Me (Rajdutt)
1986 Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla (Girish Ghanekar) Gammat Jammat (Sachin) Khatyal Sasu Nathal Sun (N.S. Vaidya)
1987 Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (Sachin) Nashibvan (N.S. Vaidya) Rangat Sangat (Girish Ghanekar)
1988 Kalat Nakalat (Kanchan Nayak) Aatmavishwas (Sachin) Hamal De Dhamal (Purushottam Berde)
1989 Aaghat (Ramakant Kavthekar) Ekapeksha Ek (Sachin) Kooldeepak (N.S. Vaidya)
1990 Chaukat Raja (Sanjay Surkar) Vedh (Pradip Berlekar) Anapekshit (Sanjiv Naik)
1991 Ek Hota Vidushak (Dr. Jabbar Patel) Aapli Mansan (Sanjay Surkar) Vajwa Re Vajwa (Girish Ghanekar)
1992 Vazir (Sanjay Rawal) Sawat Mazhi Ladki (Smita Talwalkar) Lapandav (Shravani Devdhar)
1993 Mukta (Dr. Jabbar Patel) Warsa Laxmicha (Madhukar Pathak) Mazha Chhakula (Mahesh Kothare)
1994 Doghi (Sumitra Bhave) Bangarwadi (Amol Palekar) Aboli (Amol Shedge)
1995 Raosaheb (Sanjay Surkar) Putrawati (Bhaskar Jadhav) Suna Yeti Ghara (A. Radhaswani)
1999 Gaabhara (N.F.D) Gharabaher (Suyog Chitra) Bindhast (Devyani Movies)

National Film Awards

Production Year Best Film Best Director
1954 Shyamchi Aai Acharya Pralhad Keshav Atre
1955 Mahatma Phule Aacharya Atre
1956 Mee Tulas Tuzhya Angani Raja Thakur
1957 Shirdiche Saibaba Kumarsen Samarth
1958 Gruhdevta Madhav Shinde
1959 Dhakti jau Anant Mane
1961 Kanyadan Madhav Shinde
1962 Prapanch Madhukar Pathak
1962 Manini Anant Mane
1962 Vaijyanta Gajanan Jagirdar
1963 Ranglya Ratri Asha Raja Thakur
1963 Gariba Gharchi Lek Kamlakar Torne
1963 Jawai Mazha Bhala Neelkanth Magdum
1964 Ha Mazha Marg Ekla Raja Paranjpe
1964 Te Mazhe Ghar Ganesh Bhatt
1965 Pathlag Raja Paranjpe
1966 Sadhi Manasa Bhalji Pendharkar
1967 Pavana Kathcha Dhondi Anant Thakur
1968 Santh Wahate Krishnamai Madhukar Pathak
1969 Ekti Raja Thakur
1970 Tambdi Mati Bhalji Pendharkar
1971 Mumbaicha Jawai Raja Thakur
1972 Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe Satyadev Dubey
1972 Ajab Tuzhe Sarkar Raja Thakur
1973 Pinjara V. Shantaram
1976 Saamna Dr.Jabbar Patel
1978 Jait Re Jait Dr. Jabbar Patel
1979 Sinhasan Dr. Jabbar Patel
1980 22 June 1897 Nachiket and Jayu Patwardhan
1982 Umbartha Dr. Jabbar Patel.
1983 Shaapit Arvind Deshpande-Rajdutt
1984 Smruti Chitre Vijaya Mehta
1985 Mahananda K.G.Korgaokar
1986 Pudhcha Paool Rajdutta
1987 Sarja Rajdutt
1989 Kalat Nakalat Kanchan Nayak
1992 Ek Hota Vidushak Dr. Jabbar Patel
1993 Lapandav Shravani Devdhar
1994 Mukta Dr. Jabbar Patel
1995 Bangarwadi Amol Palekar
1996 Doghi Sumitra Bhave
2000 GharaBaher Sanjay Surkar
2001 Astitva Mahesh Manjrekar
2003 Vaastuprush Sumitra Bhave/Sunil Sukthankar
2004 Not Only Mrs. Raut Gajendra Ahire
2005 Uttarayan Bipin Nadkarni
2006 Dombivali Fast Nishikant Kamat
2006-2007 Shevri Gajendra Ahire

References

  1. ^ "Films of Prabhat Film Company". Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  2. ^ Marathi cinema: Waiting to exhale-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India
  3. ^ a b Marathi cinema gets a shot in the arm-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India
  4. ^ "National Film Awards, India: 2004". Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  5. ^ "Shwaas is India's Official Entry to Oscars". Retrieved 2007-06-12.