# Planet Marathi

Planet Marathi an Indian film production company founded by Akshay Bardapurkar in 2017, is based in Mumbai and is solely focused on producing Marathi language films and web series. Within a short span, it has emerged as one of the most prominent and prolific production houses in the industry.

## History

Planet Marathi was established in May 2017 by entrepreneur Akshay Bardapurkar with the vision of carving a global place for Marathi films, arts, and culture. Before venturing into film production, Bardapurkar launched Planet Marathi Talent, a talent management hub that collaborated with several notable celebrities, including Shivani Baokar, Kranti Redkar, Nikhil Chavan, Amruta Khanvilkar, Siddharth Jadhav and Sayali Sanjeev. The company’s debut production was AB Aani CD, directed by Milind Lele, featuring Vikram Gokhale and Amitabh Bachchan (marking his Marathi film debut). The film's theatrical release was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in India but was later made available on Amazon Prime Video. Additionally, Prasad Oak’s directorial venture Chandramukhi, produced by Planet Marathi, was the first big-budget Marathi film to commence shooting post-pandemic, which marked a significant milestone for the industry. In June 2021, June was the first film to be release directly on Planet Marathi OTT.
In 2021, the company launched Planet Marathi OTT, India’s first subscription-based video-on-demand streaming platform dedicated to Marathi content.

## Production

| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

### Films

| Year | Title | Director | Cast | Producer(s) | Notes |
| 2020 | AB Aani CD | Milind Lele | Vikram Gokhale, Amitabh Bachchan | Co-produced by Golden Ratio Films, KVR Persaud Production | Amitabh Bachchan's Marathi film debut |
| 2021 | June | Vaibhav Khisti, Suhrud Godbole | Neha Pendse, Siddharth Menon | Produced by Supri Advertising & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, Blue Drop Films | Presented by Planet Marathi |
| 2022 | Pondicherry | Sachin Kundalkar | Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Amruta Khanvilkar | Co-produced by Creative Vibe Productions | One of India's first films to be shot on smartphone |
| 2022 | Chandramukhi | Prasad Oak | Amruta Khanvilkar, Adinath Kothare | Co-produced by Golden Ratio Films, Flying Dragon Entertainment, Creative Vibe | |
| 2022 | Tamasha Live | Sanjay Jadhav | Sachit Patil, Sonalee Kulkarni, Siddharth Jadhav, Hemangi kavi | Co-produced by Maooli Productions | |
| 2022 | Sahale Re | Mrinal Kulkarni | Mrinal Kulkarni, Subodh Bhave, Sumeet Raghavan | | |
| 2022 | Sunny | Hemant Dhome | Lalit Prabhakar, Kshitee Jog, Chinmay Mandlekar | Co-produced by Chalchitra Company, Crazy Few Films, Creative Vibe | |
| 2022 | Goshta Eka Paithanichi | Shantanu Rode | Sayali Sanjeev, Suvrat Joshi | Co-produced by Golden Ratio, Films Lakeside Productions | |

### Streaming shows

| Premiere | Title | Director | Cast | Producer(s) | Seasons | Notes | Ref. |
| December 2021 | Anuradha | Sanjay Jadhav | Tejaswini Pandit, Sachit Patil, Sonali Khare | Co-produced by Diamond Entertainment Studio | 1 season, 7 episodes | | |
| 20 May 2022 | Raanbaazaar | Abhijit Panse | Prajaktta Mali, Tejaswini Pandit, Mohan Agashe, Sachin Khedekar, Mohan Joshi | Co-produced by Ravan Future Productions | 1 season, 10 episodes | | |