25th Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar

25th Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar
25th Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar
Presented on	19 February 2025
Hosted by	Riteish Deshmukh,; Amey Wagh
Highlights
Best Film	Paani
Most awards	Paani (7)
Most nominations	Paani (19)
Television coverage
Network	Zee Marathi
	← 24th; Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar; 26th →;

The 25th Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar is a ceremony, presented by the Zee Marathi television network, which honors the best Indian Marathi-language films of 2024.^[2] It was held on 19 February 2025, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and was telecast on 8 March 2025.^[3]^[4]

Paani led the ceremony with 19 nominations, followed by Phullwanti and Gharat Ganpati with 13 nominations each.^[5]

Paani won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Music Director, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.^[6]^[7] Phullwanti and Amaltash won 6 and 5 awards respectively.^[8]

Adinath Kothare received the most nominations at the ceremony, with a total of six, and won awards for Best Director and Best Lyricist, followed by Mahesh Manjrekar with five nominations, who won Best Actor and Best Dialogue.^[9] In the Best Supporting Actress category, the film Nach Ga Ghuma had three nominations, with Namrata Sambherao winning for her role as Asha.^[10]^[11]

Winners and nominees

Best Film	Best Director
Paani Gharat Ganpati Amaltash Juna Furniture Phullwanti	Adinath Kothare – Paani Navjyot Bandiwadekar – Gharat Ganpati Suhas Desale – Amaltash Ram Khatmode – Navardev Bsc. Agri Varun Narvekar – 1234
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mahesh Manjrekar – Juna Furniture as Govind Shridhar Pathak Adinath Kothare – Paani as Hanumant Kendre Gashmeer Mahajani – Phullwanti as Venkatadhwari Narasimha Shastri Kshitish Date – Navardev Bsc. Agri as Rajvardhan (Raja) Shreyas Talpade – Hi Anokhi Gaath as Shreeniwas	Vaidehi Parshurami – 1234 as Sayali Prajakta Mali – Phullwanti as Phullwanti Mukta Barve – Nach Ga Ghuma as Rani Pallavi Paranjape – Amaltash as Keerthi Potdar Rucha Vaidya – Paani as Survana Priyadarshini Indalkar – Navardev Bsc. Agri as Sukanya
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Kshitish Date – Dharmaveer 2 as Eknath Shinde Kshitish Date – Phullwanti as Shrimant Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa Sunil Abhayankar – Phullwanti as Nana Fadnavis Sanjay Mone – Gharat Ganpati as Bhau Gharat Upendra Limaye – Juna Furniture as Prakash Dagdu Bhope (Pakya Bhai)	Ashwini Bhave – Gharat Ganpati as Ahilya Gharat Shubhangi Gokhale – Gharat Ganpati as Kusum Aatya Chinmayee Sumeet – Phullwanti as Minakshi Devi Medha Manjrekar – Juna Furniture as Suhasini Pathak
Best Actor in a Comic Role	Best Actress in a Comic Role
Makarand Anaspure – Navardev Bsc. Agri as Bhausaheb Sarang Sathaye – Nach Ga Ghuma as Anand (Gotya) Sameer Khandekar – Gharat Ganpati as Ashok Bhauji Kiran Sonawane – 1234 Tanaji Galgunde – International Falamfok	Namrata Sambherao – Nach Ga Ghuma as Asha Gargi Phule – Navardev Bsc. Agri as Kusum Aatya Sukanya Kulkarni – Nach Ga Ghuma as Rani's mother Supriya Pathare – Nach Ga Ghuma as Anand's mother
Best Music Director	Best Lyirist
Gulraj Singh – Paani Avinash–Vishwajeet – Phullwanti Sanket Sane – Gharat Ganpati Bhushan Mate – Amaltash	Adinath Kothare – Paani Manoj Yadav – Paani
Best Playback Singer – Male	Best Playback Singer – Female
Rahul Deshpande – Amaltash Shankar Mahadevan – "Paani - Title Track" – Paani Adarsh Shinde – "Nachnar"– Paani Mahesh Manjrekar – "Kay Chukle Saang Naa" – Juna Furniture Abhay Jodhpurkar – "Navasachi Gauri Mazi" – Gharat Ganpati	Vaishali Mhade – "Madanmanjiri" – Phullwanti Aarya Ambekar – "Phullwanti - Title Track" – Phullwanti Deepti Mate – Amaltash Sayali Khare – "Vasarachi Aai" – Gharat Ganpati
Best On-Screen Pair	Best Child Artist
Vaidehi Parshurami, Nipun Dharmadhikari – 1234	Myra Vikul – Nach Ga Ghuma

Technical Awards

Best Story	Best Screenplay
Suhas Desale – Amaltash Nipun Dharmadhikari, Varun Narvekar – 1234 Adinath Kothare, Nitin Dixit – Paani Navjyot Bandiwadekar, Alok Sutar – Gharat Ganpati Mahesh Manjrekar – Juna Furniture	Nitin Dixit – Paani Navjyot Bandiwadekar, Alok Sutar, Vaibhav Chinchalkar – Gharat Ganpati Suhas Desale, Mayuresh Wagh – Amaltash Mahesh Manjrekar – Juna Furniture Nipun Dharmadhikari, Varun Narvekar – 1234
Best Dialogue	Best Editing
Mahesh Manjrekar – Juna Furniture Varun Narvekar – 1234 Nitin Dixit – Paani Pravin Tarde – Dharmaveer 2 Madhugandha Kulkarni, Paresh Mokashi – Nach Ga Ghuma	Suhas Desale – Amaltash Mayur Hardas, Adinath Kothare – Paani Rahul Bhatankar – Juna Furniture Aniket Kale – 1234 Faisal Mahadik – Nach Ga Ghuma
Best Choreography	Best Cinematography
Umesh Jadhav – Phullwanti	Mahesh Limaye – Phullwanti Shelly Sharma, Prasad Bhende – Gharat Ganpati Arjun Sorte – Paani Rushi Tambe, Bhushan Mate – Amaltash Sanjivkumar Hilli – Navardev Bsc. Agri
Best Art Director	Best Sound Design
Sumit Patil – Gharat Ganpati Nitesh Nandgaonkar – Dharmaveer 2 Prashant Bidkar – Paani Eknath Kadam – Phullwanti Sampada Gejji – 1234	Anmol Bhave – Paani Manasi Mali – Amaltash Mandar Kamlapurkar – Dharmaveer 2 Bhagat Singh Rathore – Aata Vel Zaali Pranam Pansare – Phullwanti
Best Background Score	Best Costume Design
Amol Dhadphale, Bhushan Mate, John Mathew – Amaltash Avinash–Vishwajeet – Phullwanti Gulraj Singh – Paani Sanket Sane – Gharat Ganpati Saurabh Bhalerao – 1234	Manasi Attarde – Phullwanti Aparna Guram, Mahesh Sherla – Gharat Ganpati Nilima Kothare, Nita Khadke, D.N. Creation – Paani Kalyani Kulkarni Gugle – 1234 Moushumi Shaikh, Kalyani Kulkarni Gugle, Mangesh Bhayde – Amaltash
Best Makeup Artist
Mahesh Barate – Phullwanti Vidyadhar Bhatte – Dharmaveer 2 Harshad Khule – Navardev Bsc. Agri Santosh Gayke – Paani Rajesh valve – Gharat Ganpati

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
Nivedita Joshi Saraf^[12]
Special Contribution Award
Chhaya Kadam^[13] Shreyas Talpade^[14]
Blockbuster Movie 2025
Navra Maza Navsacha 2
Most Natural Performance of the Year
Prajakta Mali – Phullwanti^[15]
Best Debut Talent
Suhas Desale – Amaltash
Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe
Aditya Sarpotdar^[16]

Superlatives

Multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
19	Paani
16	Gharat Ganpati
16	Phullwanti
13	Amaltash
10	1234
9	Juna Furniture
7	Navardev Bsc. Agri
7	Nach Ga Ghuma
5	Dharmaveer 2

Multiple wins
Awards	Film
7	Paani
6	Phullwanti
5	Amaltash
2	Gharat Ganpati
	1234
	Juna Furniture
	Nach Ga Ghuma

References

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^ "'झी चित्र गौरव' पुरस्कारांमध्ये 'या' सिनेमाने मारली बाजी! सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेता व अभिनेत्री ठरले...; वाचा विजेत्यांची संपूर्ण यादी..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
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^ "प्राजक्ता माळीचा आनंद गगनात मावेना! एक-दोन नव्हे तर 'फुलवंती' सिनेमाने जिंकले तब्बल 'इतके' पुरस्कार, म्हणाली..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "ZEE Chitra Gaurav Puraskar Paani : झी चित्र गौरव पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात पाणी ठरला अव्वल!". Zee 24 taas (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "झी चित्र गौरव २०२५ : नम्रता संभेराव ठरली यंदाची सर्वोत्कृष्ट...; 'महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा' फेम प्रसाद खांडेकरच्या पोस्टने वेधलं लक्ष". Loksatta (in Marathi). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "'माझं नाव घेताच पोटात गोळा अन् अंगावर काटा... नम्रता संभेरावची 'झी चित्र गौरव'चा पुरस्कार मिळाल्यानंतर भावुक पोस्ट". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ ""काय बोलू, खूप भावनिक...", निवेदिता सराफ यांचे डोळे पाणावले; महानायिकेचा लाडक्या मैत्रिणीच्या हस्ते सन्मान, पाहा प्रोमो..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 1 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "आईची नथ अन् साडी नेसून फ्रान्सला गेले कारण...; छाया कदम यांनी सांगितली भावुक आठवण, 'या' पुरस्काराने झाला सन्मान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "गौरव मोरेची 'ती' विनंती ऐकताच श्रेयस तळपदेने केलं असं काही...; भर कार्यक्रमात पिकला हशा, पाहा व्हिडीओ". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "Prajakta Mali : क्षण आणखी फुलायला लागले... प्राजक्ता माळीच्या आयुष्यात घडली खास गोष्ट, पोस्ट व्हायरल". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
^ "अवघ्या २३ व्या वर्षी पहिल्या सिनेमाचं दिग्दर्शन, आज बॉलीवूडमध्ये आहे मोठं नाव! 'मराठी पाऊल पडते पुढे' पुरस्काराचा मानकरी ठरला..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[1] "Video: "बापाला मुलाशी बोलायला…", जितेंद्र जोशी रितेश देशमुखसाठी घेऊन आला खास व्यक्तीचं पत्र, ऐकताच अभिनेता झाला भावुक". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[2] Kadam, Shruti (28 February 2025). "Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar: 'पार्टी तर होणारच'; झी चित्र गौरव पुरस्काराच्या रौप्यवर्ष सोहळ्याचा शुभारंभ". Marathi News Saam TV (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[3] "| News in Marathi". Zee 24 taas (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[4] "Red Carpet Photos: २५ व्या 'झी चित्र गौरव' पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात मराठी कलाकारांचा ग्लॅमरस अंदाज". Loksatta (in Marathi). 28 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

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[6] "'झी चित्र गौरव' पुरस्कारांमध्ये 'या' सिनेमाने मारली बाजी! सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेता व अभिनेत्री ठरले...; वाचा विजेत्यांची संपूर्ण यादी..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[7] Naik, Payal (20 February 2025). "आदिनाथ कोठारेच्या 'पाणी' आणि 'फुलवंती' चा झी चित्र गौरव पुरस्कारात डंका; प्राजक्ता माळीचा आनंद गगनात मावेना". Marathi News Esakal (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[8] "प्राजक्ता माळीचा आनंद गगनात मावेना! एक-दोन नव्हे तर 'फुलवंती' सिनेमाने जिंकले तब्बल 'इतके' पुरस्कार, म्हणाली..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[9] "ZEE Chitra Gaurav Puraskar Paani : झी चित्र गौरव पुरस्कार सोहळ्यात पाणी ठरला अव्वल!". Zee 24 taas (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[10] "झी चित्र गौरव २०२५ : नम्रता संभेराव ठरली यंदाची सर्वोत्कृष्ट...; 'महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा' फेम प्रसाद खांडेकरच्या पोस्टने वेधलं लक्ष". Loksatta (in Marathi). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[11] "'माझं नाव घेताच पोटात गोळा अन् अंगावर काटा... नम्रता संभेरावची 'झी चित्र गौरव'चा पुरस्कार मिळाल्यानंतर भावुक पोस्ट". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[12] ""काय बोलू, खूप भावनिक...", निवेदिता सराफ यांचे डोळे पाणावले; महानायिकेचा लाडक्या मैत्रिणीच्या हस्ते सन्मान, पाहा प्रोमो..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 1 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[13] "आईची नथ अन् साडी नेसून फ्रान्सला गेले कारण...; छाया कदम यांनी सांगितली भावुक आठवण, 'या' पुरस्काराने झाला सन्मान". Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[14] "गौरव मोरेची 'ती' विनंती ऐकताच श्रेयस तळपदेने केलं असं काही...; भर कार्यक्रमात पिकला हशा, पाहा व्हिडीओ". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[15] "Prajakta Mali : क्षण आणखी फुलायला लागले... प्राजक्ता माळीच्या आयुष्यात घडली खास गोष्ट, पोस्ट व्हायरल". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 March 2025.

[16] "अवघ्या २३ व्या वर्षी पहिल्या सिनेमाचं दिग्दर्शन, आज बॉलीवूडमध्ये आहे मोठं नाव! 'मराठी पाऊल पडते पुढे' पुरस्काराचा मानकरी ठरला..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.

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