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Nagraj Manjule
Indian film director (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (born 24 August 1978) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He works in Marathi cinema, and is best known for Sairat and Pistulya—the latter for which he received National Film Award in the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director.
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![]() Manjule (right) at the 65th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi | |
Born | Nagraj Popatrao Manjule (1978-08-24) 24 August 1978 (age 45) Jeur, Maharashtra, India |
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Spouse | Gargee Kulkarni (m. 2017)[1]
Sunita Manjule
(m. 1997; div. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
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At the 61st National Film Awards, Fandry won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[3] In 2018, Manjule published a book of poetry in Marathi titled Unhachya Katavirudhha which won the Bhairuratan Damani Sahitya Puraskar.[4] He owns a wrestling team called 'Veer Marathwada' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.[5]