Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Known for DirectingBorn 1977-08-24 (age 49)

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.Read more

Movies & web series

An Essay of the Rain

Cactus Pears

Sairat

Matka King

Naal

The Silence

The Kapil Sharma Show

Dhadak

Jhund

Fandry

Unpaused: Naya Safar

Highway

Naal 2

Ghar Banduk Biryani

Taar

Manasu Malligey

Baji

Pistulya

Frame

Sairat - Making of the Masterpiece

Khashaba