62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards

62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards
62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards
Awarded for	Best of Marathi cinema in 2024
Awarded by	Government of Maharashtra
Announced on	2026
Official website	www.filmcitymumbai.org

The 62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards, will be presented by the Government of Maharashtra, celebrated excellence in Marathi cinema by honoring the best films released in 2024.^[1]

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.^[2] The date and venue of the award ceremony have not yet been announced.

On 29 July 2026, the special honours were announced.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

Jury members

• Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar	• Milind Gawali
• Ulhas Nandre	• Udaysingh Mohite
• Vijay Khochikar	• Suhas Rane
• Poonam Chalke-Pawar	• Nandu Vardam
• Meera Velankar	• Subodh Pawar
• Lahu Panchal	• Kishu Paul
• Narendra Bandwe	• Manoj Kadam
• Deepak Kadam

Awards and nominations

Source:^[6]

Film and director awards

Best Film I	Best Director I

Best Film II	Best Director II

Best Film III	Best Director III

Best Rural Film	Best Rural Film Director

Best Social Film	Best 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

Acting awards

Best Actor (Shahu Modak and Sivaji Ganesan Award)	Best Actress (Smita Patil Award)
Sunil Barve – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke as Sudhir Phadke Milind Shinde – Ghaath as Raghunath Gashmeer Mahajani – Phullwanti as Venkatadhwari Narasimha Shastri	Swati Gotawale – Chabila as Jana Nandini Chikte – Sthal as Savita Suruchi Adarkar – Ghaath as Kusari
Best Supporting Actor (Chintamanrao Kolhatkar Award)	Best Supporting Actress (Shanta Hublikar and Hansa Wadkar Award)
Taranath Khiratkar – Sthal as Daulatrao Wandhare Janardan Kadam – Ghaath as Perku Dhananjay Mandaokar – Ghaath as Falgun	Sushma Deshpande – Gharat Ganpati as Maai Jayantrao Gharat Namrata Sambherao – Nach Ga Ghuma as Asha Kshitee Jog – Fussclass Dabhade as Jayashree (Taidi)
Best Comedian Male (Damuanna Malvankar Award)	Best Comedian Female (Ratnamala Award)
Nitin Kulkarni – Vishay Hard Amey Parab – Kurla to Vengurla Prakash Bhagwat – Rajakaran Gela Mishit	Shweta Parkhe – Rajakaran Gela Mishit Ritika Shrotri – Mu. Po. Bombilwaadi as Kundalini Trupti Shedge – Fussclass Dabhade as Manju
Best 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 Production	Best Debut Direction
Savitrichya Leki Sajana Bhundis	Sumit Patil – Vishay Hard Harshad Nalawade – Follower Anil Bhalerao – Chabila
Best Debut Actor (Kashinath Ghanekar Award)	Best Debut Actress (Ranjana Deshmukh Award)
Sumit Patil – Vishay Hard as Sandya Jitendra Barde – Morrya Adish Vaidya – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke as young Sudhir Phadke	Bhakti Ghogare – Giran as Guna Kajal Pardesi – Chabila as Dipi Anagha Rane – Kurla to Vengurla as Sharmila

Music awards

Best Playback Singer Male	Best Playback Singer Female
Ajay Gogavale – 'Ek Number for "Jahir Jhalay Jagala" Adarsh Shinde – Lagna Kallol for "Ghaav Laagla" Harshavardhan Wavare – Rukhwat for "Look Look Chandani"	Aanandi Joshi – Dear Love for "Fitoor Man" Rajeshwari Pawar – Sajana for "Zoka" Arya Ambekar – Kaasra for "Mann Paltaya"
Best Lyricist	Best Background Score
Guru Thakur – Ek Number for "Jahir Jhalay Jagala" Rocksun – Navardev Bsc. Agri. for "Lal Chikhal" Amarjeet Amle – Kurla to Vengurla for "Ivalyashya Jaagi"	Santosh Mulekar – Sangeet Manapmaan Sameer Mhatre – Lifeline Aditya Bedekar – Mukkam Post Devach Ghar
Best 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	Jayant Somalkar – Sthal Chhatrapal Ninawe – Ghaath Amarjeet Amle – Kurla to Vengurla
Best Dialogue
Jayant Somalkar – Sthal Ganesh Pandit – Ole Aale Ram Khatmode, Vinod Vanve – Navardev Bsc. Agri.

Technical awards

Best Costume Design	Best Makeup
Ganesh Lonare – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Shivaji Karde – Sajana	Sanjay Singh – Mangla Santosh Gilbile – Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
Best Cinematography (Pandurang Naik Award)	Best Editing
Mahesh Aney – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke Mahesh Limaye – Phullwanti	Abhijit Deshpande – Sthal Vijay Kalamkar – Kurla to Vengurla
Best Sound Mixing	Best Sound Editing
Satish Dadas – Chabila	Sanjay Chaturvedi – Sthal
Best Art Direction (Saheb Mama aka Fateh Lal Award)
Santosh Phutane – Sangeet Manapmaan Mahesh Kore – Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke

Special awards

Raj Kapoor Award
Salim Khan^[7]
Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award
Rani Mukerji^[8]
V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
Hridaynath Mangeshkar^[9]
V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award
Prasad Oak^[10]
Lata Mangeshkar Award

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mahavarsha Award

Superlatives

Multiple wins
Awards	Film

References

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[1] Online Lokmat (28 March 2026). "६२ वे राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार जाहीर; प्राथमिक फेरीची नामांकने आणि तांत्रिक व बालकलाकारांच्या नावांची घोषणा". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[2] "रोह्यातील आदिवासी मुलींच्या जीवनावर आधारित चित्रपटाला राज्यसरकारच्या पूरस्कारासाठी नामांकन". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 April 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[3] "Maharashtra State Film Awards 2025 winners: Prasad Oak, Rani Mukerji, Salim Khan honoured". The Indian Express. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[4] "राज्य सरकारकडून चित्रपट पुरस्कार जाहीर! प्रसाद ओकच्या शिरपेचात मानाचा तुरा, हृदयनाथ मंगेशकर, सलीम खान, राणी मुखर्जी यांचाही होणार सन्मान". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[5] डेस्क, एबीपी एंटरटेनमेंट (30 July 2026). "महाराष्ट्र स्टेट फिल्म अवॉर्ड्स 2025 का ऐलान, इन सितारों को मिलेगा सम्मान". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[6] "62nd Marathi Film Awards preliminary nominations and announcement of awards". 26 March 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[7] "Maharashtra State Film Awards 2025 winners announced: Prasad Oak, Rani Mukerji, Salim Khan honoured". The Times of India. 31 July 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[8] "Salim Khan, Rani Mukerji, Prasad Oak Receive Top Honours At Maharashtra State Film Awards". TimesNow. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[9] "Hridaynath Mangeshkar to receive V Shantaram Award; Salim Khan Selected for Raj Kapoor Lifetime Honour". Lokmat Times. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.

[10] "Prasad Oak : चित्रपती व्ही. शांताराम व राज कपूर जीवनगौरव तसेच विशेष योगदान पुरस्कार जाहीर". prahaar.in (in Marathi). Retrieved 9 August 2026.

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