As someone who has grown up on Marathi films and has lived a couple hundred metres from the legendary Prabhat Talkies in Pune for a quarter of his life, I consider it my job, nay, my duty, to honour the best and the greatest Marathi movies ever made. So much so that Marathi cinema hogged the spotlight at the 64th National Awards with its psychologically probing films. Strong-willed, content-driven and intimate to the issues of its Maharashtrian milieu, it has come of age. Some of these films are still cult crowd favourites.īut the true renaissance of the Marathi film industry began in the new millennium, as evidenced by the presence of 13 films released post the year 2000 on this list. In the 1980s, two actors, namely Ashok Saraf and Laxmikant Berde, made a slew of iconic comedies and catapulted to stardom, working with actors-turned-directors Mahesh Kothare and Sachin Pilgaonkar. Nonetheless, the 1970s saw a wide range of films, from tragedies involving tamasha artistes to comedies starring the famous double-entendre master Dada Kondke. Shantaram helming some memorable films, the Marathi film industry was overshadowed by its more notable neighbour – Bollywood. But in spite of legendary directors like Acharya Atre and V.
Dadasaheb Phalke produced over 90 more films as Indian cinema flourished.
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