The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented by the Zee Talkies each year to recognise directors working in Marathi cinema. Although the awards started in 2009, awards for the Best Director category started the following year 2010.
Superlatives +SuperlativesDirectorsRecordDirector with most awardsMahesh ManjrekarSanjay JadhavNagraj ManjulePravin Tarde2Director with most nominationsMahesh Manjrekar8Sanjay Jadhav7Director with most nominations without ever winningRavi Jadhav5
Recipients Year Photos of winners Director FilmRef. 2010Santosh ManjrekarMe Shivajiraje Bhosale BoltoyRavi Jadhav NatarangMahesh ManjrekarShikshanachya Aaicha Gho 2011Mahesh ManjrekarLalbaug ParelAnant MahadevanMee Sindhutai SapkalRavi JadhavBalgandharvaSanjay Jadhav Fakta Ladh MhanaKiran YadnopavitTaryanche Bait2012Mahesh ManjrekarKaksparshChandrakant KulkarniTukaramUmesh Vinayak KulkarniDeoolSujay DahakeShalaAvadhoot GupteMorya2013Sanjay JadhavDuniyadariRavi JadhavBalak PalakSachin PilgaonkarEkulti EkMahesh KothareZapatlela 2Mahesh ManjrekarKokanastha2014Nishikant KamatLai BhaariNagraj ManjuleFandryAbhijit PanseRegeMahesh LimayeYellow2015Paresh MokashiElizabeth EkadashiRavi JadhavTimepass 2Aditya SarpotdarClassmatesSanjay JadhavPyaar Vali Love StoryAvinash ArunKillaSameer VidwansDouble Seat2016Nagraj ManjuleSairatMahesh ManjrekarNatsamratSubodh BhaveKatyar Kaljat GhusaliSatish RajwadeMumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2Chandrakant KanseDagadi ChawlSameer PatilPoshter Girl2017Aditya SarpotdarFaster FeneSatish RajwadeTi Saddhya Kay KarteRajesh MapuskarVentilatorParesh MokashiChi Va Chi Sau KaVishal DevrukhkarBoyzVarun NarvekarMuramba2018Pravin TardeMulshi PatternSanjay JadhavYe Re Ye Re PaisaDigpal LanjekarFarzandSudhakar Reddy YakkantiNaalBhaurao KarhadeBabanVishal DevrukhkarBoyz 22019Sanjay Jadhav Khari BiscuitPrasad OakHirkaniDigpal LanjekarFatteshikastHemant DhomeYe Re Ye Re Paisa 2Sameer VidhwansAnandi GopalMilind KavdeTakatak2021Nagraj ManjuleSairatSantosh ManjrekarMe Shivajiraje Bhosale BoltoyMahesh ManjrekarLalbaug ParelKaksparshSanjay JadhavDuniyadariKhari BiscuitNishikant KamatLai BhaariParesh MokashiElizabeth EkadashiAditya SarpotdarFaster FenePravin Tarde Mulshi Pattern2022Pravin TardeDharmaveerPrasad OakChandramukhiRavi JadhavTimepass 3Viju ManePanduDigpal LanjekarSher ShivrajAditya SarpotdarZombivliMahesh Manjrekar, Sudesh ManjrekarDe Dhakka 2Abhijit DeshpandeHar Har Mahadev2023Riteish DeshmukhVedKedar ShindeBaipan Bhaari DevaMaharashtra ShahirDigpal Lanjekar SubhedarParesh MokashiVaalviSudhakar Reddy YakkantiNaal 2Hemant DhomeJhimma 2 Hemant Jangal AwtadeGhar Banduk Biryani
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