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{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahesh Limaye
| image =
| birth_name = Shivkumar Madhukar Limaye
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = [[Cinematography]]
| spouse = Shama Limaye
}}

'''Mahesh Limaye''' is an Indian [[cinematographer]] - [[Film director|director]] known for his work in [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi cinema]]. He is known for his collaborations with [[Madhur Bhandarkar]], [[Salman Khan]], and [[Pravin Tarde]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahesh Limaye movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/mahesh-limaye-29856|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121011013/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/mahesh-limaye-29856|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2021|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Mahesh was born in [[Dombivli]], Maharashtra. Right from his young days he always had an inclination towards arts. He got into [[Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art|Sir J J School of arts]] and completed his graduation in commercial arts with specialization in photography.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|title=Its all sunshine for Yellow - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/yellow-mahesh-limaye-mrinal-kulkarni-gauri-gadgil-national-awards-upendra-limaye-manoj-joshi-special-jury-award/articleshow/33831502.cms|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Mahesh Limaye {{!}}{{!}} Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art Mumbai|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1ZuB80w4Ck|language=en|access-date=2022-01-25}}</ref> His love for music videos made him take keen interest in cinematography.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 Apr 2011|title=Man behind the camera|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/man-behind-the-camera/articleshow/16120669.cms|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Post his graduation from Sir J J School of Arts, Mahesh assisted Raja Sayed, a well known cinematographer. He also got a chance to assist a lot of foreign cinematographers in their advertisement projects.<ref>{{Cite web|title=करिअर कथा : कॅमेऱ्यामागच्या करामती|url=https://www.loksatta.com/career-vrutantta/careervrutant-lekh/cinematographer-mahesh-limaye-1625460/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Loksatta|language=mr}}</ref>

Mahesh shot his first film as an independent cinematographer with director Marlon Rodrigues in 2005 named CU at 9. Bipin Nadkarni, an advertisement director chose Mahesh to shoot his directorial debut [[Uttarayan (film)|''Uttarayan'']]. He shot Bipin's second film [[:mr:एवढसं आभाळ (चित्रपट)|''Aevdhese Aabhal'']] as well. He had a long partnership with [[Madhur Bhandarkar]] with films like ''Traffic Signal'', ''Corporate'', ''Fashion'' and ''Heroine''. He shot 3 films for [[Ravi Jadhav]] namely ''[[Natarang]]'', [[Balgandharva (film)|''Balgandharva'']]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2011-05-01|title=Bal Gandharva: A tale of feminine mystique|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/bal-gandharva-a-tale-of-feminine-mystique/story-wTtvIo6EJS31Eg2mGWKeyH.html|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> and [[Balak-Palak|''Balak Palak'']]. Mahesh rose to fame when he shot [[Dabangg|''Dabaang'']] with [[Salman Khan]]. Mahesh shot some portions of ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' and collaborated with [[Prabhu Deva|Prabhudeva]] for [[Dabangg 3|''Dabaangg 3'']]. Mahesh shot Marathi features like ''[[Rege]]'', ''[[Family Katta]]'', ''[[Mulshi Pattern]]''.  He collaborated with Punit Malhotra for Gori Tere Pyaar Mein produced by Dharma Productions.The other films that he has shot include ''[[Freaky Ali]]'', ''Happy Ending'', ''Bhikari'', ''Shentimental''.

In 2014, Mahesh debuted as a director with the Marathi feature film [[Yellow (2014 film)|''Yellow'']].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Mahesh Limaye stunned by response to Yellow|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mahesh-limaye-stunned-by-response-to-yellow-638711|access-date=2022-01-25|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Reporter|date=2018-07-18|title=Director of National Award-Winning Movie Yellow, Mahesh Limaye guides Times & Trends Academy Students|url=https://www.punekarnews.in/director-of-national-award-winning-movie-yellow-mahesh-limaye-guides-times-trends-academy-students/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Punekar News|language=en-US}}</ref> At the [[61st National Film Awards]], the film won the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)|Special Jury Award]] for feature films and two [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]] awards for the child actors.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web|date=2014-04-17|title=Riteish Deshmukh ecstatic as 'Yellow' wins 3 National Awards, B-Town congratulates him|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/riteish-deshmukh-ecstatic-as-yellow-wins-3-national-awards-b-town-congratulates-him/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He also directed two video shorts namely ''Punaragamanayacha''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punaragamanaya Cha on Moviebuff.com|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/punaragamanaya-cha|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Moviebuff.com}}</ref> and ''Aashechi Roshnai''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

He has recently worked on the Marathi feature film ''Sarsenapati Hambirrao Mohite''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarsenapati Hambirrao: Gashmeer Mahajani Reveals His Character As Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj In Pravin Tarde's Next|url=https://www.spotboye.com/marathi/marathi-news/sarsenapati-hambirrao-gashmeer-mahajani-reveals-his-character-as-chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-in-pravin-tarde-s-next/60bdfe3dc22b2417f3f92e4b|access-date=2022-01-25|website=www.spotboye.com|language=en}}</ref>

Mahesh is currently working on his second directorial named ''Jaggu ani Juliet''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Director Mahesh Limaye on his 6-year hiatus: I wanted to make comeback with an interesting story - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/director-mahesh-limaye-on-his-6-year-hiatus-i-wanted-to-make-comeback-with-an-interesting-story/articleshow/80246524.cms|access-date=2022-01-25|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by Punit Balan and the duo [[Ajay–Atul|Ajay-Atul]] are doing the music for the film.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Uttarayan (film)|Uttarayan]]''
|rowspan="2" |Marathi
|
|-
|2005
|''CU at 9''
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2007
|''Aevdhese Aabhal''
|Marathi
|
|-
|''[[Traffic Signal (film)|Traffic Signal]]''
|rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Fashion (2008 film)|Fashion]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[Natarang]]''
|Marathi
|
|-
|''[[Dabangg]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Balgandharva (film)|Balagandharva]]''
|Marathi
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]''
|rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|''[[Dabangg 2]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Balak Palak]]''
|Marathi
|
|-
|''[[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein!]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Yellow (2014 film)|Yellow]]''
|rowspan="2" |Marathi
|Directorial debut
|-
|''[[Rege]]''
|
|-
|''[[Happy Ending (2014 film)|Happy Ending]]''
|rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2016
|''[[Freaky Ali]]''
|
|-
|''[[Family Katta]]''
|rowspan="4" |Marathi
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2017
|''Shentimental''
|
|-
|''[[Bhikari]]''
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Mulshi Pattern]]''
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Dabangg 3]]''
|Hindi
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |2020
|''Punaragamanchya''
|rowspan="4" |Marathi
|rowspan="2" |Short documentary
|-
|''Aashechi Roshnai''
|-
|2021
|''[[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]''
|Also director
|-
|2022
|''[[Sarsenapati Hambirrao]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="3" |2024
|''[[Heeramandi]]''
|Hindustani
|[[Netflix]] series
|-
|''[[Phullwanti]]''
|rowspan="2" |Marathi
|
|-
|''[[Dharmaveer 2]]''
|
|-
|2026
|{{pending film|[[Ramayana: Part 1 (2026)|Ramayana: Part 1]]}}
|rowspan="2" |Hindi
|
|-
|2027
|{{pending film|[[Ramayana: Part 2]]}}
|
|-
|}

== Awards and recognition ==

* Won – National Award for Yellow as Best Film Jury<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" />
* [[61st Maharashtra State Film Awards|2025]]: Won – [[Maharashtra State Film Awards|Maharashtra State Film Award]] for [[Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director II]] for ''[[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]''

== References ==
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