The 14th Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Awards ceremony, presented by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies, honored the best Marathi-language Indian films of 2023. The ceremony was held on 18 January 2024, and was hosted by Amey Wagh and Mahesh Manjrekar. The year also introduced Critics choice awards in six categories.
Ved led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by Vaalvi with 11 and Maharashtra Shahir with 9 nominations.
Ved earned 7 awards, including Favourite Film, Favourite Director, Favourite Actor, and Favourite Actress, making it the most-awarded film of the ceremony, whereas Godavari earned 3 awards — Favourite Film Critics, Favourite Director Critics and Favourite Actor Critics.
Riteish Deshmukh got 3 nominations in different categories and won all three, while Genelia Deshmukh won both nominations. Whereas, Jitendra Joshi received 3 nominations in two categories and won Favourite Actor Critics. Nagraj Manjule received 2 nominations for Favourite Actor and Supporting Actor, winning the latter. Ajay Gogavale got 4 nominations in the Favourite Singer – Male category, winning for the song Ved Tujha from Ved.
Winners and nominees
Ved Baipan Bhaari Deva Subhedar Maharashtra Shahir Vaalvi Naal 2 Jhimma 2 Ghar Banduk Biryani Riteish Deshmukh – Ved Kedar Shinde – Baipan Bhaari Deva Kedar Shinde – Maharashtra Shahir Digpal Lanjekar – Subhedar Paresh Mokashi – Vaalvi Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti – Naal 2 Hemant Dhome – Jhimma 2 Hemant Jangal Awtade – Ghar Banduk Biryani Riteish Deshmukh – Ved Ankush Chaudhari – Maharashtra Shahir Swapnil Joshi – Vaalvi Subodh Bhave – Vaalvi Nagraj Manjule – Ghar Banduk Biryani Ajay Purkar – Subhedar Genelia Deshmukh – Ved Rohini Hattangadi, Vandana Gupte, Sukanya Kulkarni, Shilpa Navalkar, Suchitra Bandekar, Deepa Parab – Baipan Bhaari Deva Suhas Joshi, Nirmiti Sawant, Kshitee Jog, Suchitra Bandekar, Sayali Sanjeev, Shivani Surve, Rinku Rajguru – Jhimma 2 Shivani Surve – VaalviNagraj Manjule – Naal 2 Jitendra Joshi – Naal 2 Siddharth Chandekar – Jhimma 2 Shubhankar Tawde – Ved Akash Thosar – Ghar Banduk BiryaniMrinal Kulkarni – Subhedar Jiya Shankar – Ved Anita Date – Vaalvi Deepti Devi – Naal 2 Devika Daftardar – Naal 2Sayaji Shinde – Ghar Banduk Biryani Raviraj Kande – Ved Digvijay Rohidas – Subhedar Pravin Tarde – Chowk"Sukh Kalale" – Ved "Ved Lavlay" – Ved "Ved Tujha" – Ved "Kevadyacha Paan Tu" – Sarla Ek Koti "Baharla Ha Madhumas" – Maharashtra Shahir "Gau Nako Kisna" – Maharashtra Shahir "Mangalagaur" – Baipan Bhaari Deva "Baipan Bhari Deva" – Baipan Bhaari Deva "Marathi Pori" – Jhimma 2 Ajay Gogavale – "Ved Tujha" – Ved Ajay Gogavale, Vishal Dadlani – "Ved Lavlay" – Ved Jayesh Khare – "Gau Nako Kisna" – Maharashtra Shahir Ajay Gogavale – "Baharla Ha Madhumas" – Maharashtra Shahir Ajay Gogavale – "Kevadyacha Paan Tu" – Sarla Ek Koti Adarsh Shinde – "Marathi Pori" – Jhimma 2 Shreya Ghosal – "Sukh Kalale" – Ved Savani Ravindra – "Mangalagaur" – Baipan Bhaari Deva Shreya Ghosal – "Baharla Ha Madhumas" – Maharashtra Shahir Aarya Ambekar – "Kevadyacha Paan Tu" – Sarla Ek Koti Vaishali Samant, Mugdha Karhade – "Marathi Pori" – Jhimma 2 Riteish Deshmukh Ankush Chaudhari Swapnil Joshi Siddharth Jadhav Lalit Prabhakar Amey Wagh Siddharth Chandekar Genelia Deshmukh Sonalee Kulkarni Sai Tamhankar Amruta Khanvilkar Shivani Surve Sayali Sanjeev Rinku Rajguru Vaidehi Parshurami"Nauvari Pahije" – Sanju Rathod "Jhumka" – Sanju Rathod, Abhiman Marathi Adhikrut "Patlancha Bailgada" – Swapnil Gaikwad, Nateshwari Music Pvt Ltd "Mehbooba" – Preet Bendre "Pahilyanda " – Prasad Shirsath, Brahmaa, Jagdamba Productions "Pirmachi Lagan" – Kunal Karan, Ace Production "Heartbreak Jhala" – Prashant Nakti
Critics Godavari Aatmapamphlet Shyamchi Aai Tendlya VaalviNikhil Mahajan – Godavari Ashish Bende – Aatmapamphlet Sujay Dahake – Shyamchi Aai Paresh Mokashi – Vaalvi Sachin Jadhav, Nachiket Waikar – TendlyaJitendra Joshi – Godavari Om Bhutkar – Shyamchi Aai Swapnil Joshi – Vaalvi Subodh Bhave – VaalviGauri Deshpande – Shyamchi Aai Gauri Nalawade – Godavari Neena Kulkarni – GodavariMadhugandha Kulkarni, Paresh Mokashi – Vaalvi Nikhil Mahajan, Prajakt Deshmukh – Godavari Paresh Mokashi – Aatmapamphlet Sunil Sukthankar – Shyamchi Aai Sachin Jadhav, Nachiket Waikar – Tendlya Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti, Nagraj Manjule – Naal 2Guru Thakur – "Umagaya Baap Ra" – Baaplyok Jitendra Joshi – "Kojagiri" – Godavari Jitendra Joshi – "Khal Khal Goda" – Godavari Guru Thakur – "Kevadyacha Paan Tu" – Sarla Ek Koti Guru Thakur – "Baharla Ha Madhumas" – Maharashtra Shahir Ajay-Atul – "Sukh Kalale" – Ved Ajay-Atul, Guru Thakur – "Ved Tujha" – Ved
Special awards Rohini Hattangadi, Vandana Gupte, Sukanya Kulkarni, Shilpa Navalkar, Suchitra Bandekar, Deepa Parab – Baipan Bhaari Deva Mrunal ThakurAsha Kale
Superlatives +Multiple nominations Nominations Film15Ved 11Vaalvi9Maharashtra Shahir8Godavari7Naal 2Jhimma 26Baipan Bhaari Deva5SubhedarGhar Banduk BiryaniShyamchi Aai4Sarla Ek Koti3AatmapamphletTendlya
+Multiple wins Awards Film7Ved 3Godavari
See also Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?
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