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| Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Jitendra Joshi for Godavari | |
| Awarded for | Best performance by an actor in a Marathi film |
| Reward(s) | ₹100,000 (US$1,200) |
| First awarded | 1962 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Most recent winner | Jitendra Joshi |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 56 |
| First winner | Gajanan Jagirdar |
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister. The inaugural award was named as "Shahu Modak Award for Best Actor" and was awarded to Gajanan Jagirdar for the film Shahir Parshuram.
Winners
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Ashok Saraf (top) and Nilu Phule (bottom) are the most frequent winners with Five and three awards respectively.
Superlatives
[edit]- The first recipient was Gajanan Jagirdar, who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for his performance in the film Shahir Parshuram.
- As of 2024, Ashok Saraf is the most honoured actor with four awards. Nilu Phule, Chandrakant Gokhale, Subodh Bhave, Sachin Khedekar and Mohan Joshi with three awards, while Chandrakant Mandare, Kashinath Ghanekar, Arun Sarnaik, Gajanan Jagirdar, Ravindra Mahajani, Laxmikant Berde, Ajinkya Deo, Sandeep Kulkarni and Shashank Shende have won the award two times.
- The most recent recipient is Jitendra Joshi who is honoured at the 57th Maharashtra State Film Awards for his performance in Godavari.[14]
- Chandrakant Gokhale and Vikram Gokhale, Ramesh Deo and Ajinkya Deo are Pair of Father-Son Won The Award. Also Chandrakant Mandare and Suryakant Mandhare Pair of Brothers won the Award.
Multiple wins
[edit]Individuals with two or more Best Actor (BA) awards:
| Wins | Actress |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Menon, Rekha (12 February 1963). "Cultural Profiles: Calcutta. Santiniketan".
- ^ "The man behind the villain". The Times of India. 7 November 2001. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ^ a b c d "Ashok Saraf". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Amol Palekar's debut". The Times of India. 9 May 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Ek Daav Bhutacha (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Deshpande, Rekha (2014). Marathi Chitrapatsrushticha Samagra Itihas (in Marathi) (1st ed.). Mumbai: Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra).
- ^ "Cinemas of India, Videos, Festival Participation & Awards, National Award, Regional Cinema, Independent Cinema, Art House Cinema, Jaya Ganga, Mirch Masala, Party, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro". www.nfdcindia.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Film Bulletin: May 3rd".
- ^ "Cinemas of India, Videos, Festival Participation & Awards, National Award, Regional Cinema, Independent Cinema, Art House Cinema, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda". www.nfdcindia.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Subodh Bhave (सुबोध भावे) - Marathi Actor, Director and Producer". subodhbhave.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "'जोगवा'साठी उपेंद्र लिमयेला राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Kaksparsh Awards". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Winners of 51st Maharashtra State Film Awards". The Times of India.
- ^ "59th Maharashtra State Film Awards: Asha Parekh, Shivaji Satam, Anuradha Paudwal honoured, here's the winners list". The Indian Express. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.