MFK Award for Favourite Director

Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? for Best Director
Awarded forBest Director
CountryIndia
Presented byZee Talkies
First awardedSantosh Manjrekar,
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy (2010)
Currently held byRiteish Deshmukh,
Ved (2023)

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.[1][2] Although the awards started in 2009, awards for the Best Director category started the following year 2010.[3]

Superlatives

Superlatives Directors Record
Director with most awards Mahesh Manjrekar
Sanjay Jadhav
Nagraj Manjule
Pravin Tarde 		2
Director with most nominations Mahesh Manjrekar 8
Sanjay Jadhav 7
Director with most nominations without ever winning Ravi Jadhav 5

Recipients

Year Photos of winners Director Film Ref.
2010 Santosh Manjrekar Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy [4]
Ravi Jadhav Natarang
Mahesh Manjrekar Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho
2011
Mahesh Manjrekar Lalbaug Parel [5]
Anant Mahadevan Mee Sindhutai Sapkal
Ravi Jadhav Balgandharva
Sanjay Jadhav Fakta Ladh Mhana
Kiran Yadnopavit Taryanche Bait
2012
Mahesh Manjrekar Kaksparsh [6]
Chandrakant Kulkarni Tukaram
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Deool
Sujay Dahake Shala
Avadhoot Gupte Morya
2013 Sanjay Jadhav Duniyadari
Ravi Jadhav Balak Palak
Sachin Pilgaonkar Ekulti Ek
Mahesh Kothare Zapatlela 2
Mahesh Manjrekar Kokanastha
2014
Nishikant Kamat Lai Bhaari
Nagraj Manjule Fandry
Abhijit Panse Rege
Mahesh Limaye Yellow
2015
Paresh Mokashi Elizabeth Ekadashi [7]
Ravi Jadhav Timepass 2
Aditya Sarpotdar Classmates
Sanjay Jadhav Pyaar Vali Love Story
Avinash Arun Killa
Sameer Vidwans Double Seat
2016 Nagraj Manjule Sairat [8]
Mahesh Manjrekar Natsamrat
Subodh Bhave Katyar Kaljat Ghusali
Satish Rajwade Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2
Chandrakant Kanse Dagadi Chawl
Sameer Patil Poshter Girl
2017 Aditya Sarpotdar Faster Fene [9]
Satish Rajwade Ti Saddhya Kay Karte
Rajesh Mapuskar Ventilator
Paresh Mokashi Chi Va Chi Sau Ka
Vishal Devrukhkar Boyz
Varun Narvekar Muramba
2018 Pravin Tarde Mulshi Pattern
Sanjay Jadhav Ye Re Ye Re Paisa
Digpal Lanjekar Farzand
Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti Naal
Bhaurao Karhade Baban
Vishal Devrukhkar Boyz 2
2019 Sanjay Jadhav Khari Biscuit [10]
Prasad Oak Hirkani
Digpal Lanjekar Fatteshikast
Hemant Dhome Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2
Sameer Vidhwans Anandi Gopal
Milind Kavde Takatak
2021 Nagraj Manjule Sairat [11][12]
Santosh Manjrekar Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy
Mahesh Manjrekar Lalbaug Parel
Kaksparsh
Sanjay Jadhav Duniyadari
Khari Biscuit
Nishikant Kamat Lai Bhaari
Paresh Mokashi Elizabeth Ekadashi
Aditya Sarpotdar Faster Fene
Pravin Tarde Mulshi Pattern
2022 Pravin Tarde Dharmaveer [13][14]
Prasad Oak Chandramukhi
Ravi Jadhav Timepass 3
Viju Mane Pandu
Digpal Lanjekar Sher Shivraj
Aditya Sarpotdar Zombivli
Mahesh Manjrekar, Sudesh Manjrekar De Dhakka 2
Abhijit Deshpande Har Har Mahadev
2023
Riteish Deshmukh Ved [15]
Kedar Shinde Baipan Bhaari Deva
Maharashtra Shahir
Digpal Lanjekar Subhedar
Paresh Mokashi Vaalvi
Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti Naal 2
Hemant Dhome Jhimma 2
Hemant Jangal Awtade Ghar Banduk Biryani

References

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  6. ^ "Watch Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? 2012 TV Serial 9th December 2012 Full Episode 1 Online on ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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  15. ^ "Maharashtracha Favorite Kon Award Show Voting Lines Open; Check Nomination Lists". News18. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.