# Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer

The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Playback Singer Male is an honour established in 1962, and presented at the Maharashtra State Film Awards for best male playback singer in Marathi cinema.
The first recipient of the award was Talat Mahmood who was honoured for his song "Yash Hain Amrut Zale" for the film Putra Vhava Aisa in 1962. Suresh Wadkar is the most frequent winner having won eleven awards. Ravindra Sathe has won it ten times. Sudhir Phadke have won it five times whereas Ajay Gogavale have won it three times. Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Jaywant Kulkarni, Rahul Deshpande and Shankar Mahadevan have won the award twice each.

## Winners

| Year | Photos of Winners | Recipient | Song | Film |
| 1962 | | Talat Mahmood | "Yash He Amrut Zale" | Putra Vhava Aisa |
| 1963 | | Sudhir Phadke | "Ha Maza Marg Ekla" | Ha Maza Marg Ekla |
| 1966 | | Hridaynath Mangeshkar | "Nako Devraya" | Sadhi Mansa |
| 1967 | | Sudhir Phadke | "Santh Wahate Krushnamai" | Santh Wahate Krushnamai |
| 1968 | | Sudhir Phadke | "Dehachi Tijori" | Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava |
| 1969 | – | Mahendra Kapoor | "Sang Kadhi Kalnar Tula" | Apradh |
| 1970 | – | Sudhir Phadke | "Dhund Kalyanna, Dhund Phulanna" | Dhakti Soon |
| 1971 | | C. Ramchandra | "Mook Asa Rahu" | Gharkul |
| 1972 | – | Jaywant Kulkarni | "Mansa Paris Mendhra Bari" | Ekta Jeev Sadashiv |
| 1974 | | Sudhir Phadke | "Aga Ithala" | Kartiki |
| 1975 | – | Jaywant Kulkarni | "Hi Duniya Haay Ek Jatra" | Jyotibacha Navas |
| 1976 | – | Mahendra Kapoor | "Anjanichya Suta" | Tumcha Aamcha Jamala |
| 1977 | – | Jaywant Kulkarni | "Hi Kashani Dhundi Aali" | Asla Navra Nako Ga Bai |
| 1978 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Pik Karpala" | Jait Re Jait |
| 1979 | | Vasantrao Deshpande | "Pratham Tula Vandito" | Ashtavinayak |
| 1980 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Gandh Phulancha Gela Sangun" | Bhalu |
| 1981 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Aga Nach Nach Radhe Udvuya Rang" | Gondhalat Gondhal |
| 1982 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Dis Jatil Dis Yetil" | Shapit |
| 1983 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Pahile Na Mi Tula" | Gupchup Gupchup |
| 1984 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Jeevanachi Ghadi" | Rath Jagannathacha |
| 1985 | – | Vinay Mandke | "Bamchik Bamchik Bam" | Ardhangi |
| 1986 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Humba Humba" | Aaj Zale Mukta Me |
| 1987 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Ural Sural Ghapan Saral" | Khatyal Sasu Nathal Soon |
| 1988 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Mee Avaguni" | Pandharichi Vaari |
| 1989 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Manmohana Tu Raja Swapnatla" | Hamaal De Dhamaal |
| 1990 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Ubhe Abhagi Jeevan Gane" | Aaghat |
| 1991 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Survya Ala Ho Ala" | Pashchatap |
| 1992 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Mee Gatana Geet" | Ek Hota Vidushak |
| 1993 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Saibabancha Mahima Apaar" | Saibaba |
| 1994 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Tya Maziya | Mukta |
| 1996 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Valnavar Bhetatat Kshan Saare" | Rao Saheb |
| 1997 | | Shridhar Phadke | "Jayche Hote Gharatun" | Vishwavinayak |
| 1998 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Jal Dahulale Bimb Harapale" | Tu Tithe Mee |
| 1999 | | Shankar Mahadevan | "Sakhi Majhi" | Sakhi Majhi |
| 2000 | | Suresh Wadkar | "Kshitijavaril Tara" | Jodidaar |
| 2002 | – | Ajit Parab | "Pawsachya Thembasathi" | Krishnakathchi Tara |
| 2004 | | Ravindra Sathe | "Ran He Uthale" | Uttarayan |
| 2005 | – | Yash Narvekar | "Pak Pak Pakaak" | Pak Pak Pakaak |
| 2007 | | Ajay-Atul | "Changbhal Ra Deva Changbhal Ra" | Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Ani Kay Hava |
| 2008 | – | Achyut Thakur | "Prachivari Ye Bhaskar" | Marmabandh |
| 2009 | | Sukhwinder Singh | "O Raje" | Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy |
| 2010 | | Ajay Gogavale | "Khel Mandala" | Natarang |
| 2011 | – | Rajesh Datar | "Naman Natwara" | Samudra |
| 2012 | | Anand Bhate | "Chinmay Sakal Hridaya" | Balgandharva |
| 2013 | – | Prasenjit Kosambi | "Daha Dishatun" | Waghi |
| 2014 | | Shankar Mahadevan | "Khelnare Haat Paay" | Dusari Goshta |
| 2015 | | Mahesh Kale | "Aruni Kirani" | Katyar Kaljat Ghusali |
| 2016 | – | Swapnil Bandodkar | "Jagnyache Deva" | Dashakriya |
| 2017 | | Ajay Gogavale | "Devak Kalji Re" | Redu |
| 2018 | – | Hrishikesh Ranade | "Tujhya Athvaninche" | Whatsup Lagna |
| 2019 | | Sonu Nigam | "Yeshil Tu" | Miss U Mister |
| 2020 | | Rahul Deshpande | "Vitthala Darshan Deun Jaa" | Me Vasantrao |
| 2021 | | Rahul Deshpande | "Khal Khal Goda" | Godavari |