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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 National Film Award in the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director.
Nagraj Manjule. Writer: Sairat. Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker and he works in the Marathi Cinema. Manjule grew up in Jeur village in the Solapur district of Maharashtra. 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...
Mar 27, 2022 · When Nagraj Manjule watched the video of Ankush Gedam dancing during a Ganpati immersion procession in Nagpur’s Gaddigodam area, the filmmaker was instantly captivated by his unbridled energy, swagger, and spirit. It was 2017 and Manjule was in the process of finalising the cast of Jhund, which tells the story of a sports teacher (Amitabh Bachchan) training young slum-dwellers of Nagpur to play football and unwittingly propels them towards a better life.In the next few days, the filmmaker ...
Nagraj Manjule. Writer: Sairat. Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, filmmaker and he works in the Marathi Cinema. Manjule grew up in Jeur village in the Solapur district of Maharashtra. 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...
Apr 6, 2023 · It's been over a year since the record-breaking Marathi movie Sairat hit the screens. To jog your memory, the film opens with its director Nagraj Manjule's voice as the cricket commentator of the Bittergaon Village Premier League. Later in the film, you see flashes of him merrily swaying to the hit song 'Zhingaat' amidst other background dancers.Like many directors, Manjule too likes to show up in his own movies.
Nagraj Manjule in a still from Vaikunth, his segment in Unpaused: Naya Safar. In a conversation with us post the release of Unpaused: Naya Safar, the National Award-winning filmmaker talks about ...
Apr 29, 2016 · Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat (Marathi word for Wild), which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, and won a National Award Special Mention for its heroine Rinku Rajguru, opens in ...
Mar 11, 2022 · Nagraj Manjule is not afraid of getting his hands deep into his craft.During the lockdown when he was looking for an actor to play the part of a funeral worker in his short film Vaikunth for Amazon Prime Video’s anthologyUnpaused: Naya Safar, his friends suggested he do it.He did. Much like Chankya, the bicycle mechanic in his debut feature film, Fandry (2013), who sees himself in the young boy who yearns for the upper-caste girl, the personal is always political for Manjule.He is a ...
Mar 2, 2022 · Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat broke records at the box office by becoming highest grossing Marathi film, earning ₹ 100 crore. His earlier work, Fandry, stunned conventional industry banners with its ...
Nagraj Manjule is an Indian director, screenwriter, and actor who works in the Marathi film industry. Manjule started his career with a short film, Pistulya (2010), which won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film of a Director in 2010.Manjule has also published a book of Marathi poetry titled, Unhachya Katavirudhha.
