Top 60 Marathi Movies
by wankash17 | created - 03 Jan 2011 | updated - 16 Dec 2013 | PublicMy list of must see "Top 60 Marathi Movies" (not in that Order) of all time. Your opinions might differ. Please comment if you want to recommend any movies to be added. Also, please check my "Other Lists" of movies too. I have other list of Movies as - "Top 120 Hindi Movies", "Top 100 English Movies", "Top 30 Classic English Movies" for movies before mid-60's, "Other" Very Good English Movies list for movies after mid-60's and 70's onwards and "Top 30 Animation Movies". Note: I could not add a few movies to my "Top 60 Marathi Movies" list, because they would not show up in the 'Search' on IMDB. The movies are as below: 1) Paandhar 2) Me Chairman Boltoy 3) Nivdung 4) Bedhund 5) Chakwa 6) Jinki Re Jinki 7) Dhag 8) Gajar 9) Ek Cup Chya 10) Naarabachi Waadi
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1. A Breath (2004)
107 min | Drama
This story is about how an old man tried to show his grandson the preciousness and beauty of life in a no win situation such as cancer. It is about keeping a positive attitude towards life.
Director: Sandeep Sawant | Stars: Arun Nalawade, Ashwin Chitale, Sandeep Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash
Votes: 1,627 | Gross: $0.00M
2. Kay Dyache Bola (2005)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy
Harshvardhan Ghodke (Akshay Pendse) and Abhijit Vaidya (Umesh Kamat), are engineering students, who lie to their parents and land up in Bombay to have fun for a couple of days. ... See full summary »
Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni | Stars: Makarand Anaspure, Akshay Pendse, Mohan Agashe, Sharvari Jamenis
Votes: 260
3. Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
Director: Paresh Mokashi | Stars: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Atharva Karve, Mohit Gokhale
Votes: 2,699
4. Chaukat Raja (1991)
150 min | Drama
A family takes a person with disabilities under their wing and encourages him to develop his skills while the family members deal with their own instabilities.
Director: Sanjay Soorkar | Stars: Nayana Apte, Rajasi Bhaire, Sulabha Deshpande, Dilip Kulkarni
Votes: 250
5. Gosht Choti Dongraevadhi (2009)
105 min | Drama
In a suicidal debt ridden farmer village.Rajaram returns to sell his land.But his mother advises him not to do.
Director: Nagesh Bhonsle | Stars: Makarand Anaspure, Nagesh Bhonsle, Madhavi Juvekar, Madhu Kambikar
Votes: 121
6. Gabhricha Paus (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Farmers held hostage by the weather often despair, and yet there is resilience to be found in the communities that depend on the damned rain.
Director: Satish Manwar | Stars: Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Jyoti Subhash, Aman Attar
Votes: 263
*Gabhricha Paus (Marathi)
7. Saatchya Aat Gharat (2004)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
A group of young boys and girls grapple with moral issues in a changing world.
Director: Sanjay Soorkar | Stars: Bharti Achrekar, Makarand Anaspure, Vibhawari Deshpande, Bharat Ganeshpure
Votes: 220
8. Bindhaast (1999)
Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Mayu and Vaiju decide to play a prank on their aunt.
Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni | Stars: Gautami Kapoor, Sharvari Jamenis, Reema Lagoo, Mona Ambegaonkar
Votes: 163
9. Masala (2012)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of couple who move from town to town, city to city due to failure in business and afraid of facing people to whom they owe money they took for business. At certain a stage of this... See full summary »
Director: Sandesh Kulkarni | Stars: Girish Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Mohan Agashe, Om Bhutkar
Votes: 220
10. Aga Bai Arecha (2004)
100 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Shriranga Deshmukh is frustrated with the women in his life. At a fair, he gets a gift from the higher powers, and from there on life changes as he can hear what women want.
Director: Kedar Shinde | Stars: Sanjay Narvekar, Priyanka Yadav, Bharti Achrekar, Sonali Bendre
Votes: 774
11. Valu (2008)
Not Rated | 123 min | Comedy
Swanand Gaddamwa comes to a small village Kusavde to get hold of a bull who was once considered holy by the villagers.
Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | Stars: Atul Kulkarni, Bharti Achrekar, Mohan Agashe, Dipak Alegaokar
Votes: 503
*Walu (Marathi)
12. Samna (1975)
151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A corrupt Hindurao believes drunken Master inquiring about Maruti Kamble could be a government official whose come to stop his wrong doings.He agrees to tell him about Maruti Kamble on a condition after hearing he will leave the village.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Nilu Phule, Shreeram Lagoo, Smita Patil, Mohan Agashe
Votes: 160
13. Jhing Chik Jhing (2009)
116 min | Drama, Family
The story of a small boy living in rural India and his topsy-turvy adventures as he tries to save his family & the family farm from moneylenders.
Director: Nitin Nandan | Stars: Chinmay Kambli, Aarti More, Pratik Dalvi, Bharat Jadhav
Votes: 56
14. The Village Had No Walls (1996)
124 min | Adventure, Drama
A young man takes a journey on a cart through jungles to reach the small hamlet of Bangarwadi, inhabited by a few shepherds, peasants and some members of a criminal tribe known as the ... See full summary »
Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Sushama Deshpande, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Upendra Limaye, Nandu Madhav
Votes: 63
*Bangarwadi (Marathi)
15. Dombivli Fast (2005)
108 min | Drama, Thriller
A common man fights against the corruption and injustice happening around him.
Director: Nishikant Kamat | Stars: Sandeep Kulkarni, Pournima Ahire, Audumber Aphale, Ashwini Apte
Votes: 1,143
16. Jau Tithe Khau (2007)
125 min | Comedy
A man who is fed up with corruption everywhere decides to teach everyone a lesson.
Director: Abhay Kirti | Stars: Makarand Anaspure, Kuldeep Pawar, Dipali Sayyad, Chetan Dalvi
Votes: 60
17. Jait Re Jait (1977)
Drama, Family
Jait Re Jait(win) is story revolving tribal caste called Thakkar. The plot depicts the aspirations, desires and relationship of Nagya and Chindi. Nagya is a honey gatherer who climbs tress ... See full summary »
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Smita Patil, Sulabha Deshpande, Nilu Phule
Votes: 174
18. Mukta (1995)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama
Mukta is the story of an upper caste girl and a lower caste boy who struggle against the contradictions of their caste, both in India as well as among a community of Indians who have settled abroad, in a supposedly liberated environment.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Sharad Bhutadiya, Avinash Deshmukh, Asavari Ghotikar, Vikram Gokhale
Votes: 80
19. Pak Pak Pakaak (2005)
138 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A mischievous boy, living with his grandmother in a village that people believe is haunted, meets the ghost "Bhutya". How the "Bhutya" transforms the boy's character and the whole village in the process, forms the rest of the story.
Director: Gautam Joglekar | Stars: Nana Patekar, Saksham Kulkarni, Narayani Shastri, Usha Nadkarni
Votes: 545
20. Sarkarnama (1998)
160 min | Drama
The residents of a village are being driven out of their homes for the sake of a new building by the politician-builder nexus, but one man tries to step in and stop them.
Director: Shrabani Deodhar | Stars: Anand Abhyankar, Kishori Ambiye, Makarand Anaspure, Arun Badsavle
Votes: 109
21. Nital (2006)
92 min | Drama
Story revolves around a girl having Vitiligo and her relationship with her lover or would be life-partner and his family. Film highlights the social stigma around around Vitiligo. Film is ... See full summary »
Directors: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar | Stars: Devika Daftardar, Shekhar Kulkarni, Uttara Baokar, Vikram Gokhale
Votes: 79
22. Vazir (2015)
Action, Crime, Drama
After taking over as the Personal Assistant of Chief Minister Babusaheb Mohile, ambitious Purshotam Kamble then starts forging a place for himself with an agenda to seek power. He then gets... See full summary »
Director: Sanjay D Rawal | Stars: Kamal Adeep, Kamal Adib, Pratibha Amrutey, Varda Baal
Votes: 67
23. Pinjra (1972)
175 min | Drama
A respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.
Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre | Stars: Krishnakant Dalvi, Vatsala Deshmukh, Babasaheb Gawde, Maya Jadhav
Votes: 326
24. Natarang (2010)
127 min | Drama
A poor working man loses his job and decides to start a theater troupe.
Director: Ravi Jadhav | Stars: Atul Kulkarni, Kishore Kadam, Sonalee Kulkarni, Priya Arun Berde
Votes: 2,223
25. Shevri (2006)
106 min | Drama
A single woman adrift on the streets feels her own vulnerability as she reflects on past relationships; but as night turns into day, her confidence grows.
Director: Gajendra Vitthal Ahire | Stars: Neena Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe, Uttara Baokar, Mukta Barve
Votes: 44
26. Ek Hota Vidushak (1992)
145 min | Comedy, Drama
Aburao is a famous clown in Tamasha world, but will be soon addicted to the world of fame.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Satish Alekar, Laxmikant Berde, Priya Arun Berde
Votes: 123
27. Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1971)
138 min | Drama
Political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy.
Director: Satyadev Dubey | Stars: Arvind Deshpande, Sulabha Deshpande, Vinod Doshi, Eknath Hattangadi
Votes: 62
*Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (Marathi)
28. Shyamchi Aai (1953)
152 min | Drama
About the relationship between Shyam and his mother who teaches him how to stick to his ideals and beliefs in spite of them living in poverty.
Director: Pralhad Keshav Atre | Stars: Vasant Bapat, Ashok Bhat, Saraswati Bodas, Vimal Ghaisas
Votes: 162
29. Sound of Heaven: The Story of Balgandharva (2011)
124 min | Drama
Stort tells Narayan shripad Rajhans aka Balgandharva struggle through poverty and riches.
Director: Ravi Jadhav | Stars: Subodh Bhave, Anand Abhyankar, Siddharth Chandekar, Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Votes: 508
*Balgandharva (Marathi)
30. Matichya Chuli (2006)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Drama
The archetypal relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is given humorous treatment here.
Directors: Atul Kale, Sudesh Manjrekar | Stars: Sudhir Joshi, Vandana Gupte, Anand Abhyankar, Ankush Chaudhari
Votes: 125
31. Uttarayan (2004)
91 min | Drama
Uttarayan is a highly captivating adaptation of Jaywant Dalvi's Marathi play, "Durgi" . Raghuveer , a widower in his 50s has come to live with his computer engineer son Sanjay . He meets ... See full summary »
Director: Bipin Nadkarni | Stars: Shivaji Satam, Neena Kulkarni, Uttara Baokar, Viju Khote
Votes: 138
32. Taryanche Bait (2011)
Drama
Shreedhar works as a clerk, lives a happy, content life with his family in a beautiful Konkan village. His troubles begin when he takes his wife, son and daughter with him on an official ... See full summary »
Director: Kiran Yadnyopavit | Stars: Vinay Apte, Ashwini Giri, Ashmita Joglekar, Kishore Kadam
Votes: 123
33. Balak Palak (2013)
109 min | Family
Helps parents to realize how important it is to communicate transparently with your child.
Director: Ravi Jadhav | Stars: Shashwati Pimplikar, Madan Deodhar, Bhagyashree Milind, Rohit Phalke
Votes: 1,903
34. Gho Mala Asala Hawa (2009)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Farmer's daughter Savitra rebels when her father consents to her marriage to foolish mill worker, Bopya. She wants the freedom to choose her own husband and has her heart set on fisherman, ... See full summary »
Directors: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Radhika Apte, Omkar Govardhan, Vidula Javalgekar
Votes: 43
*Gho Mala Asala Hawa (Marathi)
35. Vihir (2009)
120 min | Drama
Sameer and Nachiket are relatives and friends. Nachiket, who is the more mature of the two, wants to escape his stifling surroundings. Sameer does not understand this. Then one day, ... See full summary »
Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Madan Deodhar, Girish Kulkarni, Parna Pethe
Votes: 304
*Vihir (Marathi)
36. Kaksparsh (2012)
140 min | Drama, Family, History
Uma loses her husband at a very young age and faces many hardships. The only support she gets is from her brother-in-law.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar | Stars: Sachin Khedekar, Priya Bapat, Gauri Ingavale, Priya Umesh Kamat
Votes: 937
37. Shala (2011)
108 min | Romance
Set in the 70's in rural India, four 9th grade kids were writing their destiny. Joshi (14) is madly in love with Shirodkar (14) a beautiful Indian looking girl. Both study in the same class. The age old question "What is love anyway?"
Director: Sujay Dahake | Stars: Anshuman Joshi, Ketaki Mategaonkar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Nandu Madhav
Votes: 1,998
38. Simhasan (1979)
170 min | Crime, Drama
When Chief Minister of Maharashtra gets an anonymous call to warn him against possible rebellion in his party, all is not well. The current government is being questioned by opposition on a... See full summary »
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Suresh Bansale, Ravindra Bapat, Suresh Bhagwat
Votes: 235
39. Checkmate (I) (2008)
132 min | Thriller
This is a story of three guys who get duped of crores of rupees in an effort to double money. They somehow reach the suspect, use their smartness, intelligence and trickery to make multiple... See full summary »
Director: Sanjay Jadhav | Stars: Sanjay Narvekar, Ankush Chaudhari, Swapnil Joshi, Sonali Khare
Votes: 268
40. Deool (2011)
Not Rated | 135 min | Drama
Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things take a drastic change.
Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | Stars: Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Jyoti Subhash, Usha Nadkarni
Votes: 1,733
*Deool (Marathi)
41. Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy (2009)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama
Dinkar Maruti Bhosle, a common Marathi man with an identity crisis ends up being the Crusader against threats to his existance & identity as a 'Marathi Maanus'. In his battle against all odds & evils, he is assisted by Shivaji Maharaj.
Director: Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar | Stars: Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Makarand Anaspure, Siddharth Jadhav
Votes: 2,457
42. Vaastupurush (2002)
154 min | Drama
Chronicles the life of famous doctor (fictional) through a series of flashbacks, as he is travelling to his native place after decades where it all began in extremely modest circumstances.
Directors: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar | Stars: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Uttara Baokar, Siddharth Daftardar, Mahesh Elkunchwar
Votes: 127
*Vaastupurush (Marathi)
43. Zenda (2009)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
Two young politicians cannot see eye to eye, resulting in the split of a political party into two factions.
Director: Avadhoot Gupte | Stars: Siddharth Chandekar, Sumaydh Gaikwad, Shubhangi Gokhale, Ujwala Jog
Votes: 476
44. Dahavi pha (2002)
135 min | Drama
School kids who feel discriminated against must learn to channel their righteous indignation in a positive way.
Directors: Sumitra Bhave, Sunil Sukthankar | Stars: Atul Kulkarni, Jyoti Subhash, Milind Gunaji, Nimish Kathale
Votes: 72
45. Bokya Satbande (2009)
120 min | Family
The adventures of a ten-year-old boy are chronicled in this movie, based on a series of books by Dilip Prabhavalkar.
Director: Raj Pendurkar | Stars: Kaluram Dhobale, Aryan Narvekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Alok Rajwade
Votes: 73
46. Tu Tithe Mee (1998)
Not Rated | 159 min | Family
Life gets bitter when children take decisions for their aging parents.
Director: Sanjay Soorkar | Stars: Anand Abhyankar, Sunil Barve, Prashant Damle, Mohan Joshi
Votes: 42
47. Nishani Dava Angatha (2009)
Comedy
Government has announced an education-for-all campaign in villages. But the village has remained uneducated as teachers are not doing their job.
Director: Purshottam Berde | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Pournima Ahire, Anand Alkunte, Makarand Anaspure
Votes: 136
48. Tingya (2008)
116 min | Drama
Tingya, where he lives in a village in Maharashtra. Tingya's parents are poor farmer owns a pair of bulls, Chitangya and Patangya. 'Tingya' has a great relationship with Chitangya. ... See full summary »
Directors: Mangesh Hadawale, Shantanu Ganesh Rode | Stars: Sunil Deo, Sharad Geokar, Pradeep Patwardhan, Meinal Vedvikhyat
Votes: 53
49. Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy
An indebted father regrets putting his teenage son in a coma over poor school grades and takes it out on the school system.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar | Stars: Bharat Jadhav, Siddharth Jadhav, Rajdev Jamdade, Girish Joshi
Votes: 315
50. Nirop (2007)
83 min | Drama
Shekar and Jui are happily married since three years.Sheakr is a flute musician and gets a music assignment in France.But before leaving for France he plans a short trip to his village in ... See full summary »
Director: Sachin Kundalkar | Stars: Sameer Dharmadhikari, Devika Daftardar, Gauri Kulkarni, Astad Kale
Votes: 22
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