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 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.
Acting
Movie
Sairat
as Cricket Commentator
2016
TV
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Himself
2016
Movie
Jhund
as Hitler Bhai
2022
Movie
Fandry
as Chankeshwar 'Chankya' Sathe
2013
Movie
The Silence
2015
TV
Unpaused: Naya Safar
as Vikas Chavan
2022
Movie
Naal
as Savkar
2018
Movie
Ghar Banduk Biryani
2023
Movie
Naal 2
as Savkar
2023
Movie
Highway
2015
Movie
Taar
as Vyankatrao
2020
Movie
Pistulya
as Ambadas
2010
Movie
Baji
as Inspector Mahesh
2015
Crew
Movie
Sairat
Writer
2016
Movie
Dhadak
Original Story
2018
Movie
Jhund
Producer
2022
Movie
Fandry
Director
2013
Movie
Cactus Pears
Executive Producer
2025
TV
Unpaused: Naya Safar
Producer
2022
Movie
Naal
Dialogue
2018
TV
Matka King
Director
2026
Movie
An Essay of the Rain
Writer
2017
Movie
Naal 2
Dialogue
2023
Movie
Ghar Banduk Biryani
Writer
2023
Movie
Manasu Malligey
Original Story
2017