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.
Directed 8
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
Jhund
Director
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Director
2010s
- 2017
An Essay of the Rain
Director
- 2016
Sairat
Director
- 2013
Fandry
Director
- 2010
Pistulya
Director
No release date
Khashaba
Director
Acted in 14
2020s
- 2026
Frame
Chandu Pansare (CP)
- 2023
Naal 2
Savkar
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Movie
- 2022
Jhund
Hitler Bhai
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Vikas Chavan · 1 episode
- 2020
Taar
Vyankatrao
2010s
- 2018
Naal
Savkar
- 2016
Sairat
Cricket Commentator
- 2015
Highway
Movie
The Silence
Movie
Baji
Inspector Mahesh
- 2013
Fandry
Chankeshwar 'Chankya' Sathe
- 2010
Pistulya
Ambadas
No release date
Sairat - Making of the Masterpiece
Movie
Wrote 13
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
Naal 2
Dialogue
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Writer
- 2022
Jhund
Screenplay, Writer, Dialogue
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Writer
2010s
- 2018
Naal
Dialogue
Dhadak
Original Story
- 2017
An Essay of the Rain
Writer
Manasu Malligey
Original Story
- 2016
Sairat
Writer
- 2013
Fandry
Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
- 2010
Pistulya
Writer
No release date
Khashaba
Writer
Produced 8
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Producer
- 2022
Jhund
Producer, Casting
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Producer
2010s
- 2018
Naal
Producer
- 2010
Pistulya
Producer
No release date
Khashaba
Producer
Created 1
2020s
- 2026
Appearances1
2010s
- 2016
