#1 of 9 ranked Best-rated Marathi movie
2024 Mystery Thriller 2h 22m Marathi
90 Echo Score
Directed by Abhishek Merukar
About Like Aani Subscribe Language · South Asia
Marathi Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
289 Marathi-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 133 of them (46%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 176, then comedy (86) and romance (27). The best-rated is Like Aani Subscribe (2024) with an Echo Score of 90; the newest release is Cactus Pears, out Nov 21, 2025. 30 films have reported box office, $43.2M worldwide in all.
- Marathi films on the site
- 289
- ranked by rating
- 9
- worldwide gross of 30 films
- $43.2M
- busiest decade (133 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 9 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Marathi Movies?
The 6 most recent Marathi-language releases, newest first: Cactus Pears came out on Nov 21, 2025. The full list below has all 289 released Marathi films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Marathi Movies?
With an Echo Score of 90, Like Aani Subscribe (2024) ranks first of the 9 ranked Marathi films, ahead of Ata Thambaycha Naay! (2025) and Sunrise (1927). 6 of the top 9 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 3 of these 9 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Like Aani Subscribe 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)
2024 · Mystery, Thriller · 2h 22m
Dir. Abhishek Merukar
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1. Ata Thambaycha Naay! 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2025 · Drama · 2h 18m
Dir. Shivraj Waichal
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3. Sunrise 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100)1927 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m
Dir. F.W. Murnau No Echo Score: ranked 89/100 on critics & audiences
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4. Phullwanti 86 Echo (Echo Score 86 out of 100)2024 · Drama · 2h 10m
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6. Court 83 Metascore (Metascore 83 out of 100 (12 critic reviews))2015 · Drama · 1h 56m
Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane No Echo Score: ranked 81/100 on critics & audiences
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7. The Disciple 77 Echo (Echo Score 77 out of 100)2021 · Drama, Music · 2h 7m
Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane
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9. Girlfriend 42 Metascore (Metascore 42 out of 100 (5 critic reviews))2011 · Drama · 1h 34m
Dir. Justin Lerner No Echo Score: ranked 47/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of Marathi Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 61% of Marathi films (176); comedy (86) and romance (27) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Marathi films lean most towards history: 6% of them, against 3% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 176 · 61%Best-rated: Ata Thambaycha Naay! (2025)
- Comedy 86 · 30%
- Romance 27 · 9%Best-rated: Sunrise (1927)
- Family 26 · 9%
- Thriller 23 · 8%
- History 16 · 6%
- Action 14 · 5%
- Horror 10 · 3%
- Crime 7 · 2%
- Music 7 · 2%Best-rated: The Disciple (2021)
Smaller genres: Documentary (5), War (4), Adventure (3), Fantasy (3), Mystery (3), Biography (1), Sci-Fi (1), Sport (1).
Decade by decade
Marathi Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 133 films (46%); the earliest Marathi film on the site is from 1927. The best-rated of the 1920s, 2010s and 2020s: Sunrise (1927), Court (2015) and Like Aani Subscribe (2024).
- 3 Marathi films from the 1930s 1930sNo ranked film
- 0 Marathi films from the 1940s 1940sNo ranked film
- 1 Marathi films from the 1950s 1950sNo ranked film
- 0 Marathi films from the 1960s 1960sNo ranked film
- 6 Marathi films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 11 Marathi films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 12 Marathi films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 46 Marathi films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 133 Marathi films from the 2010s 2010s Court 83 Metascore
- 76 Marathi films from the 2020s 2020s Like Aani Subscribe 90 Echo
Box office
Which Marathi Movies Earned the Most?
Respect (2021) leads with $32.9M worldwide. The top 5 together took $41.1M, 95% of the $43.2M earned by the 30 Marathi films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Marathi films
- $43.2M
- films with reported box office
- 30
- share of the top 5
- 95%
- 1. Respect $32.9M worldwide
2021 · Biography
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2. Pawankhind $4.3M worldwide2022 · Drama
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3. Dharmaveer $2.3M worldwide2022 · Crime
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4. Paani $913.6K worldwide2024 · Drama
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5. Baipan Bhari Deva $798.4K worldwide2023 · Family
People
Who Are the Top Marathi Directors and Actors?
Paresh Mokashi has directed the most notable Marathi films (5), ahead of Aditya Sarpotdar (4) and Sanjay Jadhav (4). Siddharth Jadhav leads the cast lists with 13 Marathi films, ahead of Sai Tamhankar (10) and Jitendra Joshi (8). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Marathi films
- Paresh Mokashi 5 filmsBest-rated: Vaalvi (2023)
- Aditya Sarpotdar 4 filmsBest-rated: Faster Fene (2017)
- Sanjay Jadhav 4 filmsBest-rated: Guru (2016)
- Satish Rajwade 4 filmsBest-rated: Mumbai Pune Mumbai (2010)
- Vishal Devrukhkar 3 filmsBest-rated: Boyz 3 (2022)
- Sameer Vidwans 3 filmsBest-rated: Anandi Gopal (2019)
Most-cast actors in Marathi films
- Siddharth Jadhav 13 filmsBest-rated: Ata Thambaycha Naay! (2025)
- Sai Tamhankar 10 filmsBest-rated: Devmanus (2025)
- Jitendra Joshi 8 filmsBest-rated: Mauli (2018)
- Mohan Agashe 8 filmsBest-rated: Chandramukhi (2022)
- Kishore Kadam 7 filmsBest-rated: Paani (2024)
- Amey Wagh 7 filmsBest-rated: Like Aani Subscribe (2024)
Awards
Which Marathi Films Have Won the Most Awards?
Sunrise (1927) leads with 3 wins from 4 nominations, ahead of The Disciple (2021) with 1 win from 2 nominations. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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| Sunrise 1927 · Drama | 3 | 4 | Oscars |
| The Disciple 2021 · Drama | 1 | 2 | TIFF |
| Respect 2021 · Biography | – | 2 | Nominated only |
Explained
Marathi Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
92 Marathi films have a full plot summary on the site and 4 have the ending explained. The newest are April May 99 (2025) and Gulkand (2025).
Full list
Browse All 289 Marathi Movies
Filter all 289 Marathi films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 289 released Marathi films, newest first.
289 released Marathi films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From South Asia
South Asia has 20 languages on the site. Besides Marathi, the biggest are Hindi (3,382 films), Malayalam (2,140 films) and Tamil (2,100 films).
FAQ
Marathi Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 289 Marathi films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Marathi movies are there?
289 Marathi-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1927 to 2025. 9 are ranked by rating and 30 have reported box office.
Browse all Marathi movies What is the best Marathi movie?
Like Aani Subscribe (2024) ranks highest (Echo Score 90), followed by Ata Thambaycha Naay! (2025) and Sunrise (1927). Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 3 films has none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Like Aani Subscribe What is the highest-grossing Marathi movie?
Respect (2021), with $32.9M worldwide, ahead of Pawankhind (2022) at $4.3M.
Marathi box office charts Which decade had the most Marathi films?
The 2010s, with 133 films (46% of all Marathi films on the site). Its best-rated film is Court (2015).
Who has directed the most Marathi films?
Paresh Mokashi has directed the most notable Marathi films (5), ahead of Aditya Sarpotdar (4) and Sanjay Jadhav (4). Paresh Mokashi's best-rated is Vaalvi (2023).
Paresh Mokashi's films What are the newest Marathi movies?
Cactus Pears (released Nov 21, 2025), April May 99 (released May 23, 2025) and Gulkand (released May 1, 2025).
New Marathi releases