Directing
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
Born
1977-08-24 (49)
Known for
Directing
Credits
34 titles
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), Manj…
Known for
7.0Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
5.05 unique filmmakers share new stories of hope, love, connections and 2nd chances that celebrate the resilient human spirit in these uncertain times.
Unpaused: Naya Safar
2022
7.6Archi, a local politician’s daughter, and Parshya, a fisherman’s son, fall in love resulting in violence between the families due to the stringent casteism in the village.
Sairat
2016
6.5Bound by the profession but divided by their beliefs, two journalists face a life‑changing reckoning.
Frame
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5.0Highway is a film of that escape which all of us yearn for. It is an attempt to see our own reflections in today’s time.
Highway
2015
7.0Set in contemporary times, Fandry ('Pig') tells the story of teenager Jabya and his family, who are Dalits. While Jabya is struggling in his love life, having fallen for Shalu, a rich upper caste girl in his class, his family is on the lookout for a way to hunt down a wild pig to earn some money.
Fandry
2013
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
6.7A retired sports teacher transforms a bunch of teenage slum goons into disciplined football players against all odds.
Jhund
2022
2.0Ghar Banduk Biryani is witty and thrilling story of one who is longing for a home, another who is struggling for his right and a third person with a hunger for ambition.
Ghar Banduk Biryani
2023
3.0Chaitanya comes to terms with his real mother and father, but it starts to cause a great rift between him and their son.
Naal 2
2023
NRThe story revolves around the postman delivering his last letter set in the period of 1971 during the Indo-Pak war. The postman in the film is impatient carrying the terrible news of the war. He is muddled between the war he is fighting within himself and the war with his duty because of the pessimistic dilemma around him.
Taar
2020
2010s · 7 titles
7.6Archi, a local politician’s daughter, and Parshya, a fisherman’s son, fall in love resulting in violence between the families due to the stringent casteism in the village.
Sairat
2016
5.0Highway is a film of that escape which all of us yearn for. It is an attempt to see our own reflections in today’s time.
Highway
2015
7.0Set in contemporary times, Fandry ('Pig') tells the story of teenager Jabya and his family, who are Dalits. While Jabya is struggling in his love life, having fallen for Shalu, a rich upper caste girl in his class, his family is on the lookout for a way to hunt down a wild pig to earn some money.
Fandry
2013
7.3Pampered by his loving and caring parents, an eight-year-old boy's life takes a turn for the worse when he learns a hidden truth about himself. Soon, he begins to distance himself from his mother.
Naal
2018
NRIt is an action-adventure-romance laced superhero vigilante film that transcends both folklore and present day. It is based on the legend of a man who took upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice.
Baji
2015
7.2Late at night on a local train in Mumbai, young Chini witnesses a woman being sexually abused. This experience forces her to face up to demons from her past. Based on a true story, the narrative revolves around a little girl growing up in poverty with her father in a rural area. When he’s unable to manage caring for her himself, he sends Chini to her uncle in a nearby town, where life-changing events occur. Blending past and present and with forceful drama, the film tackles crucial, taboo topics, tracing the recurring question of responsibility – or silence.
The Silence
2015
NRPistulya focuses on the desire of a dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep seated disdain for formal education within his community.
Pistulya
2010
Series credits
7.0Kapil Sharma is back with his gang - Bindu, Chandan and 'mohalle ki dhoban' Gudiya. In tow is a new character, Maski, along with Goli, Roopmati and more! Enjoy guaranteed laughter with Kapil and his antics as different celebrities join in.
The Kapil Sharma Show
2016
5.05 unique filmmakers share new stories of hope, love, connections and 2nd chances that celebrate the resilient human spirit in these uncertain times.
Unpaused: Naya Safar
2022
Behind the camera
7.6Archi, a local politician’s daughter, and Parshya, a fisherman’s son, fall in love resulting in violence between the families due to the stringent casteism in the village.
Sairat
2016
7.6Archi, a local politician’s daughter, and Parshya, a fisherman’s son, fall in love resulting in violence between the families due to the stringent casteism in the village.
Sairat
2016
7.0Set in contemporary times, Fandry ('Pig') tells the story of teenager Jabya and his family, who are Dalits. While Jabya is struggling in his love life, having fallen for Shalu, a rich upper caste girl in his class, his family is on the lookout for a way to hunt down a wild pig to earn some money.
Fandry
2013
7.0Set in contemporary times, Fandry ('Pig') tells the story of teenager Jabya and his family, who are Dalits. While Jabya is struggling in his love life, having fallen for Shalu, a rich upper caste girl in his class, his family is on the lookout for a way to hunt down a wild pig to earn some money.
Fandry
2013
6.7A retired sports teacher transforms a bunch of teenage slum goons into disciplined football players against all odds.
Jhund
2022
6.7A retired sports teacher transforms a bunch of teenage slum goons into disciplined football players against all odds.
Jhund
2022
6.7A retired sports teacher transforms a bunch of teenage slum goons into disciplined football players against all odds.
Jhund
2022
6.7A retired sports teacher transforms a bunch of teenage slum goons into disciplined football players against all odds.
Jhund
2022
7.3Pampered by his loving and caring parents, an eight-year-old boy's life takes a turn for the worse when he learns a hidden truth about himself. Soon, he begins to distance himself from his mother.
Naal
2018
10.0Raja, a 10 year old boy lives in a land blessed in abundance by rain, romance and poetry. He sets out to write an essay about rain as a school assignment.
An Essay of the Rain
2017
10.0Raja, a 10 year old boy lives in a land blessed in abundance by rain, romance and poetry. He sets out to write an essay about rain as a school assignment.
An Essay of the Rain
2017
2.0Ghar Banduk Biryani is witty and thrilling story of one who is longing for a home, another who is struggling for his right and a third person with a hunger for ambition.
Ghar Banduk Biryani
2023
2.0Ghar Banduk Biryani is witty and thrilling story of one who is longing for a home, another who is struggling for his right and a third person with a hunger for ambition.
Ghar Banduk Biryani
2023
NRBiopic on freestyle wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, making him the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal at the games.
Khashaba
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NRBiopic on freestyle wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, making him the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal at the games.
Khashaba
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NRBiopic on freestyle wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, making him the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal at the games.
Khashaba
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NRPistulya focuses on the desire of a dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep seated disdain for formal education within his community.
Pistulya
2010
NRPistulya focuses on the desire of a dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep seated disdain for formal education within his community.
Pistulya
2010
NRPistulya focuses on the desire of a dalit boy to attend school, and his inability to do so because of his family's poverty and a deep seated disdain for formal education within his community.
Pistulya
2010