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Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
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 s…
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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.
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2026
Matka King
TV show Writer
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2025
Cactus Pears
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Naal 2
Movie Savkar
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2023
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Movie
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2022
Jhund
Movie Hitler Bhai
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2022
Unpaused: Naya Safar
TV show Vikas Chavan
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2020
Taar
Movie Vyankatrao
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2018
Naal
Movie Savkar
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2018
Dhadak
Movie Original Story
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2017
An Essay of the Rain
Movie Writer
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2017
Manasu Malligey
Movie Original Story
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2016
Sairat
Movie Cricket Commentator
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2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV show Self
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2015
Highway
Movie
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2015
The Silence
Movie
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2015
Baji
Movie Inspector Mahesh
