The 62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards presented by the Government of Maharashtra, celebrated excellence in Marathi cinema by honoring the best films released in 2024.
The nominations were announced on 26 March 2026 by the Minister of Cultural Affairs, Ashish Shelar, who also revealed the winners in the technical and child artist categories. The award ceremony took place on 9 September 2026.
On 29 July 2026, the special honours were announced. Salim Khan received the Raj Kapoor Award, Rani Mukerji was honored with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award, Hridaynath Mangeshkar received the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award, and Prasad Oak was presented the V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award. At the ceremony, veteran actress and Salim Khan's wife, Helen, received the award on his behalf as he was unwell.
Sthal went on to dominate the ceremony with six wins, including Best Social Film, while Chabila followed with five wins.
Jury members Mitalee Jagtap VaradkarMilind GawaliDeepak KadamMegha Dhade Vijay KhochikarSuhas RanePoonam Chalke-Pawar Nandu VardamMeera VelankarSubodh PawarUdaysingh MohiteKishu PaulNarendra Bandwe Manoj Kadam Ulhas Nandre Lahu Panchal
Awards and nominations Source:
Film and director awards Best Film IBest Director I Chabila Anil Amrut Bhalerao – ChabilaBest Film IIBest Director II Gharat Ganpati Navjyot Bandiwadekar – Gharat GanpatiBest Film IIIBest Director III Nach Ga Ghuma Paresh Mokashi – Nach Ga GhumaBest Rural FilmBest Rural Film Director Navardev Bsc. Agri. Ram Khatmode – Navardev Bsc. Agri.Best Social FilmBest Social Film Director Sthal Chabila Kurla to Vengurla Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Ghaath Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke Gharat Ganpati Navardev Bsc. Agri. Nach Ga Ghuma Mukkam Post Devach Ghar Jayant Somalkar – Sthal Anil Amrut Bhalerao – Chabila Vijay Dhondu Kalamkar – Kurla to Vengurla Tushar Shelar – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chhatrapal Ninawe – Ghaath Yogesh Deshpande – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke Navjyot Bandiwadwekar – Gharat Ganpati Ram Khatmode – Navardev Bsc. Agri. Paresh Mokashi – Nach Ga Ghuma Sanket Mane – Mukkam Post Devach Ghar
Acting awards Best Actor (Shahu Modak and Sivaji Ganesan Award)Best Actress (Smita Patil Award) Sunil Barve – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke as Sudhir Phadke Gashmeer Mahajani – Phullwanti as Venkatadhwari Narasimha Shastri Milind Shinde – Ghaath as Raghunath Swati Gotawale – Chabila as Jana Nandini Chikte – Sthal as Savita Suruchi Adarkar – Ghaath as KusariBest Supporting Actor (Chintamanrao Kolhatkar Award)Best Supporting Actress (Shanta Hublikar and Hansa Wadkar Award) Taranath Khiratkar – Sthal as Daulatrao Wandhare Dhananjay Mandaokar– Ghaath as Falgun Janardhan Kadam – Ghaath as Perku Namrata Sambherao – Nach Ga Ghuma as Asha Sushma Deshpande – Gharat Ganpati as Maai Gharat Kshitee Jog – Fussclass Dabhade as Jayashree (Taidi)Best Comedian Male (Damuanna Malvankar Award)Best Comedian Female (Ratnamala Award) Ameya Parab – Kurla To Vengurla Nitin Kulkarni – Vishay Hard Prakash Bhagwat – Rajakaran Gela Mishit Ritika Shrotri – Mu. Po. Bombilwaadi as Kundalini Shweta Parkhe – Rajkaran Gela Mishit Trupti Shedge – Fussclass Dabhade as ManjuBest Child Artist (Gajanan Jagirdar Award) Dhanashree Bhosale – Savitrichya Leki Hrishi More – Savitrichya Leki Rasika Khandgale – Savitrichya Leki Agel Kalikuri – Savitrichya Leki
Debut awards Best Debut Film ProductionBest Debut Direction Bhundis Sajana Savitrichya Leki Anil Bhalerao – Chabila Harshad Nalawade – Follower Sumit Patil– Vishay Hard Best Debut Actor (Kashinath Ghanekar Award)Best Debut Actress (Ranjana Deshmukh Award) Adish Vaidya – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke as Young Phadke Jitendra Barde – Morrya Sumit Patil – Vishay Hard as Sandya Bhakti Ghogare – Giran as Guna Kajal Pardesi – Chabila as Dipi Anagha Rane – Kurla to Vengurla as Sharmila
Music awards Best Playback Singer MaleBest Playback Singer Female Adarsh Shinde – Lagna Kallol for "Ghaav Lagla" Ajay Gogavale – Yek Number for "Jahir Zala Jagala" Harshavardhan Wavare – Rukhwat for "Look Look Chandani" Rajeshwari Pawar – Sajana for "Zoka" Aanandi Joshi – Dear Love for "Fitoor Man" Arya Ambekar – Kaasra for "Mann Paltaya"Best Lyricist Best Background Score Rocksun – Navardev Bsc. Agri. for "Lal Chikhal" Guru Thakur – Yek Number for "Jahir Zala Jagala" Amarjeet Amle – Kurla to Vengurla for "Ivalyashya Jaagi" Santosh Mulekar – Sangeet Manapmaan Sameer Mhatre – Lifeline Aditya Bedekar – Mukkam Post Devach GharBest Music Director (Arun Paudwal Award)Best Choreography Akshay Khot – Kurla to Vengurla Amitraj – Fussclass Dabhade Mohit Kulkarni – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Umesh Jadhav – Phullwanti Rahul Thombre – Like Aani Subscribe Sujit Kumar – Fussclass Dabhade
Writing awards Best Story (Madhusudan Kalelkar Award)Best Screenplay Jayant Somalkar – Sthal Jitendra Barde – Morrya Chhatrapal Ninawe – Ghaath Amarjeet Amle – Kurla To Vengurla Chhatrapal Ninawe – Ghaath Jayant Somalkar – Sthal Best Dialogue Ram Khatmode, Vinod Vanve – Navardev Bsc. Agri. Ganesh Pandit – Ole Aale Jayant Somalkar – Sthal
Technical awards Best Costume DesignBest Makeup Ganesh Lonare – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Shivaji Karde – Sajana Sanjay Singh – Mangla Santosh Gilbile – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji MaharajBest Cinematography (Pandurang Naik Award)Best Editing Mahesh Aney – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke Mahesh Limaye – Phullwanti Abhijit Deshpande – Sthal Vijay Kalamkar – Kurla to VengurlaBest Sound MixingBest Sound Editing Satish Dadas – Chabila Sanjay Chaturvedi – SthalBest Art Direction (Saheb Mama aka Fateh Lal Award) Santosh Phutane – Sangeet Manapmaan Mahesh Kore – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke
Special awards Raj Kapoor Award Salim KhanRaj Kapoor Special Contribution Award Rani MukerjiV. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award Hridaynath MangeshkarV. Shantaram Special Contribution Award Prasad OakLata Mangeshkar AwardChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mahavarsha Award
Superlatives +Multiple winsAwardsFilm6Sthal5Chabila4Navardev Bsc. Agri.Swargandharva Sudhir PhadkeKurla To VengurlaSavitrichya Leki3Nach Ga GhumaPhullwanti2Gharat GanpatiSangeet ManapmaanDharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji MaharajSajana
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