Nagraj Manjule is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on August 24, 1977 in Karmala, Maharashtra, India.
Manjule’s second film, Sairat, premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. Like Fandry and Pistulya, it deals with caste discrimination and honour killing, a practice still widespread in parts of India. Sairat also seeks to address the role of women in society, with the character of Archie (Archana Patil), the female protagonist of Sairat, garnering both popular and critical acclaim. Sairat is currently the highest grossing Marathi film of all time. Manjule is making his directorial debut in hindi films with Jhund starring Amitabh Bachchan.
His debut feature film, Fandry, was released in February 2014; the word means “pig” in the Kaikadi language. The film focuses on the hardships faced by a Kaikadi family living in poverty on the outskirts of a village whose social and economic structure is dominated by members of savarna communities. Fandry garnered critical acclaim.
At the 61st National Film Awards, Fandry won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director. Nagraj owns a Wrestling team called ‘Veer Marathwada’ in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.
