Nagraj Manjule

Nagraj Manjule (Marathi: नागराज मंजुळे) (born 1978) is a National Award-winning Indian filmmaker and screenwriter known for his first short film Pistulya. He hails from a small village in Maharashtra and has written and directed his first Feature film called Fandry.^[1] He is a writer and a poet and has published a book of poetry in Marathi called Unhachya Katavirudhha which won very prestigious award called " Bhairuratan Damani Sahitya Puraskar.

At the 61st National Film Awards, Fandry won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director.,^[2] while Somnath Awghade was awarded with best child actor prize. And also his First Short Film Pistulya won Best First Non-Feature Film and Special Mention For the Suraj Pawar at 58th National Film Awards.

Early life and background

Born and brought up in Jeur Tal village in Karmala taluka, a small town of Solapur district in Maharashtra, Manjule has closely seen how one has to struggle while getting an education if one belongs to a poor, backward family of a rural India.^[3][4]

He has pursued his M.A. in Marathi literature from University of Pune, followed by Masters in communication studies from New Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ahmednagar.^[1][5]

Career

His first National Award winning short film Pistulya is a reflection of his 'felt experience',^[6] Thereafter he made his debut feature film, Fandry in 2014, which was commercially released in February 2014. Fandry' literally means pig in the Kaikadi language, spoken by nomadic Kaikadi tribe, which is considered untouchable in Maharashtra and film deals with the issue of caste system-based discrimination.^[1][5]

He is one of the important poets in Marathi literature in the last decade. His collection of poems 'Unhachya Kataviruddha' has received a very warm welcome in contemporary Marathi literature, and book won very renowned 'Damani literary Award', also praised by the stalwarts from Marathi literature.^[7]

Filmography

• 1- Pistulya as a Director
• 2- Fandry as a Director
• 3- Highway as an Actor
• 4- Silence as an Actor
• 5- Baji as an Actor
• 6- Sairat as a Director (Coming soon)

Poetry Book

• 1-Unhachya Kataviruddha

Awards for Pistulya

Awards for Fandry

Awards for Unhachya Kataviruddha (Marathi उन्हाच्या कटाविरुद्ध),Poetry Collection

References

External links

• Nagraj Manjule at the Internet Movie Database