Top 10 Highest Grossing Marathi Movies

The Marathi cinema industry produces films in the Marathi language and is based in the state of Maharashtra, India. India's first full-length film, Raja Harischandra, was released in 1913 in the Marathi language. In this article, we are going to introduce with top 10 highest-grossing Marathi movies. We give the list of the movies and their release date, star cast, budget box office collection, and many more. Keep reading this article we explain in detail.

List of Highest-Grossing Marathi Movies

Here is the list of the 10 Marathi films.

1. Sairat

2. Sachin: A Billion Dreams

3. Ved

4. Natsamrat

5. Pawankhind

6. Katyar Kalijat Ghusali

7. Timepass 2

8. Lal Bhaari

9. Dagadi Chawl

10. Timepass

10. Timepass

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 33 Crore
• Budget - Rs. 2 Crore
• Release Dage - 3 January 2014
• Director - Ravi Jadhav
• Starring - Prathamesh Parab, Ketaki Mategaonkar, Bhushan Pradhan

According to the report, the 10th position was acquired by the Timepass Marathi movie which was directed by Ravi Jadav. The film grossed a worldwide collection of Rs. 33 crores and it was made on about Rs. 2 crores of budget. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Ketaki Mategaonkar, and Bhushan Pradhan in the leading role. It was released on 3 January 2014.

9. Dagadi Chawl

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 37 Crore
• Budget -
• Release Dage - 2 October 20115
• Director - Chandrakant Kanse
• Starring - Ankush Choudhary, Pooja Sawant, Makrand Deshpande

Dagati Chawl which was directed by Chandrakant Kanse and starring Ankush Choudhary, Pooja Sawant, and Makrant Deshpande Marathi movie becomes one of great commercial success films ever. The film successfully collected about rs. 37 Crore which placed this movie at the 9th position in the list of highest-grossing Marathi movies. It was released on 2 October 2015 coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.

8. Lai Bhaari

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 40 Crore
• Budget  - Rs. 8 Crore
• Release Date - 11 July 2014
• Director - Nishikant Kamat
• Starring - Riteish Deshmukh, Sharad Kelkar, Uyday Tikekar, Tanvi Azmi, Radhika Apte, Aaditi Pohankar, Digambar Bangde

Starring Riteish Deshmukh Lai Bhaari is a 20114 Indian Marathi-language action drama film. It directed by Nishikant Kamat. Its feature is it was the first film by actor Riteish Deshmukh and it was also a blockbuster at the box office in the Marathi language. The film ran for more than 100 days in Maharashtra and successfully manage to collect Rs. 40 Crore. Lai Bhaari's movie was released on 11 July 2014.

7. Timepass 2

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 40 Crore
• Budget - 
• Release Date - 1 May 2015
• Director - Ravi Jadhav
• Starring - Priyadarshan Jadhav, Priya Bapat, Prathamesh Parab, Ketaki Mategaonkar, Bhusan Pradhan.

The second sequel of the 2014 film Timepass's Timepass 2 movie ranked 7th position. This movie grossed over Rs. 40 crores at the worldwide box office. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Ketaki Mategaonkar, and Bhushan Pradhan in the leading role. Its story takes place after 15 years with grown-up Dagadu and Praju. Young Dagadu is a successful music company owner. Dagadu's Friend Bal Bharati is a successful astrologist, Kombda become a DJ working with Dagadu's music company and Malaria became a politician. 

6. Katyar Kaljat Ghusali

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 40 Crore
• Budget  - 
• Release Dage - 12 November 2015
• Director - Subodh Bhave
• Starring - Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, Subodh Bhave

Katyar Kaljat Ghusali is an Indian Marathi language epic musical drama film based on a play by the same name. Directed by Subodh Bhave and stars Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Subodh Bhave in the leading roles. It was the directorial debut of Subodh Bhave and the acting debut of Shankar Mahadevan. According to the media report, the film grossed Rs. 40 crore at box office collection.

5. Pawankhind

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 43 Crore
• Budget  - 
• Release Date - 18 February 2022
• Director - Digpal Lanjekar
• Starring - Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Ajay Purkar

Pawankhind is a recently released historical action drama Marathi language film directed by Digpal Lanjekar. The film is based on the life of Maratha Warrior, and Baji Prabhu Deshpande. It stars Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Ajay Purkar, and Sameer Dharmadhikari in the leading roles. The film was a huge commercial success with Rs. 43 crores becoming the fifth highest-grossing Marathi movie of all time and the second highest-grossing Marathi film of 2022.

4. Natsamrat

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 48 Crore
• Budget - 
• Release Date - 1 January 2016
• Director - Mahesh Manjrekar
• Starring - Nana Patekar, Medha Manjrekar, Vikram Gokhale, Mrunamayee Deshpande, Sunil Brave, Ajit Parab

Natsamrat is an Indian Marathi language drama film based on a play by the same written by Playwright Kusumagraj, the film depicts the tragic family life of a stage actor who has retired from acting but is unable to forget his fond memories of the theatre and the stage. Starring Nana Patekar in the leading role and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar movie get massive success at the worldwide box office and successfully manage to earn 48 Crore.

3. Ved

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 75 Crore
• Budget  - Rs. 15 Crore
• Release Dage - 30 December 2022
• Director - Riteish Deshmukh
• Starring - Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D'Souza, Ashok Saraf, Jiya Shankar

The 2022 romantic drama film Ved is the 3rd most successful Marathi film and the 1st highest-grossing Marathi language film of 2022 grossing Rs. 75 Crore worldwide collection. It is also the highest-grossing Marathi film of Deshmukh's career. Release in 30 December 2022

2. Sachin: A Billion Dreams

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 76.86 Crore
• Budget  - 
• Release Date - 26 May 2017
• Director - James Erskine
• Starring - 

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a documentary sports film directed by James Erskine.  The film is based on Tendulkar's cricket professional life in substantial detail, as well as reveals a few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before. The film won the trophy for Best Director of a Long Documentary. 

1. Sairat

• Worldwide Collection - Rs. 110 Crore
• Budget - Rs. 4 Crore
• Release Date - 29 April 2016
• Director - Nagraj Manjule
• Starring - Akash Thosar, Rinku Rajguru

Sairat is a Marathi language romantic tragedy film directed by Nagraj Manjule and produced by Manjule Himself under his banner Aatpat Production along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane Under Essel Vision Productions and Zee Studios.

Conclusion

In this article, we discovered all the top 10 highest-grossing Marathi movies. Keep visiting to Check My Budget for more box office-related articles.

FAQs

Which Marathi movie has the highest collection?

Sairat is the highest-grossing Marathi movie of all time, which earned over Rs 110 crores at the box office