Marathi Movies

Marathi cinema refers to Indian films produced in Marathi, the language of the state of Maharashtra, India. Based in old Mumbai, it is one of the pioneer film industries of India.

The first Marathi talkie film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1932 at Coronation Cinema, Mumbai. Below are some of the blogs about movies and videos resolution:

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In the early 1970s, two films Gaman and Simhasan had a worldwide release. Movies like Dhadakebaaz and Phooldeo have also been commercially successful films. In 2011, Duniyadari became a major commercial success and was declared as a super hit movie by various media houses.

The entertainment industry has become a great platform for actors from the Marathi theatre and television industry to showcase their talent on a larger scale while also producing some hit movies that are appreciated internationally as well.

Thus even though cinema in Marathi was in its nascent stages compared to other regional industries in India like Bengali, Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam cinema it has surely made its presence felt and how!

When Did Marathi Movies Start

The first Marathi film to be released in India was Shree Pundalik, made by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. It was a silent film. The female roles in the film were played by male actors, due to the lack of any known actresses at the time.

The first Marathi talkie film, Ayodhyecha Raja, was released on 31 October 1932. Although "Ayodhyecha Raja" or "Ramachandra" was the first talkie film made in Marathi, it wasn't the first to be released.

The release date is given as 28 September 1932 in some sources and is probably correct. However, a reference in the Government of Maharashtra Gazette dated 31 October 1932 gives the release date as 31 October 1932.

The state's Directorate of Film Festivals records that nine more silent films were produced before Ayodhyecha Raja—Bhaubandhak (1916), Bhakt Vidur (1920), Savkari Pash (1921), Rukmini Haran (1921), Mohini Bhasmasur (1922), and Sant Tukaram (1923).

Why Marathi Movies are Not Popular

Maharashtra is the land of Marathi culture and the Marathi language. But it is a big question why Marathi movies are not popular all over India.

Here are some reasons:

•Low Budget – Most Marathi movies are made with a very low budget. We can even think that they are made with zero budget. In this case, a movie can’t get exposure because of a lack of money to promote it.

•Language – We Indians like to watch dubbed movies in Hindi and English but we don’t like to watch movies in our mother tongue. This is a major factor that causes the failure of Marathi movies.

•Lack of actors and actresses – The number of Marathi actors and actresses is insufficient when compared to other industries like Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood.

Even if we have good actors like Nana Patekar, Makarand Anaspure, Sunil Tawde, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Priya Bapat, Sai Tamhankar, Pushkar Shrotri, Bharat Jadhav etc., they do not work for enough movies in a year.

How Marathi Movies are Made

The Marathi film industry is growing with every passing year. With the success of Sairat, Marathi cinema has found its place in the Indian film industry. Now, Marathi movies have a pan-India audience.

What makes these movies so special? What makes them so different from Bollywood? Let's take a look at how Marathi movies are made.

When you watch a Marathi movie, you know it’s one. It has a certain style, music and ethos that are distinct from Hindi cinema. In the last few years, it has become a booming industry.

In fact, the industry has seen a surge in its popularity after the success of Sairat (2016), which became the highest-grossing Marathi film of all time.

In addition to Sairat, there have been many other recent hits like Balak Palak (2013), Court (2014), Katyar Kaljat Ghusli (2015) and Ventilator (2016). There are several factors that can be attributed to this rise in the popularity of Marathi films.

In the last five years, there has been an increase in the number of multiplexes and single-screen theatres in Maharashtra. This has led to more people going to watch movies during weekends and public holidays. What are they watching? Marathi movies!

For example, Mumbai has some 400 multiplex screens that screen mostly Hindi films. But on weekends and holidays when Marathi movies are released, these multiplexes screen as many as four or five shows each day of these films.

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