Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 24, 1977
Credits
21 titles
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
Biography
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker who works primarily in Marathi cinema. He hails from Jeur, a small village in Maharashtra. Strongly inspired by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the emancipator of downtrodden and the drafting chairman of the Indian constitution, Manjule's work is deeply rooted in his own experience growing up as a Dalit in rural Maharashtra. His films have focused on the plights faced by members of these communities, including social discrimination at the hands of forward caste communities as well as the resulting economic hardships. After marking his debut with the coming-of-age drama Fandry (2013), Manjule directed the romantic drama Sairat (2016), which emerged as the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time and received rave reviews from critics.
Known For
Filmography
Matka King
Writer
Cactus Pears
Executive Producer
Naal 2
Savkar
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Jhund
Hitler Bhai
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Vikas Chavan
Taar
Vyankatrao
Naal
Savkar
Dhadak
Original Story
An Essay of the Rain
Writer
Manasu Malligey
Original Story
Sairat
Cricket Commentator
The Kapil Sharma Show
Self
Highway
The Silence
Baji
Inspector Mahesh
Fandry
Chankeshwar 'Chankya' Sathe
Pistulya
Ambadas
Frame
Chandu Pansare (CP)
Khashaba
Director
Sairat - Making of the Masterpiece