| V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Marathi cinema | |
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| Awarded for | Contribution to Marathi Cinema. |
| Sponsored by | Government of Maharashtra |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Nagraj Manjule |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 13 |
| First winner | Mahesh Kothare |
The V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, instituted in 2009 for the Maharashtra State Film Awards is an award given by the Government of Maharashtra to long-serving film personalities in Marathi cinema. It was named V. Shantaram in honour of V. Shantaram, one of the successful Marathi filmmaker.
Recipients
| Year | Image | Winner | Field of work | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | .jpg)
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Mahesh Kothare | Director, actor, writer | |
| 2010 | 
|
Sachin | Director, actor, singer | |
| 2011 | – | Smita Talwalkar | Director, actress, producer | |
| 2012 | 
|
Dilip Prabhavalkar | Actor | |
| 2013 | .jpg)
|
Reema Lagoo | Actress | |
| 2014 | 
|
Sonali Kulkarni | Actress | |
| 2015 | – | Alka Kubal | Actress | |
| 2016 | – | Arun Nalawade | Actor | |
| 2017 | 
|
Mrinal Kulkarni | Actress, director | |
| 2018 | 
|
Bharat Jadhav | Actor | |
| 2019 | Not awarded | |||
| 2020 | 
|
Gajendra Ahire | Director, screenwriter | |
| 2021 | 
|
Ravindra Sathe | Singer | |
| 2022 |
|
Nagraj Manjule | Director, screenwriter, actor | |
| 2023 | – | Digpal Lanjekar | Director, actor | |
See also
References
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- "& V. Shantaram Award goes to Smita Patil". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013.
- Mass Media in India - 2004. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2338-0.
- "Maharashtra government announces annual film awards". The Hindu. 27 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X.
- "53rd Maharashtra State Film Awards". marathicineyug.com.
- "55th Maharashtra State Film Awards". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com.
- "Unreleased films strike gold at state film awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2024.