Top 10 Most Expensive Marathi Movies Ever Made
While Marathi cinema has traditionally operated on modest budgets compared to Bollywood, in recent years there has been a trend towards more lavish, big-budget productions. As corporates and streaming platforms pump money into the industry, Marathi filmmakers are now able to realize their ambitious visions with higher production values and larger scales.
The first Marathi talkie film was Ayodhyecha Raja, released in 1932, one year after Alam Ara, the first Hindi talkie, was released, before releasing Aayodhyecha Raja. All Marathi films until then were silent films with intertitles. Although the industry is much smaller than Bollywood (which is also based in Mumbai), Marathi cinema is tax-free at the privilege of the state of Maharashtra and is experiencing growth in recent years.
As Marathi cinema continues to evolve, these high-profile, high-stakes productions are raising the bar for what’s possible in the industry.
List of Most Expensive Marathi Movies Ever Made:
Here is the list of the highest-budget Marathi films.
| Rank | Title | Year | Budget | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thackeray | 2019 | ₹30 crore (US$3.6 million) | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Raut’ers Entertainment Carnival Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Ved | 2022 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | Mumbai Film Company |
| 3 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji | 2024 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)–₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Perfect Plus Entertainment FIF Production AJ Media Corp. |
| 4 | Sarsenapati Hambirrao | 2022 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Urvita Productions |
| 5 | Har Har Mahadev | 2022 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Zee Studios Shree Ganesh Marketing And Films |
| 6 | Subhedar | 2023 | ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Mulakshar Productions Raajwarasa Productions Prithviraj Productions Rajau Productions Parampara Productions |
| 7 | Ghar Banduk Biryani | 2023 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000)–₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) | Zee Studios Aatpat Production |
| 8 | Dharmaveer | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | Zee Studios Sahil Motion Arts |
| 9 | Timepass 3 | 2022 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | Zee Studios Athaansh Communications |
| 10 | Pyaar Vali Love Story | 2014 | ₹7.5 crore (US$900,000) | Cinema Company India Pvt Ltd Dreaming 24/7 Productions STV Network & Suvidesh films |
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