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| birth_place        = [[Jeur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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'''Nagraj Popatrao Manjule''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[naɡɾaːd͡ʒ maɲd͡ʒuɭeː]]]; born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker and he works in the [[Marathi Cinema]], best known for his Marathi film Sairat, short-film Pistulya for which he received [[58th National Film Awards|National Film Award]] in [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director|Non-Feature Film category]].
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{{Marriage|Sunita Manjule|1997|2014|reason=divorce}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sairat fame Nagraj Manjule's ex wife: He made me go for abortions; thrashed me when asked to keep the child|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sairat-fame-nagraj-manjule-s-ex-wife-he-made-me-go-abortions-thrashed-me-when-asked-keep-child-428399|access-date=2018-10-10|website=Pinkvilla.com|date=9 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Nagraj Popatrao Manjule''' (born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He works in [[Marathi cinema]], and is best known for ''[[Sairat]]'' and ''[[Pistulya]]''—the latter for which he received [[58th National Film Awards|National Film Award]] in the [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]]. He made his Hindi Cinema debut in 2022, with a film called [[Jhund (film)|''Jhund'']], starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]].


At the [[61st National Film Awards]], [[Fandry]] won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ship of Theseus is best film at National Film Awards|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/ship-of-theseus-is-best-film-at-national-film-awards/1241232/|access-date=2014-04-17|website= financialexpress.com|date=17 April 2014|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Manjule published a book of poetry in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] titled ''Unhachya Katavirudhha'' which won the ''Bhairuratan Damani Sahitya Puraskar''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=नागराजच्या लेखणीतून उतरलेल्या पाच उत्तम कविता|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/happy-birthday-nagraj-manjule-five-amazing-poems-by-sairat-director-1737090/|access-date=2018-08-24|website=loksatta.com|language=en}}</ref> He owns a [[Wrestling]] team called 'Veer Marathwada' in [[Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sai Tamhankar, Nagraj Manjule's team will come face-to-face in wrestling ring|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/sai-tamhankar-nagraj-manjules-team-will-come-face-to-face-in-wrestling-ring/301827|access-date=2018-10-20|website=timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>
At the [[61st National Film Awards]], ''[[Fandry]]'' won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ship of Theseus is best film at National Film Awards|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/ship-of-theseus-is-best-film-at-national-film-awards/1241232/|access-date=2014-04-17|website= The Financial Express|location=India|date=17 April 2014|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Manjule published a book of poetry in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] titled ''Unhachya Katavirudhha'' which won the ''Bhairuratan Damani Sahitya Puraskar''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=नागराजच्या लेखणीतून उतरलेल्या पाच उत्तम कविता|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/happy-birthday-nagraj-manjule-five-amazing-poems-by-sairat-director-1737090/|access-date=2018-08-24|website=loksatta.com|language=en}}</ref> He owns a [[wrestling]] team called 'Veer Marathwada' in [[Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sai Tamhankar, Nagraj Manjule's team will come face-to-face in wrestling ring|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/sai-tamhankar-nagraj-manjules-team-will-come-face-to-face-in-wrestling-ring/301827|access-date=2018-10-20|website=timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Manjule grew up in [[Jeur]] village in the [[Solapur district]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=The ardour of Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/the-ardour-of-nagraj-manjule/article8016591.ece|access-date=2016-03-24|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 December 2015|language=en|last1=Joshi|first1=Namrata}}</ref> He belongs to the traditionally-nomadic [[Waddar language|Waddar]] community, a Dravidian tribe.
Manjule grew up in [[Jeur]] village in the [[Solapur district]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=The ardour of Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/the-ardour-of-nagraj-manjule/article8016591.ece|access-date=2016-03-24|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 December 2015|language=en|last1=Joshi|first1=Namrata}}</ref> Baburao Manjule, who is the brother of Nagraj's father Popatrao Manjule, adopted Nagraj due to financial hardships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-02 |title=दिग्दर्शक नागराज मंजुळे यांचा खडतर प्रवास |url=https://www.mensxp.com/marathi/entertainment/marathi-movies/102966-nagraj-manjule-biography-in-marathi.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=MensXP |language=mr-IN}}</ref> However, Nagraj decided early on that if he achieved anything significant, he would honor his biological father, Popatrao Manjule. Since starting his career in the film industry, he has been known by the name 'Nagraj Popatrao Manjule' in all his professional endeavors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=दत्तकपुत्र आहेत नागराज मंजुळे; लावतात ते नाव खरं नाही, सांगितली नावामागची फिल्मी कहाणी |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/nagraj-popatrao-manjule-is-not-real-name-of-director-know-the-story/articleshow/102745537.cms |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref> He belongs to the traditionally-nomadic [[Waddar]] community, a Dravidian tribe.


He earned his M.A. in Marathi literature from [[University of Pune]], followed by a master's in communication studies from [[New Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ahmednagar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule Exposing Merit A Hoax of the Caste Society!|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9610:nagraj-manjule-exposing-merit-a-hoax-of-the-caste-society&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132|access-date=2019-03-19|website=roundtableindia.co.in|language=en}}</ref>
He earned his M.A. in Marathi literature from [[University of Pune]], followed by a master's in communication studies from New Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ahmednagar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule Exposing Merit A Hoax of the Caste Society!|url=https://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9610:nagraj-manjule-exposing-merit-a-hoax-of-the-caste-society&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132|access-date=2019-03-19|website=roundtableindia.co.in|language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Manjule is strongly inspired by [[B. R. Ambedkar]], the emancipator of downtrodden and the father of the [[Indian constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don't idolise film characters, says Nagraj Manjule|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/nashik/dont-idolise-film-characters-says-nagraj-manjule/amp_articleshow/54011819.cms|access-date=2016-09-05|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref> His films are deeply rooted in his own experience growing up as a [[dalit]] in rural Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Anti-caste Aesthetics and Dalit Interventions in Indian Cinema|journal = Economic and Political Weekly|date = 5 June 2015|volume = 55|issue = 38|pages = 7–8|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/38/special-articles/anti-caste-aesthetics-and-dalit-interventions.html#:~:text=The%20cinematic%20interventions%20of%20contemporary,sound%2C%20music%2C%20and%20cinematography.|language=en}}</ref> His films have focused on the plights faced by members of these communities, including social discrimination at the hands of high-caste communities as well as the resulting economic hardships.
[[File:Suraj Yengde, Pa. Ranjith, Niharika Singh, and Nagraj Manjule taking a selfie at the Dalit Film Festival in New York city.jpg|thumb|(L to R) [[Suraj Yengde]], [[Pa. Ranjith]], [[Niharika Singh]], and Nagraj Manjule taking a selfie at the Dalit Film Festival in [[New York City]], USA in 2019.]]
Manjule is strongly inspired by [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]], the emancipator of downtrodden and the drafting chairman of the [[Indian constitution]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don't idolise film characters, says Nagraj Manjule|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/dont-idolise-film-characters-says-nagraj-manjule/articleshow/54011819.cms|access-date=2016-09-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> His films are deeply rooted in his own experience growing up as a Dalit in rural Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Anti-caste Aesthetics and Dalit Interventions in Indian Cinema|journal = Economic and Political Weekly|date = 5 June 2015|volume = 55|issue = 38|pages = 7–8|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/38/special-articles/anti-caste-aesthetics-and-dalit-interventions.html#:~:text=The%20cinematic%20interventions%20of%20contemporary,sound%2C%20music%2C%20and%20cinematography.|language=en}}</ref> His films have focused on the plights faced by members of these communities, including social discrimination at the hands of high-caste communities as well as the resulting economic hardships.


His first National Award-winning short film ''Pistulya'' is a reflection of his 'felt experience'.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Pistulya' depicts deprivation, undying urge for better life|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/163049/pistulya-depicts-deprivation-undying-urge.html|access-date=2011-05-21|website=Deccanherald.com|date=21 May 2011|language=en}}</ref>The film focuses on the desire of a dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep seated disdain for formal education within his community.
His first National Award-winning short film ''[[Pistulya]]'' is a reflection of his 'felt experience'.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Pistulya' depicts deprivation, undying urge for better life|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/163049/pistulya-depicts-deprivation-undying-urge.html|access-date=2011-05-21|website=Deccan Herald|date=21 May 2011|language=en}}</ref> The film focuses on the desire of a Dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep-seated disdain for formal education within his community.


His debut feature film, ''[[Fandry]]'', was released in February 2014; the word means "pig" in the [[Kaikadi language]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The caste story is not over yet: Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/the-caste-story-is-not-over-yet-nagraj-manjule/story-gnTDce3hY91UibJCA4s2nI.html|access-date=2014-03-02|website=hindustantimes.com|date=March 2014|language=en}}</ref>
His debut feature film, ''[[Fandry]]'', was released in February 2014; the word means "pig" in the [[Kaikadi language]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The caste story is not over yet: Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/the-caste-story-is-not-over-yet-nagraj-manjule/story-gnTDce3hY91UibJCA4s2nI.html|access-date=2014-03-02|website=Hindustan Times|date=March 2014|language=en}}</ref> which is a metaphor for the dehumanizing treatment of the Dalit community in rural India. This film also addresses caste discrimination. This film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.


Manjule's second film, ''[[Sairat]]'', premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meenakshi Shedde, Nagraj Manjule Speak on Berlinale|url=https://www.news18.com/videos/movies/meenakshi-shedde-nagraj-manjule-speak-on-berlinale-1234435.html?secname=india&headline=bsp-gender&showid=1234435|access-date=2016-04-25|website=news18.com|language=en}}</ref>Like ''Fandry'' and ''Pistulya'', it deals with caste discrimination and honour killing, a practice still widespread in parts of India. ''Sairat'' also seeks to address the role of women in society, with the character of Archie (Archana Patil), the female protagonist of Sairat, garnering both popular and critical acclaim. ''Sairat'' is currently the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Highest-grossing films by language|highest grossing Marathi film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sairat: Nagraj Manjule's romantic drama becomes the highest-grossing Marathi film|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sairat-nagraj-manjules-film-becomes-the-highest-grossing-film-in-marathi-323187-2016-05-12|access-date=2016-05-12|website=indiatoday.in|language=en}}</ref> Manjule is making his directorial debut in hindi films with ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]].{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
Manjule's second film, ''[[Sairat]]'', premiered at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meenakshi Shedde, Nagraj Manjule Speak on Berlinale|url=https://www.news18.com/videos/movies/meenakshi-shedde-nagraj-manjule-speak-on-berlinale-1234435.html?secname=india&headline=bsp-gender&showid=1234435|access-date=2016-04-25|website=news18.com|language=en}}</ref> Like ''Fandry'' and ''[[Pistulya]]'', it deals with caste discrimination and honour killing, a practice still widespread in parts of India. ''Sairat'' also seeks to address the role of women in society, with the character of Archie (Archana Patil), the female protagonist of Sairat, garnering both popular and critical acclaim. ''Sairat'' is currently the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films#Highest-grossing films by language|highest grossing Marathi film of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sairat-nagraj-manjules-film-becomes-the-highest-grossing-film-in-marathi-323187-2016-05-12 |title=Sairat: Nagraj Manjule's romantic drama becomes the highest-grossing Marathi film |website=India Today}}</ref> In 2019, Manjule hosted Marathi [[Kaun Banega Crorepati]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: Here's how much Nagraj Manjule is getting paid for Kon Honaar Crorepati|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-heres-how-much-nagraj-manjule-is-getting-paid-for-kon-honaar-crorepati/articleshow/70259681.cms|access-date=2019-07-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Manjule made his directorial debut in Hindi films with ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Jhund director Nagraj Manujle: ‘Fairy tales sell in cinema but it’s important to also tell the story of beasts’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jhund-movie-director-nagraj-manujle-amitabh-bachchan-slum-kids-7799420/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


In 2019, Manjule hosted Marathi [[Kaun Banega Crorepati]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive: Here's how much Nagraj Manjule is getting paid for Kon Honaar Crorepati|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-heres-how-much-nagraj-manjule-is-getting-paid-for-kon-honaar-crorepati/articleshow/70259681.cms|access-date=2019-07-17|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, Manjule appeared in ''[[Ghar Banduk Biryani]]'', playing the role of a police officer. This film marked his first collaboration with [[Sayaji Shinde]] and his third with [[Akash Thosar]].


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
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*''All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.''
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|2010 || ''[[Pistulya]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|Ambadas|| [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title='सैराट'च्या नागराज मंजुळेची पहिली शॉर्ट फिल्म 'पिस्तुल्या' पाहा|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/sairats-nagaraj-manjules-frist-short-film-pistulya/423573|access-date=2018-04-08|website=zeenews.india.com|date=8 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>
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|2013 || ''[[Fandry]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}
|Chankeshwar "Chankya" Sathe||  [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fandry' (Pig) followed by discussion with Director Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute/events/21jul2014-fandry-pig-followed-by-discussion-with-director-nagraj-manjule.html|access-date=2014-07-21|website=soas.ac.uk|language=en|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116024311/https://www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute/events/21jul2014-fandry-pig-followed-by-discussion-with-director-nagraj-manjule.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Fandry is really my own story|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/fandry-is-really-my-own-story/article5519756.ece|access-date=2013-12-31|newspaper=The Hindu|date=31 December 2013|language=en|last1=S|first1=Bageshree}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Fandry' Review: Nagraj Manjule's Exceptional Debut|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/global/fandry-review-1200810770/|access-date=2013-11-08|website=variety.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fandry: Mumbai Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/fandry-mumbai-review-649640/|access-date=2013-10-20|website=hollywooreporter.com|date=20 October 2013|language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |2015 || ''[[Baji (2015 film)|Baji]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}
|Inspector Mahesh|| ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shreyas Talpade raises a toast to 'Baji' team as film clocks four years|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/shreyas-talpade-raises-a-toast-to-baji-team-as-film-clocks-four-years/articleshow/67870171.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2019-02-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|2010 || ''Pistulya'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || [[National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title='सैराट'च्या नागराज मंजुळेची पहिली शॉर्ट फिल्म 'पिस्तुल्या' पाहा|url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/sairats-nagaraj-manjules-frist-short-film-pistulya/423573|access-date=2018-04-08|website=zeenews.india.com|date=8 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>
| ''[[Highway (2015 Marathi film)|Highway]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}  
| || ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=After Baji, it's Highway for Nagraj|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/highway-marathi-nagraj-manjule/articleshow/47894381.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2017-01-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Highway is a confluence of actors and non-actors|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/highway-marathi-casting/articleshow/47971181.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2017-01-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|2013 || ''[[Fandry]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||  [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fandry' (Pig) followed by discussion with Director Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute/events/21jul2014-fandry-pig-followed-by-discussion-with-director-nagraj-manjule.html|access-date=2014-07-21|website=soas.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='Fandry is really my own story'|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/fandry-is-really-my-own-story/article5519756.ece|access-date=2013-12-31|newspaper=The Hindu|date=31 December 2013|language=en|last1=S|first1=Bageshree}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Fandry' Review: Nagraj Manjule's Exceptional Debut|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/global/fandry-review-1200810770/|access-date=2013-11-08|website=variety.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fandry: Mumbai Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/fandry-mumbai-review-649640/|access-date=2013-10-20|website=hollywooreporter.com|date=20 October 2013|language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |2016 || ''[[Sairat]]''|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}  
|[[Cricket]] commentator||  Selected For [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=You don't need to have a grudge to depict society's harsh realities: 'Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/recliner/you-dont-need-to-have-a-grudge-to-depict-societys-harsh-realities-sairat-director-nagraj-manjule/43327/1|access-date=2016-05-27|website=forbesindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=No happily ever after endings for Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/613140/no-happily-ever-endings-nagraj.html|access-date=2017-05-23|website=Deccan Herald|date=23 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule on the duplicity of Indians on love|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sairat-nagraj-manjule-idUSKBN1HX18U|access-date=2018-04-26|work=Reuters|date=26 April 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sairat: Why a doomed love story has become India's sleeper hit|publisher=BBC News|date=6 June 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36457512|access-date=2016-06-07|language=en}}</ref>
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|2015 || ''[[Baji (film)|Baji]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||   ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shreyas Talpade raises a toast to 'Baji' team as film clocks four years|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/shreyas-talpade-raises-a-toast-to-baji-team-as-film-clocks-four-years/articleshow/67870171.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2019-02-06|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
| ''[[The Silence (2015 film)|The Silence]]''|| {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}  
|Uncle|| || <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Silence': Goa Film Bazaar Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/silence-goa-film-bazaar-review-848271/|access-date=2015-12-12|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=12 December 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Marathi film 'The Silence' to release on October 6|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/marathi-film-the-silence-to-release-on-october-6-117092600636_1.html|access-date=2017-09-26|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=26 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
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|2015 || ''[[Highway (2015 Marathi film)|Highway]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||   ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=After Baji, it's Highway for Nagraj|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/highway-marathi-nagraj-manjule/articleshow/47894381.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2017-01-13|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Highway is a confluence of actors and non-actors|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/highway-marathi-casting/articleshow/47971181.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2017-01-13|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|2017 || ''[[Pavsacha Nibandh]]''|| {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}  
| || Short film ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pavsacha Nibandh review: Nagraj Manjule overturns romanticism of rains with a simple tale on social inequity|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/pavsacha-nibandh-review-nagraj-manjule-overturns-romanticism-of-rains-with-a-simple-tale-on-social-inequity-4470695.html/amp|access-date=2020-07-16|website=firstpost.com|date=16 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule's short films Pavsacha Nibandh, Bibtya and Paywat will be aired on TV|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/audience-to-be-treated-with-nagraj-manjules-films/articleshow/77014959.cms|access-date=2020-07-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule's National award-winning short film to premiere in Pune|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/nagraj-manjules-national-award-winning-short-film-to-premiere-in-pune/articleshow/65645194.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-09-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|2016 || ''[[Sairat]]''|| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||  Selected For [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=You don't need to have a grudge to depict society's harsh realities: 'Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/recliner/you-dont-need-to-have-a-grudge-to-depict-societys-harsh-realities-sairat-director-nagraj-manjule/43327/1|access-date=2016-05-27|website=forbesindia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=No happily ever after endings for Nagraj Manjule|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/613140/no-happily-ever-endings-nagraj.html|access-date=2017-05-23|website=Deccanherald.com|date=23 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule on the duplicity of Indians on love|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sairat-nagraj-manjule-idUSKBN1HX18U|access-date=2018-04-26|website=reuters.com|date=26 April 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Sairat: Why a doomed love story has become India's sleeper hit|work=BBC News|date=6 June 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-36457512|access-date=2016-06-07|language=en}}</ref>
|2018 || ''[[Naal (film)|Naal]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}}  
|Chaitya's father|| [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|title='Naal': Five reasons why you shouldn't miss the Nagraj Manjule starrer film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/naal-five-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-miss-the-nagraj-manjule-starrer-film/photostory/66647032.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-11-16|website=The Times of India|date = 16 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule returns to acting with Naal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/nagraj-manjule-returns-to-acting-with-naal/articleshow/66314904.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-10-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|2016 || ''[[The Silence (2015 film)|The Silence]]''|| {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||  || <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Silence': Goa Film Bazaar Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/silence-goa-film-bazaar-review-848271/|access-date=2015-12-12|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=12 December 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Marathi film 'The Silence' to release on October 6|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/marathi-film-the-silence-to-release-on-october-6-117092600636_1.html|access-date=2017-09-26|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=26 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>
|2020 || ''[[Taar (film)|Taar]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}}  
|Postman|| Short film||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule to play postman in short film Taar|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/oct/26/27545/nagraj-manjule-to-play-postman-in-short-film-taar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508185319/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/oct/26/27545/nagraj-manjule-to-play-postman-in-short-film-taar|url-status=live|archive-date=8 May 2021|access-date=2020-10-26|website=cinestaan.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=नागराज मंजुळे घेऊन येतोय 'तार', टीझर रिलीज|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/nagraj-manjule-play-lead-role-in-taar-movie-823816|access-date=2020-11-01|website=abplive.com|date=November 2020|language=en}}</ref>
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|2017 || ''Pawasacha Nibandh''|| {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Short film || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Pavsacha Nibandh review: Nagraj Manjule overturns romanticism of rains with a simple tale on social inequity|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/pavsacha-nibandh-review-nagraj-manjule-overturns-romanticism-of-rains-with-a-simple-tale-on-social-inequity-4470695.html/amp|access-date=2020-07-16|website=firstpost.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule's short films Pavsacha Nibandh, Bibtya and Paywat will be aired on TV|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/audience-to-be-treated-with-nagraj-manjules-films/amp_articleshow/77014959.cms|access-date=2020-07-17|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule's National award-winning short film to premiere in Pune|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/nagraj-manjules-national-award-winning-short-film-to-premiere-in-pune/articleshow/65645194.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-09-02|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |2022 || ''[[Unpaused: Naya Safar]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}  
| ||  [[Hindi]] film||
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| ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|Hitler Bhai|| [[Hindi]] film (Bollywood Debut) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan's Jhund, directed by Nagraj Manjule, to debut in theatres on 18 June|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/amitabh-bachchans-jhund-directed-by-nagraj-manjule-to-debut-in-theatres-on-18-june-9326141.html|access-date=2021-02-20|website=firstpost.com|date=20 February 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jhund': The Nagraj Manjule film starring Amitabh Bachchan to now release in October|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/jhund-the-nagraj-manjule-film-starring-amitabh-bachchan-to-now-release-in-october/photostory/70126044.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2019-07-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |2023 || ''[[Ghar Banduk Biryani]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
|Raya Patil|| Dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu||
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|''[[Naal 2]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|Chaitya's father
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=Makers Of Naal 2 Drop The Teaser Of Sequel To The 2018 Marathi Film |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/makers-of-naal-2-drop-the-teaser-of-sequel-to-the-2018-marathi-film-8607500.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
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|2018 || ''[[Naal (film)|Naal]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]]  ||<ref>{{Cite web|title='Naal': Five reasons why you shouldn't miss the Nagraj Manjule starrer film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/naal-five-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-miss-the-nagraj-manjule-starrer-film/photostory/66647032.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-11-16|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date = 16 November 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule returns to acting with Naal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/nagraj-manjule-returns-to-acting-with-naal/articleshow/66314904.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2018-10-23|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|{{TableTBA}}
|{{Pending film|Macho}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
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|{{TBA}} || ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Hindi]] || Bollywood Debut ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amitabh Bachchan's Jhund, directed by Nagraj Manjule, to debut in theatres on 18 June|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/amitabh-bachchans-jhund-directed-by-nagraj-manjule-to-debut-in-theatres-on-18-june-9326141.html|access-date=2021-02-20|website=firstpost.com|date=20 February 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jhund': The Nagraj Manjule film starring Amitabh Bachchan to now release in October|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/jhund-the-nagraj-manjule-film-starring-amitabh-bachchan-to-now-release-in-october/photostory/70126044.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2019-07-08|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
|{{TableTBA}}
|{{Pending film|Khashaba}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
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|Based on [[K. D. Jadhav|K.D. Jadhav]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title='Khashaba': Nagraj Manjule announces a biopic on Indian freestyle wrestler Khashaba Jadhav; Poster out! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/khashaba-nagraj-manjule-announces-a-biopic-on-indian-freestyle-wrestler-khashaba-jadhav-poster-out/articleshow/99662521.cms |access-date=2023-04-24 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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|2020 || ''Taar'' || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] || Short fiilm||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nagraj Manjule to play postman in short film Taar|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/oct/26/27545/nagraj-manjule-to-play-postman-in-short-film-taar|access-date=2020-10-26|website=cinestaan.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=नागराज मंजुळे घेऊन येतोय 'तार', टीझर रिलीज|url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/nagraj-manjule-play-lead-role-in-taar-movie-823816|access-date=2020-11-01|website=abplive.com|date=November 2020|language=en}}</ref>
|{{TableTBA}}
|{{Pending film|Frame}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
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|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jadhav |first=Devendra |date=2023-11-11 |title=Nagraj Manjule: पत्रकारांच्या जगण्यावर भाष्य? नागराज मंजुळेंचा आगामी सिनेमा 'फ्रेम', या अभिनेत्याची प्रमुख भुमिका |url=https://www.esakal.com/manoranjan/nagraj-manjule-new-marathi-movie-frame-with-amey-wagh-teaser-out-with-naal-2-drj96 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=[[Sakal]] |language=mr}}</ref>
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|{{TBA}} || ''Frame'' || {{No}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||  ||  <ref>{{Cite web|title=Amey, Nagraj and Akshayaa spotted shooting in the city|url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/events/pune/Amey-Nagraj-and-Akshayaa-spotted-shooting-in-the-city/morphshow/80452460.cms|access-date=2021-01-25|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
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|{{Pending film|Matka King}}
|Hindi
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=2024-06-12 |title=Vijay Varma-starrer ‘Matka King’ series starts shooting |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vijay-varma-starrer-matka-king-series-starts-shooting/article68280898.ece |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Manjule was married to Sunita Manjule in 1997 when he studied in 12th, but later divorced on November 10, 2014. He gave Sunita ₹7 lakh as permanent alimony. It was revealed that the allegations were false and Manjule found [[Innocence|innocent]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-09 |title='Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule’s ex-wife works as a house help in Pune |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/sairat-director-nagraj-manjules-ex-wife-works-as-a-house-help-in-pune/articleshow/52656908.cms |access-date=2024-03-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2017, Manjule married Gargi Kulkarni and has two children Raya and Shahu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=नागराज मंजुळेच्या दोन्ही मुलांची नावे खास, अण्णाने आपलं वेगळेपण इथेपण जपलंय |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/lifestyle/nagraj-manjule-gave-unique-name-to-his-baby-boy-know-the-meaning/757985 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Zee 24 taas |language=mr}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-05 |title=Nagraj Manjule: दिग्दर्शक नागराज मंजुळेच्या पत्नीचा आणि मुलाचा फोटो समोर |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/director-nagraj-manjules-wife-and-son-photo-goes-viral-from-an-event-entertainment-news-in-marathi/695945 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Zee 24 taas |language=mr}}</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
* ''Unhachya Kataviruddha'' - poetry. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Sairat filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's poetry may prove to be his more powerful legacy|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/why-sairat-filmmaker-nagraj-manjules-poetry-may-prove-to-be-his-more-powerful-legacy-4251357.html|access-date=2017-12-10|website=firstpost.com|date=10 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Unhachya Kataviruddha'' – poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Sairat filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's poetry may prove to be his more powerful legacy|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/why-sairat-filmmaker-nagraj-manjules-poetry-may-prove-to-be-his-more-powerful-legacy-4251357.html|access-date=2017-12-10|website=firstpost.com|date=10 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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|2010
|2010
|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[58th National Film Awards]]
|Best First Non-Feature Film<br />('''''Pistulya''''')
|[[National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director (non-feature film)|Best First Non-Feature Film]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Pistulya' wins debut short film award at 58th National film awards|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pistulya-wins-debut-short-film-award-at-58th-national-film-awards-1545504|access-date=2011-05-20|website=dnaindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
|''[[Pistulya]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Pistulya' wins debut short film award at 58th National film awards|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pistulya-wins-debut-short-film-award-at-58th-national-film-awards-1545504|access-date=2011-05-20|website=Daily News and Analysis|language=en}}</ref>
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|2013
|2013
|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[61st National Film Awards]]
|Best Debut Film of a Director <br />('''''Fandry''''')
|[[National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Film Awards: Rajkumar best actor, Fandry best debut film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/national-film-awards-rajkumar-best-actor-fandry-best-debut-film/articleshow/33835190.cms|access-date=2014-04-17|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |''[[Fandry]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Film Awards: Rajkumar best actor, Fandry best debut film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/national-film-awards-rajkumar-best-actor-fandry-best-debut-film/articleshow/33835190.cms|access-date=2014-04-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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|-
|2017
|2014
|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[1st Filmfare Awards Marathi]]
|Best Director in Non-Feature Film<br />('''''Pavasacha Nibandha''''')
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Marathi|Best Director]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017
|[[65th National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Direction (non-feature film)|Best Director in Non-Feature Film]]
|''[[Pavsacha Nibandh]]''
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|<ref>{{Cite web|title=65th national film awards : 'पावसाचा निबंध'च्या नावानं चांगभलं- नागराज मंजुळे|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/nagraj-manjule-won-national-award-for-best-direction-of-pavsacha-nibandh-marathi-short-film-1662779/|access-date=2018-04-13|website=loksatta.com|language=en}}</ref>
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Nagraj Manjule
Manjule at the 65th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi
Born
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

(1978-08-24) 24 August 1978 (age 47)
Jeur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • poet
  • scriptwriter
Spouse(s)Gargee Kulkarni (m. 2017)[1]
Sunita Manjule
​
(
m. 1997; div. 2014)
[2]
Children2
Awards

Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He works in Marathi cinema, and is best known for Sairat and Pistulya—the latter for which he received National Film Award in the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director. He made his Hindi Cinema debut in 2022, with a film called Jhund, starring Amitabh Bachchan.

At the 61st National Film Awards, Fandry won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[3] In 2018, Manjule published a book of poetry in Marathi titled Unhachya Katavirudhha which won the Bhairuratan Damani Sahitya Puraskar.[4] He owns a wrestling team called 'Veer Marathwada' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.[5]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Manjule grew up in Jeur village in the Solapur district of Maharashtra.[6] Baburao Manjule, who is the brother of Nagraj's father Popatrao Manjule, adopted Nagraj due to financial hardships.[7] However, Nagraj decided early on that if he achieved anything significant, he would honor his biological father, Popatrao Manjule. Since starting his career in the film industry, he has been known by the name 'Nagraj Popatrao Manjule' in all his professional endeavors.[8] He belongs to the traditionally-nomadic Waddar community, a Dravidian tribe.

He earned his M.A. in Marathi literature from University of Pune, followed by a master's in communication studies from New Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ahmednagar.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

(L to R) Suraj Yengde, Pa. Ranjith, Niharika Singh, and Nagraj Manjule taking a selfie at the Dalit Film Festival in New York City, USA in 2019.

Manjule is strongly inspired by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the emancipator of downtrodden and the drafting chairman of the Indian constitution.[10] His films are deeply rooted in his own experience growing up as a Dalit in rural Maharashtra.[11] His films have focused on the plights faced by members of these communities, including social discrimination at the hands of high-caste communities as well as the resulting economic hardships.

His first National Award-winning short film Pistulya is a reflection of his 'felt experience'.[12] The film focuses on the desire of a Dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep-seated disdain for formal education within his community.

His debut feature film, Fandry, was released in February 2014; the word means "pig" in the Kaikadi language,[13] which is a metaphor for the dehumanizing treatment of the Dalit community in rural India. This film also addresses caste discrimination. This film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.

Manjule's second film, Sairat, premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[14] Like Fandry and Pistulya, it deals with caste discrimination and honour killing, a practice still widespread in parts of India. Sairat also seeks to address the role of women in society, with the character of Archie (Archana Patil), the female protagonist of Sairat, garnering both popular and critical acclaim. Sairat is currently the highest grossing Marathi film of all time.[15] In 2019, Manjule hosted Marathi Kaun Banega Crorepati.[16] Manjule made his directorial debut in Hindi films with Jhund starring Amitabh Bachchan.[17]

In 2023, Manjule appeared in Ghar Banduk Biryani, playing the role of a police officer. This film marked his first collaboration with Sayaji Shinde and his third with Akash Thosar.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.
Year Film Actor Director Writer Producer Role Notes Ref.
2010 Pistulya Yes Yes Yes Yes Ambadas National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director [18]
2013 Fandry Yes Yes Yes No Chankeshwar "Chankya" Sathe Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director [19][20][21][22]
2015 Baji Yes No No No Inspector Mahesh [23]
Highway Yes No No No [24][25]
2016 Sairat Yes Yes Yes Yes Cricket commentator Selected For 66th Berlin International Film Festival [26][27][28][29]
The Silence Yes No No No Uncle [30][31]
2017 Pavsacha Nibandh No Yes Yes Yes Short film [32][33][34]
2018 Naal Yes No No Yes Chaitya's father Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director [35][36]
2020 Taar Yes No No No Postman Short film [37][38]
2022 Unpaused: Naya Safar Yes Yes Yes Yes Hindi film
Jhund Yes Yes Yes Yes Hitler Bhai Hindi film (Bollywood Debut) [39][40]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani Yes No Yes Yes Raya Patil Dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Naal 2 Yes No No Yes Chaitya's father [41]
Template:TableTBA Macho Not yet released No No No Yes
Template:TableTBA Khashaba Not yet released No Yes No Yes Based on K.D. Jadhav [42]
Template:TableTBA Frame Not yet released Yes No No Yes [43]

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Language Ref.
Template:TableTBA Matka King Not yet released Hindi [44]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Manjule was married to Sunita Manjule in 1997 when he studied in 12th, but later divorced on November 10, 2014. He gave Sunita ₹7 lakh as permanent alimony. It was revealed that the allegations were false and Manjule found innocent.[45] In 2017, Manjule married Gargi Kulkarni and has two children Raya and Shahu.[46][1]

Books[edit | edit source]

  • Unhachya Kataviruddha – poetry.[47]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Awards Categories Work Result Ref.
2010 58th National Film Awards Best First Non-Feature Film Pistulya Won [48]
2013 61st National Film Awards Best Debut Film of a Director Fandry Won [49]
2014 1st Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Director Won
2017 65th National Film Awards Best Director in Non-Feature Film Pavsacha Nibandh Won [50]
Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Favourite Director Sairat Won
3rd Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Director Won [51][52]
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar Best Director Won [53]
2019 66th National Film Awards Best Debut Film of a Director Naal Won
2022 Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Favourite Director of the Decade Sairat Won
2023 Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman for Best Actor in a Lead Role Ghar Banduk Biryani Won
14th MFK Awards Favourite Supporting Actor Naal 2 Won
Favourite Actor Ghar Banduk Biryani Nominated
2017 3rd Filmfare Awards Marathi Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay – Marathi Sairat Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Story – Marathi Sairat Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nagraj Manjule: दिग्दर्शक नागराज मंजुळेच्या पत्नीचा आणि मुलाचा फोटो समोर". Zee 24 taas (in मराठी). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sairat fame Nagraj Manjule's ex wife: He made me go for abortions; thrashed me when asked to keep the child". Pinkvilla.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ship of Theseus is best film at National Film Awards". The Financial Express. India. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "नागराजच्या लेखणीतून उतरलेल्या पाच उत्तम कविता". loksatta.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sai Tamhankar, Nagraj Manjule's team will come face-to-face in wrestling ring". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Joshi, Namrata (22 December 2015). "The ardour of Nagraj Manjule". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "दिग्दर्शक नागराज मंजुळे यांचा खडतर प्रवास". MensXP (in मराठी). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "दत्तकपुत्र आहेत नागराज मंजुळे; लावतात ते नाव खरं नाही, सांगितली नावामागची फिल्मी कहाणी". Maharashtra Times (in मराठी). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nagraj Manjule Exposing Merit A Hoax of the Caste Society!". roundtableindia.co.in. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Don't idolise film characters, says Nagraj Manjule". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Anti-caste Aesthetics and Dalit Interventions in Indian Cinema". Economic and Political Weekly. 55 (38): 7–8. 5 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "'Pistulya' depicts deprivation, undying urge for better life". Deccan Herald. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "The caste story is not over yet: Nagraj Manjule". Hindustan Times. March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Meenakshi Shedde, Nagraj Manjule Speak on Berlinale". news18.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sairat: Nagraj Manjule's romantic drama becomes the highest-grossing Marathi film". India Today.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive: Here's how much Nagraj Manjule is getting paid for Kon Honaar Crorepati". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Jhund director Nagraj Manujle: 'Fairy tales sell in cinema but it's important to also tell the story of beasts'". The Indian Express. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "'सैराट'च्या नागराज मंजुळेची पहिली शॉर्ट फिल्म 'पिस्तुल्या' पाहा". zeenews.india.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Fandry' (Pig) followed by discussion with Director Nagraj Manjule". soas.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  20. ↑ S, Bageshree (31 December 2013). "Fandry is really my own story". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "'Fandry' Review: Nagraj Manjule's Exceptional Debut". variety.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  22. ↑ "Fandry: Mumbai Review". hollywooreporter.com. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Shreyas Talpade raises a toast to 'Baji' team as film clocks four years". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  24. ↑ "After Baji, it's Highway for Nagraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Highway is a confluence of actors and non-actors". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "You don't need to have a grudge to depict society's harsh realities: 'Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule". forbesindia.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "No happily ever after endings for Nagraj Manjule". Deccan Herald. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule on the duplicity of Indians on love". Reuters. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Sairat: Why a doomed love story has become India's sleeper hit". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  30. ↑ "The Silence': Goa Film Bazaar Review". hollywoodreporter.com. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Marathi film 'The Silence' to release on October 6". Business Standard India. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  32. ↑ "Pavsacha Nibandh review: Nagraj Manjule overturns romanticism of rains with a simple tale on social inequity". firstpost.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  33. ↑ "Nagraj Manjule's short films Pavsacha Nibandh, Bibtya and Paywat will be aired on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  34. ↑ "Nagraj Manjule's National award-winning short film to premiere in Pune". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  35. ↑ "'Naal': Five reasons why you shouldn't miss the Nagraj Manjule starrer film". The Times of India. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  36. ↑ "Nagraj Manjule returns to acting with Naal". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  37. ↑ "Nagraj Manjule to play postman in short film Taar". cinestaan.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  38. ↑ "नागराज मंजुळे घेऊन येतोय 'तार', टीझर रिलीज". abplive.com. November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  39. ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan's Jhund, directed by Nagraj Manjule, to debut in theatres on 18 June". firstpost.com. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  40. ↑ "Jhund': The Nagraj Manjule film starring Amitabh Bachchan to now release in October". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  41. ↑ "Makers Of Naal 2 Drop The Teaser Of Sequel To The 2018 Marathi Film". News18. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  42. ↑ "'Khashaba': Nagraj Manjule announces a biopic on Indian freestyle wrestler Khashaba Jadhav; Poster out!". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  43. ↑ Jadhav, Devendra (11 November 2023). "Nagraj Manjule: पत्रकारांच्या जगण्यावर भाष्य? नागराज मंजुळेंचा आगामी सिनेमा 'फ्रेम', या अभिनेत्याची प्रमुख भुमिका". Sakal (in मराठी). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  44. ↑ PTI (12 June 2024). "Vijay Varma-starrer 'Matka King' series starts shooting". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  45. ↑ "'Sairat' director Nagraj Manjule's ex-wife works as a house help in Pune". The Times of India. 9 June 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  46. ↑ "नागराज मंजुळेच्या दोन्ही मुलांची नावे खास, अण्णाने आपलं वेगळेपण इथेपण जपलंय". Zee 24 taas (in मराठी). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  47. ↑ "Why Sairat filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's poetry may prove to be his more powerful legacy". firstpost.com. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  48. ↑ "'Pistulya' wins debut short film award at 58th National film awards". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  49. ↑ "National Film Awards: Rajkumar best actor, Fandry best debut film". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  50. ↑ "65th national film awards : 'पावसाचा निबंध'च्या नावानं चांगभलं- नागराज मंजुळे". loksatta.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  51. ↑ "WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS MARATHI 2017". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  52. ↑ "Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  53. ↑ "Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2017 winners list". Loksatta (in मराठी). 20 March 2017.

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