Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1977-08-24 (47 years old)

Also Known As Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Biography

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.

Known For

Director

Matka King

as Director

2025
Khashaba

as Director

2022
Jhund

as Director

2022
2017
2016
Sairat

as Director

2013
Fandry

as Director

2010
Pistulya

as Director

Writer

Matka King

as Writer

2023
Naal 2

as Dialogue

2023
2022
Jhund

as Writer

2022
Jhund

as Screenplay

2022
Jhund

as Dialogue

2022
2018
Dhadak

as Original Story

2018
Naal

as Dialogue

2017
Manasu Malligey

as Original Story

2017
2016
Sairat

as Writer

2013
Fandry

as Dialogue

2013
Fandry

as Screenplay

2013
Fandry

as Story

2010
Pistulya

as Writer

Actor

2023
Naal 2

as Savkar

2022
Jhund

as Hitler Bhai

2022
Unpaused: Naya Safar

as Vikas Chavan

2020
Taar

as Vyankatrao

2018
Naal

as Savkar

2016
Sairat

as Cricket Commentator

2016
2015
Baji

as Inspector Mahesh

2013
Fandry

as Chankeshwar 'Chankya' Sathe

Producer

2025
Khashaba

as Producer

2023
2022
Jhund

as Producer

2022
Jhund

as Casting

2022
2018
Naal

as Producer

Creator

Matka King

as Creator