Filmfare awards Marathi 2017: Sairat, Natsamrat, Ventilator bag maximum nominations

The nominations for the Filmfare awards Marathi 2017 are out. Last year’s successful and popular films like Sairat, Natsamrat and Ventilator feature prominently in the list, as expected. 

Nagraj Manjule’s Sairat became a landmark as far as box-office success is concerned for Marathi films. The film made an unprecedented collection of over Rs85 crore nett in India. This was hitherto considered unthinkable for a Marathi film. The well-appreciated film also made the film’s lead pair, Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, stars overnight. 

Sairat has been nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Male), Best Actor (Female), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), Best Music Album, Best Lyrics, Best Singer (Male) and Best Singer (Female). 

Rajesh Mapuskar's Ventilator, which was produced by Priyanka Chopra's company, has been nominated in seven of the 10 main categories, including Best Film and Best Director.

Similarly, Mahesh Manjrekar’s Natsamrat has received seven nominations, including for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Nana Patekar). 

Sachin Kundalkar’s Vazandar has bagged six nominations. Along with Best Film and Best Director, both leading actresses Sai Tamhankar and Priya Bapat have been nominated for Best Actor (Female). 

Here is the complete list of nominations:

Best Film
Family Katta
Natsamrat
Sairat
Vazandar
Ventilator

Best Director
Chandrakant Kulkarni (Family Katta)
Mahesh Manjrekar (Natasamrat)
Nagraj Manjule (Sairat)
Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator)
Sachin Kundalkar (Vazandar)

Best Actor (Male)
Akash Thosar (Sairat)
Jitendra Joshi (Ventilator)
Makrand Anaspure (Rangaa Patangaa)
Mangesh Desai (Ek Albela)
Nana Patekar (Natsamrat)
Swapnil Joshi (Friends)

Best Actor (Female)
Medha Manjrekar (Natsamrat)
Priya Bapat (Vazandar)
Rinku Rajguru (Sairat)
Sai Tamhankar (Vazandar)
Vandana Gupte (Family Katta)
Veena Jamkar (Lalbaug Chi Rani)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Aniket Vishwasrao (Poshter Girl)
Ashutosh Gowariker (Ventilator)
Jitendra Joshi (Poshter Girl)
Kishore Kadam (Chaurya)
Tanaji Galgunde (Sairat)
Vikram Gokhale (Natsamrat)

Best Actor in a Supproting Role (Female)
Chaaya Kadam (Sairat)
Mrunal Kulkarni (& Zara Hatke)
Mrunmayee Despande (Natsamrat)
Priyanka Bose (Half Ticket)
Sai Tamhankar (Family Katta)
Sukanya Kulkarni (Ventilator)

Best Music Album
Ajay-Atul (Sairat)
Amit Raj (Poshter Girl)
Avinash Vishwajeet (Vazandar)
GV Prakash (Half Ticket)
Hrishikesh Saurabh Jasraj (Phuntroo)
Rohan Gokhale & Rohan Pradhan (Ventilator)

Best Lyrics 
Ajay-Atul ('Yad Lagalay' — Sairat)
Kshitij Patwardhan ('Rubaba Pahije' — Half Ticket)
Mandar Cholkar ('Ti Swapnaatalya Pari Saarkhi' — Phuntroo)
Manoj Yadav ('Baba' — Ventilator)
Omkar Kulkarni ('Golu Polu' — Vazandaar)
Vaibhav Joshi ('Rakhumai' — Poshter Girl)

Best Playback Singer (Male)
Ajay Gogavale & Atul Gogavale ('Zingaat' — Sairat)
Ajay Gogavale ('Yad Lagalay' — Sairat)
Anand Shinde, Adarsh Shinde ('Awaaz Vadhav DJ' — Poshter Girl)
Jasraj Joshi ('Ti Swapnaatalya' — Phuntroo)
Pravin Kuvar ('Pipani' — Photocopy)
Swapnil Bandodkar ('Priyankara' — YZ)

Best Playback Singer (Female)
Chinmayi ('Sairat Zaala Ji' — Sairat)
Ketaki Mategaonkar ('Kasa Jeev Guntala' — Phuntroo)
Neha Rajpal ('Tu Jithe' — Photocopy)
Shreya Ghoshal ('Aatach Baya' — Sairat)
Vibhavari Apte Joshi ('Naatyas Naav Aapulya' — Natsamrat)