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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for Best Music Director
| image = Ajay-Atul 1.jpg
| image_size =
| image_upright =
| caption = The 2024 recipient: [[Ajay-Atul]] for ''[[Maharashtra Shahir]]''
| awarded_for = Best Music Director
| presenter = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| reward = {{INR|50,000}}
| year = [[Sudhir Phadke]], <br /> ''[[Prapanch]]'' (1962)
| holder = [[Ajay-Atul]] <br /> ''[[Maharashtra Shahir]]'' (2024)
| website =
}}
The '''Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Music Director''' is an honour established in 1962, and presented at the [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for best music director [[Marathi cinema]]. The inaugural award was named as "Arun Paudwal Award for Best Music Direction" and was awarded to [[Sudhir Phadke]] for the film ''[[Prapanch]]'', directed by Madhukar Pathak.

The first recipient of the award was [[Sudhir Phadke]] who was honoured for his composition for ''[[Prapanch]]'' in 1962. [[Anand Modak]] is the most frequent winner having won six awards. [[Sudhir Phadke]] has won it five times. [[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]] and [[Ajay-Atul]] have won it four times. [[Datta Davjekar]], [[Ashok Patki]], and [[Amitraj]] have won the award thrice each.

== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:blue;"
! Year
! Recipient
! Film
! Ref
|-
| 1962
|[[Sudhir Phadke]]||''[[Prapanch]]'' ||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |1963
|[[Datta Davjekar]]
| rowspan="3" |''Rangalya Ratri Asha''
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Vasant Pawar]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Datta Davjekar]]
|-
|1964
|''[[Pathlaag]]''
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|1965
|[[Vasant Pawar]]
|''[[Sawaal Majha Aika!]]''
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1966||[[Lata Mangeshkar|Anandghan]]||''[[Sadhi Mansa (film)|Sadhi Mansa]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Maharashtra Bhushan award for Lata Mangeshkar |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/oct/16maha.htm |access-date= |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1967
|[[Datta Davjekar]]||''Santh Wahate Krushnamai''||<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=सुधीर वासुदेव नांदगावकर |first=चैतन्य कुंटे |url=http://archive.org/details/20190823_20190823_0935 |title=शिल्पकार चरित्रकोश खंड ७ – चित्रपट, संगीत |date=2014}}</ref>
|-
| 1968
|[[Sudhir Phadke]]||''[[Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=Down The memory lane with Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava Zee Talkies latest press release online at ZeeTalkies.com |url=http://www.zeetalkies.com/press-releases/down-the-memory-lane-with-aamhi-jato-amuchya-gava.html |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713090340/http://www.zeetalkies.com/press-releases/down-the-memory-lane-with-aamhi-jato-amuchya-gava.html |archive-date=2021-07-13 }}</ref>
|-
| 1969
|[[Datta Naik]]||''Apradh''||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1970
|[[Datta Davjekar]]||''Dhartichi Lekara''||<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Mujawar |first=Isak |title=Gatha Marathi Cinemachi |publisher=Pratik Prakashan |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Pune |pages=809-811 |language=Marathi}}</ref>
|-
| 1971
|[[C. Ramchandra]]||''Gharkul''||
|-
| 1972
|[[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]] ||''[[Ekta Jeev Sadashiv]]''||
|-
| 1974
|[[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]] ||''Sugandhi Katta'' ||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1975||[[Vasant Desai]] ||''Bayanno Navre Sambhala'' ||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1976
|[[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]||''[[Ha Khel Sawalyancha]]''||<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 1977
|[[Datta Naik]]||''[[Bala Gau Kashi Angai]]'' ||
|-
| 1978||[[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]||''[[Jait Re Jait]]''||<ref name=":4" />
|-
|1979
|[[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]
|''Janaki''
|
|-
| 1980||[[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]] ||''Paij''||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1981||Vishwanath More ||''Gondhalat Gondhal''||<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=मोरे, विश्वनाथ शंकर |url=https://maharashtranayak.in/index.php/maorae-vaisavanaatha-sankara |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=महाराष्ट्र नायक |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 1982||[[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]]||''[[Ek Daav Bhutacha]]''||<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 1983||Vishwanath More ||''Sansar Pakhrancha''||<ref name=":2" />
|-
| 1984||[[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]||''Mahananda''||<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 1985
|[[Ashok Patki]]||''Ardhangi''||<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sound of India, The Best Reference Site for Indian Classical Music |url=http://www.soundofindia.com/showarticle.asp?in_article_id=1985356676 |access-date= |website=www.soundofindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1986||[[Anil Mohile|Anil]]-[[Arun Paudwal|Arun]]||''Aaj Zale Mukta Mee''||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1987||[[Arun Paudwal]]||''[[Gammat Jammat]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=मंगेशकर, हृदयनाथ दीनानाथ |url=https://maharashtranayak.in/index.php/mangaesakara-hardayanaatha-dainaanaatha |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=महाराष्ट्र नायक |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 1988
|Vishwanath More
|''[[Bandiwan Mi Ya Sansari]]'' ||
|-
| 1989||[[Anand Modak]]||''[[Kalat Nakalat]]'' ||<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Anand Modak {{!}} well known music director |url=http://www.anandmodak.com/ |access-date= |website=www.anandmodak.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1990||[[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]]||''Aaghat'' ||<ref name=":4" />
|-
| 1991||Arvind Powar ||''Kal Ratri Bara Vajta'' ||
|-
| 1992||[[Ashok Patki]]||''Aapli Mansa'' ||<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1993||[[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]] ||''Sai Baba'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-07 |title=Sadhna Sargam |url=http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/28897.15.49.40.html |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007055419/http://www.tfmpage.com/forum/28897.15.49.40.html |archive-date=2018-10-07 }}</ref>
|-
| 1994||[[Anand Modak]]||''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''|| rowspan="3" |<ref name=":3" />
|-
|1995
|[[Anand Modak]]
|''[[Doghi]]''
|-
| 1996||[[Anand Modak]]||''Rao Saheb''
|-
| 1997||Achyut Thakur ||''[[Paij Lagnachi]]''||<ref>{{Cite web |title=अच्युत ठाकूर – profiles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/profiles/achyut-thakur/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|1998
|[[Suresh Wadkar]]
|''Ashi Dnyaneshwari''
|
|-
|1999||Achyut Thakur||''Ghe Bharari'' ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-07 |title=Bindhaast sweeps state Marathi film awards |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20000502/ien02018.html |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307143111/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20000502/ien02018.html |archive-date=2014-03-07 }}</ref>
|-
|2000||[[Anand Modak]]||''Raju'' ||<ref name=":3" />
|-
|2001
|Arvind-Nirmal
|''Ek Hoti Vadi''
|
|-
|2002
|Shrirang Umrani
|''[[Dahavi Fa]]''
|
|-
|2003
|[[Saleel Kulkarni]]
|''Vitthal Vitthal''
|
|-
|2004
|Rishiraj
|''Me Tujhi Tujhech Re''
|
|-
|2005||Aashish Rego and K.C Loy|| ''[[Pak Pak Pakaak]]'' ||<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2006
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|''Savlee''
|
|-
|2007||[[Ajay-Atul]]||''Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Ani Kay Hava''||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-01 |title=Marathi films get a push with De Dhakka - Movies News News - IBNLive |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/marathi-film-industry-gets-a-push-with-de-dhakka/66758-8.html |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101041826/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/marathi-film-industry-gets-a-push-with-de-dhakka/66758-8.html |archive-date=2011-11-01 }}</ref>
|-
|2008
|Shrirang Umrani
|''Gho Mala Asla Hava''
|
|-
|2009||[[Ajay-Atul]]||''[[Natarang]]''||
|-
|2010||[[Anand Modak]]||''Dhoosar'' ||
|-
|2011
|[[Narendra Bhide]]||''Paulwat''||
|-
|2012||[[Kaushal Inamdar]]||''[[Ajintha (film)|Ajintha]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-09-26 |title=Bollywood gives music to Marathi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news-and-interviews/Bollywood-gives-music-to-Marathi/articleshow/10126989.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|Atul Lohar
|''Pikuli''
| rowspan="2" |<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/40284230.cms?pcode=other#:~:text='Taani'%20won%20in%20two%20categories,category%20for%20the%20same%20film.}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|Ajay Singha
|''[[Kaakan]]''
|-
| 2015||[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]||''[[Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (film)|Katyar Kaljat Ghusali]]''
|
|-
|2016
|[[Amitraj]]
|''[[Dashakriya]]''
|
|-
|2017
|[[Vijay Narayan Gavande]]
|''[[Redu (film)|Redu]]''
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vijay Narayan wins big at Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/vijay-narayan-wins-big-at-maharashtra-state-marathi-film-festival/articleshow/64124818.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM=#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17086843294791&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/music/vijay-narayan-wins-big-at-maharashtra-state-marathi-film-festival/articleshow/64124818.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Rajesh Sarkate
|''Menaka Urvashi''
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Film by an all-FTII technical team wins second state awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/film-by-an-all-ftii-technical-team-wins-2-state-awards/articleshow/69121078.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM=#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17086842292491&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/film-by-an-all-ftii-technical-team-wins-2-state-awards/articleshow/69121078.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|[[Amitraj]]
|''[[Hirkani]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=team |first=abp majha web |title=ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते अशोक सराफ यांना महाराष्ट्र भूषण पुरस्कार प्रदान.. |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/maharashtra-state-film-awards-suresh-wadkar-ashok-saraf-eknath-shinde-devendra-fadnavis-entertainment-marathi-news-1258690 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=ABP Marathi |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[Rahul Deshpande]]
|''[[Me Vasantrao]]''
| rowspan="2" |<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/lite/ |access-date= |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Amitraj]]
|''[[Jhimma]]''
|-
|2022
|Nihar Shembekar
|''[[Samaira (film)|Samaira]]''
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=जगताप |first=नामदेव |title=राज्य चित्रपट पुरस्कार सोहळा; हिंदी, मराठी सिनेसृष्टीतील कलाकारांचा सन्मान; पाहा संपूर्ण यादी |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/maharashtra-state-film-awards-diamond-jubilee-held-in-mumbai-see-all-winners-list-kajol-bhimrao-panchale-anupam-kher-mukta-barve-bollywood-news-1375148 |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|[[Ajay-Atul]]
|''[[Maharashtra Shahir]]''
|}

==Multiple wins==

Individuals with two or more Best Music director awards:

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Recipients
|-
|6
|{{Cslist|[[Anand Modak]]}}
|-
| 4
| {{cslist|[[Ram Kadam (composer)|Ram Kadam]]|[[Hridaynath Mangeshkar]]|[[Datta Davjekar]]}}
|-
| 3
| {{cslist|[[Ajay-Atul]]| [[Ashok Patki]]| [[Amitraj]]|Vishwanath More||||||||}}
|-
|2
|{{Cslist|[[Sudhir Phadke]]|[[Vasant Pawar]]|[[Datta Naik]]|[[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]]|Achyut Thakur|Shrirang Umrani}}
|-
|}

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

[[Category:Maharashtra State Film Awards|Music Director]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1962]]
[[Category:Music awards honoring women]]
[[Category:Film awards for best playback singer]]

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Music Director - Revision history

Joseph678 at 05:43, 2 November 2025