Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 24, 1977
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.
Filmography
Khashaba TBA
Producer, Director, Writer
Sairat - Making of the Masterpiece TBA
Actor
Frame 2026
as Chandu Pansare (CP)
Cactus Pears 2025
Executive Producer
Naal 2 2023
as Savkar, Dialogue
Ghar Banduk Biryani 2023
Actor, Writer, Producer
Jhund 2022
as Hitler Bhai, Producer, Writer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Casting, Director
Taar 2020
as Vyankatrao
Naal 2018
as Savkar, Dialogue, Producer
Dhadak 2018
Original Story
An Essay of the Rain 2017
Writer, Director
Manasu Malligey 2017
Original Story
Sairat 2016
as Cricket Commentator, Writer, Director
Highway 2015
Actor
The Silence 2015
Actor
Baji 2015
as Inspector Mahesh
Fandry 2013
as Chankeshwar 'Chankya' Sathe, Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
Pistulya 2010
as Ambadas, Writer, Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.