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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor
| image = Amey Wagh (2018).jpg
| alt =
| caption = The 2024 recipient: [[Amey Wagh]] for ''[[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]''
| awarded_for = Best performance by an actor in a Marathi film
| firstawarded = 1962
| lastawarded = 2024
| reward = {{INR Convert|100000}}
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| sponsor= [[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
| holder = [[Amey Wagh]]
| most_awards = [[Ashok Saraf]]
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 61
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Gajanan Jagirdar]]
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner =
| website =
}}

The '''Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor''' is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] of India to an actor for best performance in a [[Marathi cinema]]. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]. The inaugural award was named as "Shahu Modak Award for Best Actor" and was awarded to [[Gajanan Jagirdar]] for the film ''Shahir Parshuram''.

==Winners==
{{Multiple image
| total_width =
| direction = vertical
| image1 = Ashok Saraf.jpg
| alt1 =
| image2 = NiluPhuleSquare300px.jpg
| alt2 =
| footer = [[Ashok Saraf]] (top) and [[Nilu Phule]] (bottom) are the most frequent winners with Five and three awards respectively.
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:"
|- bgcolor="#bebebe"
! width="2%" | Year
! width="12%" | Photos of winners
! width="18%" | Recipient(s)
! width="48%" | Film
! width="2%" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| '''1962'''
|{{Border|[[File:Gajanan_Jagirdar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Gajanan Jagirdar]]
| ''Shahir Parshuram''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title= Cultural Profiles: Calcutta. Santiniketan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkbRAAAAMAAJ | last1=Menon | first1=Rekha | date=12 February 1963 }}</ref>
|-
|'''1963'''
|{{Border|[[File:Arun Sarnaik in 1963.webp|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Arun Sarnaik]]
|''Rangalya Ratri Asha''
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Gallery |url=https://arunsarnaik.in/gallery/ |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=Arun Sarnaik |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|'''1964'''
|{{Dash}}
|[[Kashinath Ghanekar]]
|''[[Pathlaag]]''
|
|-
|'''1965'''
|{{Border|[[File:Arun Sarnaik in 1963.webp|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Arun Sarnaik]]
|''[[Sawaal Majha Aika!]]''
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
|'''1966'''
|{{Border|[[File: Suryakant Mandhare.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Suryakant Mandhare]]
|''[[Malhari Martand]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते सूर्यकांत मांढरे – Marathisrushti Articles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/articles/veteran-actor-suryakant-mandhare/ |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=www.marathisrushti.com}}</ref>
|-
|'''1967'''
|{{Border|[[File: Chandrakant Gokhale.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Chandrakant Gokhale]]
|''Swapna Tech Lochani''
|
|-
|'''1968'''
|{{Border|[[File: Chandrakant Mandare.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Chandrakant Mandare]]
|''Khandobachi Aan''
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=अभिनेते चंद्रकांत मांडरे – profiles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/profiles/actor-chandrakant-mandare/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|'''1969'''
|{{Border|[[File: Chandrakant Gokhale.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Chandrakant Gokhale]]
|''[[Dharmakanya]]''
|
|-
|'''1970'''
|{{Border|[[File:Arun Sarnaik in 1963.webp|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Arun Sarnaik]]
|''Dhakti Bahin''
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
| '''1971'''
|{{Border|[[File:SachinPilgaonkar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Sachin Pilgaonkar]]
|''Ajab Tujhe Sarkar''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mujawar |first=Isak |title=Gatha Marathi Cinemachi |publisher=Pratik Prakashan |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Pune |language=Marathi}}</ref>
|-
|'''1972-73'''
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Sharad Talwalkar]]
|''Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe''
|
|-
|'''1974'''
|{{Border|[[File:NiluPhuleSquare300px.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Nilu Phule]]
|''Haath Lavin Titha Sona''
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
| '''1975'''
|{{Border|[[File:NiluPhuleSquare300px.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Nilu Phule]]
|''[[Samna (film)|Samna]]''
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-11-07 |title=The man behind the villain |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/the-man-behind-the-villain/articleshow/302761540.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| '''1976'''
|{{Border|[[File:NiluPhuleSquare300px.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Nilu Phule]]
|''Choricha Mamla''
|-
|'''1977'''
|{{Dash}}
|Yashwant Datta
|''Daga''
|
|-
| '''1978'''
|{{Border|[[File: Sriram Lagoo.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Shreeram Lagoo]]
|''Devkinandan Gopala''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1979'''
|{{Border|[[File:Ashok Saraf.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|''Baeel Veda''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ashok Saraf |url=http://www.indiarocking.com/entertainment/ashok-saraf.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422184005/http://www.indiarocking.com/entertainment/ashok-saraf.php |archive-date=22 April 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|'''1980'''
|{{Dash}}
|Yashwant Datta
|''Sansar''
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=यशवंत दत्त (यशवंतसिंह महाडीक) – profiles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/profiles/yashwant-datta-yashwantsinha-mahadik/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| '''1981'''
|{{Border|[[File:Amol Palekar - Kolkata 2016-02-04 0749.JPG|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Amol Palekar]]
|''Akrit''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-09 |title=Amol Palekar's debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Amol-Palekars-debut-/articleshow/13698397.cms |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|'''1982'''
|{{Dash}}
|Yashwant Datta
|''[[Shapit]]''
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''1983'''
|{{Border|[[File:Nana patekar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Nana Patekar]]
|''Raghu Maina''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''1984'''
|{{Border|[[File:Ashok Saraf.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|''[[Bahurupi]]''
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''1985'''
|{{Border|[[File:Nana patekar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Nana Patekar]]
|''Gad Jejuri Jejuri''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deshpande |first=Rekha |title=Marathi Chitrapatsrushticha Samagra Itihas |publisher=[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]] |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Mumbai |language=Marathi}}</ref>
|-
|'''1986'''
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Mohan Gokhale]]
|''Aaj Zale Mukt Mi''
|
|-
|'''1987'''
|{{Border|[[File: Ashok Saraf.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|''Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla''
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''1988'''
|{{Dash}}
|[[Laxmikant Berde]]
|''Gholat Ghol''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1989'''
|{{Border|[[File:Vikram Gokhale at the TV show launch.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Vikram Gokhale]]
|''[[Kalat Nakalat]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|'''1990'''
|{{Dash}}
|Pramod Pawar
|''Aaghat''
|
|-
| '''1991'''
|{{Border|[[File:Dilip Prabhavalkar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]
|''[[Chaukat Raja]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1992'''
|{{Border|[[File:Ashok Saraf.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|''Aapli Mansa''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''1993'''
|{{Border|[[File:Ashok Saraf.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ashok Saraf]]
|''Vazir''
|-
|'''1994'''
|{{Dash}}
|[[Ravindra Mankani]]
|''Limited Manuski''
|
|-
| '''1995'''
|{{Dash}}
|Dilip Kulkarni
|''Aai''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinemas of India, Videos, Festival Participation & Awards, National Award, Regional Cinema, Independent Cinema, Art House Cinema, Jaya Ganga, Mirch Masala, Party, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro |url=https://www.nfdcindia.com/cinemasofindia/home-video-02.htm |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.nfdcindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| '''1996'''
|{{Border|[[File:Mohan Joshi.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Mohan Joshi]]
|''Rao Saheb''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1997'''
|{{Dash}}
|Avinash Narkar
|''Paij Lagnachi''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1998'''
|{{Border|[[File:Dilip Prabhavalkar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]
|''Ratra Aarambh''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''1999'''
|{{Border|[[File:Sachin Khedekar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Sachin Khedekar]]
|''[[Gharabaher]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|'''2000'''
|{{Border|[[File:Kishor kadam.jpg|130px|centre]]|style=solid|width=2px|color=grey}}
|[[Kishor Kadam]]
|''[[Dhyaas Parva]]''
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
|'''2001'''
|{{Border|[[File:Shivaji Satam.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Shivaji Satam]]
|''Ek Hoti Vaadi''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinemas of India, Videos, Festival Participation & Awards, National Award, Regional Cinema, Independent Cinema, Art House Cinema, Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda |url=https://www.nfdcindia.com/cinemasofindia/home-video-06.htm |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.nfdcindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| '''2002'''
|{{Border|[[File:Shreyas Talpade at the audio release of Om Shanti Om in 2007.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Shreyas Talpade]]
|''Reshamgath''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Bulletin: May 3rd |url=http://www.rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-May03.htm}}</ref>
|-
| '''2003'''
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Arun Nalawade]]
|''[[Shwaas]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2004'''
|{{Border|[[File:Shivaji Satam.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Shivaji Satam]]
|''[[Uttarayan (film)|Uttarayan]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Subodh Bhave (सुबोध भावे) - Marathi Actor, Director and Producer |url=https://subodhbhave.com/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=subodhbhave.com}}</ref>
|-
|'''2005'''
|[[File: Sandeep Kulkarni.jpg|120x120px]]
|[[Sandeep Kulkarni]]
|''[[Dombivli Fast]]''
|
|-
| '''2006'''
|{{Border|[[File:Umesh Kamat.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Umesh Kamat]]
|''Samar - Ek Sangharsh''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2007'''
|{{Border|[[File:Ajinkya Dev.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Ajinkya Deo]]
|''[[Vasudev Balwant Phadke]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2008'''
|{{Border|[[File:Upendra Limaye 1.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Upendra Limaye]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title='जोगवा'साठी उपेंद्र लिमयेला राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/-/articleshow/5492381.cms |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
| '''2009'''
|{{Border|[[File:Bharat Jadhav.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Bharat Jadhav]]
|''[[Jhing Chik Jhing]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''2010'''
|{{Border|[[File:Subodh Bhave 1.jpg|130px|centre]]|style=solid|width=2px|color=grey}}
|[[Subodh Bhave]]
|''[[Ranbhool]]''
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
|{{Border|[[File:Prasad Oak during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Prasad Oak]]
|''Ti Ratra''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2011'''
|{{Border|[[File:Subodh Bhave 1.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Subodh Bhave]]
|''[[Balgandharva (film)|Balgandharva]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2012'''
|{{Border|[[File:Sachin Khedekar.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Sachin Khedekar]]
|''[[Kaksparsh]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaksparsh Awards |url=http://www.kaksparshthefilm.com/awards.php|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093640/http://www.kaksparshthefilm.com/awards.php |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|'''2013'''
|{{Dash}}
|[[Ashok Lokhande]]
|''[[Yashwantrao Chavan: Bakhar Eka Vaadalaachi]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of 51st Maharashtra State Film Awards |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/winners-at-the-51st-maharashtra-state-awards/photostory/slide/imgid/40284194.cms}}</ref>
|-
| '''2015'''
|[[File:ShashankShende.jpg|120x120px]]
|[[Shashank Shende]]
|''[[Ringan (film)|Ringan]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2016'''
|{{Dash}}
|Mangesh Desai
|''[[Ekk Albela]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2017'''
| [[File:ShashankShende.jpg|120x120px]]
|[[Shashank Shende]]
|''[[Redu (film)|Redu]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| '''2018'''
|{{Border|[[File:Kay Kay Act.JPG|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Kay Kay Menon]]
|''Ek Sangaychay''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|'''2019'''
|{{Border|[[File:Deepak Dobriyal in 2013.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Deepak Dobriyal]]
|''Baba''
|
|-
|'''2020'''
|{{Border|[[File:Rahul Deshpande singing in Vasantotsav 2010.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Rahul Deshpande]]
|''[[Me Vasantrao]]''
|
|-
|'''2021'''
|{{Border|[[File: Jitendra Joshi.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Jitendra Joshi]]
|''[[Godavari (2022 film)|Godavari]]''
|
|-
|'''2022'''
|{{Border|[[File: Prasad Oak during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa.jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Prasad Oak]]
|''[[Dharmaveer]]''
|
|-
|'''2023'''
|{{Border|[[File: Amey Wagh (2018).jpg|130px|centre]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
|[[Amey Wagh]]
|''[[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]''
|
|}

==Superlatives==
* The first recipient was [[Gajanan Jagirdar]], who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for his performance in the film ''Shahir Parshuram''.
* As of 2024, [[Ashok Saraf]] is the most honoured actor with five awards. [[Nilu Phule]] and Yashwant Datta with three awards, while [[Chandrakant Gokhale]], [[Arun Sarnaik]], [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]], [[Shivaji Satam]], [[Nana Patekar]], [[Sachin Khedekar]], [[Subodh Bhave]], [[Prasad Oak]], and [[Shashank Shende]] have won the award two times.
* The most recent recipient is [[Amey Wagh]] who is honoured at the [[61st Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for his performance in ''[[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=59th Maharashtra State Film Awards: Asha Parekh, Shivaji Satam, Anuradha Paudwal honoured, here’s the winners list |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/59th-maharashtra-state-film-awards-asha-parekh-shivaji-satam-anuradha-paudwal-honoured-heres-the-winners-list-9527159/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chandrakant Gokhale]] and [[Vikram Gokhale]], [[Ramesh Deo]] and [[Ajinkya Deo]] are Pair of Father-Son Won The Award. Also [[Chandrakant Mandare]] and [[Suryakant Mandhare]] Pair of Brothers won the Award.

==Multiple wins==

Individuals with two or more Best Actor (BA) awards:

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Actor
|-
| 5
| {{cslist|[[Ashok Saraf]]}}
|-
| 3
| {{cslist|[[Nilu Phule]]|[[Arun Sarnaik]]|Yashwant Datta |}}
|-
| 2
| {{cslist|[[Chandrakant Gokhale]]|[[Nana Patekar]]|[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]|[[Shivaji Satam]]|[[Sachin Khedekar]]|[[Subodh Bhave]]|[[Prasad Oak]]|[[Shashank Shende]]||}}
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb event|0015478|Maharashtra State Film Awards}}

[[Category:Maharashtra State Film Awards|Actor]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1962]]

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor - Revision history

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