Prabhat Film Company announced the annual Prabhat Puraskar 2015. The award is aimed at recognizing exceptional films and exemplary works of filmmakers and film artists of contemporary India.
Established in 1929, the rise of Prabhat Film Company saw the dawn of the golden era of Indian Cinema in general and the Marathi films in particular.
In keeping with this tradition of excellence, the Prabhat Pictures will again set the highest standards in assessing and judging the deserving films, filmmakers and artists for conferring upon them the Prabhat Puraskar.
BEST STORY
KIRAN YADNYOPAVIT
Film: Salaam
MAHESH KELUSKAR
Film: Nagrik
SACHIN KUNDALKAR
Film: Happy Journey
SAMEER PATIL
Film: Poshter Boyz
SHRIKANT BOJEWAR
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST SCREENPLAY
BHAURAO KARHADE
Film: Khwada
KIRAN YADNYOPAVIT
Film: Salaam
MAHESH KELUSKAR & JAYPRAD DESAI
Film: Nagrik
SACHIN KUNDALKAR
Film: Happy Journey
SHRIKANT BOJEWAR
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST DIALOGUES
BHAURAO KARHADE
Film: Khwada
KIRAN YADNYOPAVIT
Film: Salaam
MAHESH KELUSKAR
Film: Nagrik
SAMEER PATIL
Film: Poshter Boyz
SHRIKANT BOJEWAR
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST LYRICIST
ASHWINI SHENDE
Film: Sou. Shashi Deodhar
(Haati Tuze Gandh Yaave)
GURU THAKUR
Film: Lai Bhari
(Mauli Mauli)
KSHITIJ PATWARDHAN
Film: Classmates
(Sang Naa)
VAIBHAV JOSHI
Film: Taptapadi
(Ashi Ye Najik)
VAIBHAV JOSHI
Film: Taptapadi
(Funkar)
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
AJAY - ATUL
Film: Lai Bhari
AJAY NAIK
Film: Baaware Prem He
AJAY SINGHA
Film: Kaakan
AMITRAJ, TROY-ARIF, AVINASH-VISHWAJEET, PANKAJ PADGHAN
Film: Classmates
CHAITANYA ADKAR
Film: Priyatama
BEST SINGER (FEMALE)
ARTI ANKALIKAR
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
(Krishna Tiri)
HAMSIKA IYER
Film: Kaakan
(Saajana)
MAHALAXMI IYER
Film: Sou. Shashi Deodhar
(Haati Tuze Gandh Yaave)
NEHA RAJPAL
Film: Kaakan
(Title Song)
PRIYANKA BARVE
Film: Rama Madhav
(He Sarv Khare)
BEST SINGER (MALE)
AJAY GOGAWALE
Film: Lai Bhari
(Mauli Mauli)
HRISHIKESH RANADE
Film: Baaware Prem He
(Title Song)
ROHIT RAUT
Film: Surajya
(Ha Nava Bahana)
SHANKAR MAHADEVAN
Film: Sou. Shashi Deodhar
(Rang Tu)
SWAPNIL BANDODKAR
Film: Kaakan
(Akashachya Chatrikhali)
BEST BACKGROUND SCORE
AJAY SINGHA
Film: Kaakan
DEBAPRITO SAHA
Film: Happy Journey
CHAITANYA ADKAR
Film: Priyatama
TABBI PARIKH
Film: Nagrik
TROY-ARIF
Film: Classmates
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
AKSHATA TIKHE
Film: Rama Madhav
(Manglagauri)
GANESH ACHARYA
Film: Lai Bhari
(Holicha San)
RAJESH BIDVE
Film: Poshter Boyz
(Aale Re Poshter Boyz)
UMESH JAADHAV
Film: Classmates
(Yaariyan)
UMESH JAADHAV
Film: Pyarvali Love Story
(Shutter Ka taala)
BEST COSTUME
AMIT DIWEKAR
Film: Happy Journey
BHAUSAHEB SHINDE
Film: Khwada
KALYANI KULKARNI-GUGALE
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
MAHESH SHERLA
Film: Lokmanya
MANALI JAGTAP
Film: Classmates
BEST MAKEUP
RAJU AMBULKAR
Film: Khwada
SACHIN DETHE
Film: Candle March
SANTOSH GILBILE
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
VIKRAM GAIKWAD
Film: Lokmanya
VIKRAM GAIKWAD
Film: Nagrik
BEST ART DIRECTOR
PRASHANT BIDKAR
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
PRASHANT BIDKAR
Film: Salaam
SANTOSH PHUTANE
Film: Candle March
SUKANT PANIGRAHI,
VIJAY KADALI,
SHRADDHA VASUGAWDE
Film: Nagrik
TEJAS MODAK,
PRASHANT BIDKAR,
AJAY SHARMA
Film: Happy Journey
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
DEVENDRA GOLATKAR
Film: Nagrik
MING KAI LUNG
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
RAJA SATANKAR
Film: Candle March
RANGRAJAN RAMBADRAN
Film: Happy Journey
SANJAY MEMANE
Film: Lai Bhari
BEST SOUND DESIGN
ANMOL BHAVE
Film: Salaam
MAHAVIR SABANNAVAR
Film: Khwada
PRAMOD THOMAS
Film: Happy Journey
RESUL POOKUTTY &
ANITA KUSHWAH
Film: Nagrik
THORSTEN MINNING
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST EDITOR
FAISAL - IMRAN
Film: Classmates
GORAKSHNATH KHANDE
Film: Nagrik
JAYANT JATHAR
Film: Happy Journey
ROHAN PATIL
Film: Khwada
SHRIHARI SATHE
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST MARKETING & PROMOTION
CLASSMATES
HAPPY JOURNEY
LAI BHARI
POSHTER BOYZ
PYARVALI LOVE STORY
BEST CHILD ARTIST
ABHISHEK BHARATE
Film: Salaam
ASHITOSH GAIKWAD
Film: Kaakan
NISHANT BHAVSAR
Film: Vitti Dandu
SHRUTI KARLEKAR
Film: Rama Madhav
VIVEK CHABUKSWAR
Film: Salaam
BEST COMIC ROLE
ASHOK SARAF
Film: Hututu
CHITRA PALEKAR
Film: Happy Journey
HRISHIKESH JOSHI
Film: Poshter Boyz
NEHA JOSHI
Film: Poshter Boyz
VARSHA USGAONKAR
Film: Hututu
BEST NEGATIVE ROLE
ANIL NAGARKAR
Film: Khwada
MILIND SOMAN
Film: Nagrik
NILESH DIWEKAR
Film: Candle March
SHARAD KELKAR
Film: Lai Bhari
SHRIKANT YADAV
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)
JYOTI CHANDEKAR
Film: Ticha Umbaratha
SHRUTI MARATHE
Film: Taptapadi
SMITA TAMBE
Film: Candle March
SUREKHA GAVHANE
Film: Khwada
URMILA KANETKAR
Film: Pyarvali Love Story
BEST SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)
AMEYA WAGH
Film: Shutter
SANDEEP PATHAK
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
SANJAY KHAPRE
Film: Lai Bhari
SHASHANK SHENDE
Film: Khwada
SIDDHARTH MENON
Film: Happy Journey
BEST DEBUT (FEMALE)
MRUNMAYEE KOLWALKAR
Film: Miss Match
PALLAVI PATIL
Film: Classmates
SANSKRUTI BALGUDE
Film: Sangto Aika
SANSKRUTI KHER
Film: Swami Public Ltd.
SAYALI SAHASTRABUDDHE
Film: Candle March
BEST DEBUT (MALE)
BHAUSAHEB SHINDE
Film: Khwada
KASHYAP PARULEKAR
Film: Taptapadi
ROHIT MUGULLU
Film: Agneepankh
BEST ACTOR (FEMALE)
DEVIKA DAFTARDAR
Film: Nagrik
POOJA NAYAK
Film: Agneepankh
PRIYA BAPAT
Film: Happy Journey
TEJASWINI PANDIT
Film: Candle March
USHA NAIK
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST ACTOR (MALE)
ALOK RAJWADE
Film: Rama Madhav
ATUL KULKARNI
Film: Happy Journey
RITEISH DESHMUKH
Film: Lai Bhari
SACHIN KHEDEKAR
Film: Nagrik
SUBODH BHAVE
Film: Lokmanya
BEST DIRECTOR
BHAURAO KARHADE
Film: Khwada
JAYPRAD DESAI
Film: Nagrik
KIRAN YADNYOPAVIT
Film: Salaam
SACHIN KUNDALKAR
Film: Happy Journey
SHRIHARI SATHE
Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
BEST FILM
INFINITUM PRODUCTIONS
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Film: Ek Hazarachi Note
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Film: Happy Journey
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Film: Khwada
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Film: Nagrik
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Film: Salaam