Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures.
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13 Facts About Marathi cinema
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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in Marathi cinema given annually by the Government of Maharashtra for lifetime contribution to Indian Marathi cinema.
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The first Marathi movie released in India was Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai.
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Marathi cinema brought the revolution of moving images to India with his first indigenously made film Raja Harishchandra in 1913, which is considered by IFFI and NIFD as part of Marathi cinema as it used Marathi dialogues while shooting and had a fully Marathi crew.
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In 1954 at the very first edition of the National Awards, Shyamchi Aai another Marathi film, won the first President's gold medal for Cinema.
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Marathi cinema was in its full bloom by this time with the advent of greats like V Shantaram, Master Vinayak, Bhalji Pendharkar, Acharya Atre, followed by Raja Paranjpe, Jyotiram, sonal and mumtaz, Dinkar D Patil, G D Madgulkar, Sudhir Phadke, Raja Thakur.
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Marathi cinema went on to create satirical, pun-ridden films often including social and political commentary, many of which became cult classics.
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In past few years, the Marathi cinema industry has produced many films that are not only critically acclaimed but commercially successful as well.
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Marathi cinema made the first Marathi film with Digital Special Effects, Pachadlela, in 2004.
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Marathi cinema made first Marathi movie in 3D Zapatlela 2, in 2013.
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Marathi cinema received critical acclaim in 2004 with the film Shwaas winning the Golden Lotus National Award.
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In recent year Marathi cinema industry produced many big budget movies that have awesome response on box office and were blockbuster movie like and (Pawankhind) made on budget of 12 crore gross 40.
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Nowadays, Marathi cinema movies have been listed at many international film festivals, which provides a platform for such movies and the filmmakers to know big in the world film industry.
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