Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?

The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Awards are presented by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies to honour excellence in Marathi cinema. It has been given annually since 2009, with the latest—the 13th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in 2022.[1][2] The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted film-makers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting. The awards have been sponsored by Lux.[3]

Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements in Marathi cinema
CountryIndia
Presented byZee Talkies
First awarded2009
Most recent Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? winners
Best in films in 2022
 
Award Favourite Actor Favourite Actress
Winner Prasad Oak
(Dharmaveer)		 Amruta Khanvilkar
(Chandramukhi)
 
Award Favourite Supporting Actor Favourite Supporting Actress
Winner Siddhartha Jadhav
(De Dhakka 2)		 Snehal Tarde
(Dharmaveer)
Previous Favourite Film

Sairat

 Favourite Film

Dharmaveer

History

The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists, however not for any technical work. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all-time favourite film and artists in nine categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, music director, Playback Singer Male/Female, Villain and Comedian.[4][5][6]

Awards

Ceremony

The ceremony is held every year at the Hotel Hyatt Regency in Mumbai and is telecasted on Zee Talkies only. However, it is not televised live. Except for the first edition, the ceremonies are held in November or December though always before the announcement of the Filmfare Awards Marathi.[7]

Ceremony Date Host(s) Sponsor(s)
1st MFK Awards19 September 2009Mahesh ManjrekarLux
2nd MFK Awards28 November 2010
3rd MFK Awards11 December 2011
4th MFK Awards9 December 2012
5th MFK Awards2 December 2013Swapnil Joshi and Pushkar Shrotri—
6th MFK Awards28 December 2014Swapnil Joshi and Sai Tamhankar—
7th MFK Awards20 December 2015Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Siddharth Chandekar—
8th MFK Awards17 March 2017Shreyas Talpade and Amey WaghLux
9th MFK Awards 20 January 2018 Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amey Wagh
10th MFK Awards24 February 2019Amey Wagh
11th MFK Awards12 January 2020Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amey Wagh
12th MFK Awards 23 December 2021 Swapnil Joshi and Amey Wagh Vaseline
13th MFK Awards 20 January 2023 Amey Wagh and Priyadarshan Jadhav Jagannath Gangaram Pednekar Jewellers

References
  1. "'महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट कोण? सुवर्णदशक सोहळा', नामांकनातून कोण मारणार बाजी? प्रेक्षकांची उत्सुकता शिगेला!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. Editorial, M. M. W. (19 September 2009). "'Maharashtracha Favorite Kon?'". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. "Maharashtracha Favourite Kon : 'महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट कोण'? प्रेक्षकांची उत्सुकता शिगेला". ABP Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. "Indian Television Dot Com | Grande finale of Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards". Indiantelevision.com. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. "Grande finale of Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards". Wirelessfederation.com. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. "Vijay awards". The Hindu. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. "Zee Talkies' Biggest Marathi Viewer's Choice Award - Maharashtracha Favorite Kon 2019 on Jan 12". zeenews-india. Retrieved 13 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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