# MFK Award for Favourite Director

The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented by the Zee Talkies each year to recognise directors working in Marathi cinema. Although the awards started in 2009, awards for the Best Director category started the following year 2010.

## Superlatives

| Superlatives | Directors | Record |
| Director with most awards | Mahesh Manjrekar Sanjay Jadhav Nagraj Manjule Pravin Tarde | 2 |
| Director with most nominations | Mahesh Manjrekar | 8 |
| Director with most nominations | Sanjay Jadhav | 7 |
| Director with most nominations without ever winning | Ravi Jadhav | 5 |

## Recipients

| Year | Director | Film |
| 2010 | Santosh Manjrekar | Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy |
| 2010 | Ravi Jadhav | Natarang |
| 2010 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho |
| 2011 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Lalbaug Parel |
| 2011 | Anant Mahadevan | Mee Sindhutai Sapkal |
| 2011 | Ravi Jadhav | Balgandharva |
| 2011 | Sanjay Jadhav | Fakta Ladh Mhana |
| 2011 | Kiran Yadnopavit | Taryanche Bait |
| 2012 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Kaksparsh |
| 2012 | Chandrakant Kulkarni | Tukaram |
| 2012 | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni | Deool |
| 2012 | Sujay Dahake | Shala |
| 2012 | Avadhoot Gupte | Morya |
| 2013 | Sanjay Jadhav | Duniyadari |
| 2013 | Ravi Jadhav | Balak Palak |
| 2013 | Sachin Pilgaonkar | Ekulti Ek |
| 2013 | Mahesh Kothare | Zapatlela 2 |
| 2013 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Kokanastha |
| 2014 | Nishikant Kamat | Lai Bhaari |
| 2014 | Nagraj Manjule | Fandry |
| 2014 | Abhijit Panse | Rege |
| 2014 | Mahesh Limaye | Yellow |
| 2015 | Paresh Mokashi | Elizabeth Ekadashi |
| 2015 | Ravi Jadhav | Timepass 2 |
| 2015 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Classmates |
| 2015 | Sanjay Jadhav | Pyaar Vali Love Story |
| 2015 | Avinash Arun | Killa |
| 2015 | Sameer Vidwans | Double Seat |
| 2016 | Nagraj Manjule | Sairat |
| 2016 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Natsamrat |
| 2016 | Subodh Bhave | Katyar Kaljat Ghusali |
| 2016 | Satish Rajwade | Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2 |
| 2016 | Chandrakant Kanse | Dagadi Chawl |
| 2016 | Sameer Patil | Poshter Girl |
| 2017 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Faster Fene |
| 2017 | Satish Rajwade | Ti Saddhya Kay Karte |
| 2017 | Rajesh Mapuskar | Ventilator |
| 2017 | Paresh Mokashi | Chi Va Chi Sau Ka |
| 2017 | Vishal Devrukhkar | Boyz |
| 2017 | Varun Narvekar | Muramba |
| 2018 | Pravin Tarde | Mulshi Pattern |
| 2018 | Sanjay Jadhav | Ye Re Ye Re Paisa |
| 2018 | Digpal Lanjekar | Farzand |
| 2018 | Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti | Naal |
| 2018 | Bhaurao Karhade | Baban |
| 2018 | Vishal Devrukhkar | Boyz 2 |
| 2019 | Sanjay Jadhav | Khari Biscuit |
| 2019 | Prasad Oak | Hirkani |
| 2019 | Digpal Lanjekar | Fatteshikast |
| 2019 | Hemant Dhome | Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2 |
| 2019 | Sameer Vidhwans | Anandi Gopal |
| 2019 | Milind Kavde | Takatak |
| 2021 | Nagraj Manjule | Sairat |
| 2021 | Santosh Manjrekar | Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy |
| 2021 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Lalbaug Parel |
| 2021 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Kaksparsh |
| 2021 | Sanjay Jadhav | Duniyadari |
| 2021 | Sanjay Jadhav | Khari Biscuit |
| 2021 | Nishikant Kamat | Lai Bhaari |
| 2021 | Paresh Mokashi | Elizabeth Ekadashi |
| 2021 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Faster Fene |
| 2021 | Pravin Tarde | Mulshi Pattern |
| 2022 | Pravin Tarde | Dharmaveer |
| 2022 | Prasad Oak | Chandramukhi |
| 2022 | Ravi Jadhav | Timepass 3 |
| 2022 | Viju Mane | Pandu |
| 2022 | Digpal Lanjekar | Sher Shivraj |
| 2022 | Aditya Sarpotdar | Zombivli |
| 2022 | Mahesh Manjrekar, Sudesh Manjrekar | De Dhakka 2 |
| 2022 | Abhijit Deshpande | Har Har Mahadev |
| 2023 | Riteish Deshmukh | Ved |
| 2023 | Kedar Shinde | Baipan Bhaari Deva |
| 2023 | Kedar Shinde | Maharashtra Shahir |
| 2023 | Digpal Lanjekar | Subhedar |
| 2023 | Paresh Mokashi | Vaalvi |
| 2023 | Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti | Naal 2 |
| 2023 | Hemant Dhome | Jhimma 2 |
| 2023 | Hemant Jangal Awtade | Ghar Banduk Biryani |