5th Sahyadri Cine Awards 2014 presented in Mumbai

5th Sahyadri Cine Awards 2014 were presented in Mumbai on 25 July 2014. The award ceremony was sponsored by Godrej Expert.

CEO, Prasar Bharati, Jawahar Sircar was the Chief Guest at the 5th edition of the Cine Awards ceremony, organized by DD Sahyadri TV channel of Doordarshan Kendra, Mumbai.

Sunil Sukhtankar’s Marathi Film ‘Astu’, Nagraj Manjule’s- ‘Fandry’ and Mahesh Limaye’s ‘Yellow’ won top honours at the Sahyadri Cine Awards.

Important Awards and Honours
• Sumitra and Sunil Sukhtankar’s ‘Astu’,   that has won critical acclaim, was adjudged the Best Film. The film starring veteran actor Mohan Agashe with Iravati Harshe, Milind Soman and an Elephant in a leading role, is a depiction of the Indian value system. 
• On the other hand, Nagraj Manjule’s directorial debut ‘Fandry’ focuses on romance amidst caste  based discrimination. Manjule won the Best Director Award. Earlier, he had also won the Indira  Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 61st National Film Awards instituted by the Government of India.
• 2014 Marathi Film ‘Yellow’,  directed by Mahesh Limaye and produced by Riteish Deshmukh got the special Jury Award. The film explores a mother-daughter relationship and developmental disability of a child suffering from Down’s Syndrome. 
• Ashok Lokhande won the Best Actor Male award for “Yashwantrao Chavan- Ek Bakhar’, while Smita Tambe won the Best Actor Female  award for “72 Mile -Ek Pravas.”
• Oscar Awardee Resul Pookutty won the Best Sound Award for the film ‘Rainy Day’.

List of Awardees

Sr. No	Category	Name of Awardees	Name of film
1	Best Film	N/A	‘Astu’
2	Best Director	Nagraj Manjule	‘Fandry’
3	Jury Special Award film	N/A	‘Yellow’
4	Best Actor Male	Ashok Lokhande	‘Yashwantrao Chavan : Ek Bakhar’
5	Best Actor Female	Smita Tambe	‘72 Mile : Ek Pravas’
6	Special contribution to Marathi Cinema	Mahesh Kothare
7	Special Mention – Social Biopic	Samruddhi Pore	Dr. Prakash Baba Amte
8	Best Child Artiste	Mihiresh Joshi/Yash Kulkarni	‘Avatarachi Goshtha’
9	Best Supporting  Actor- Male	Rushikesh Joshi	‘Yellow’
10	Best supporting actor-Female	Tejashri Pradhan	‘Lagna Pahave Karun’
11	Best Sound	Resul Pookutty	‘Rainy Day’
12	Best Screen Play	Nitish Bharadwaj/ Pravin Tarde	Pitrarun
13	Best Story	Nitin Dixit	‘Avatarachi Goshta’
14	Best Dialogue	Sanjeev Kolte	‘Rangkarmi’
15	Best Lyrics	Sanjay Krushnaji Patil	‘72 Mile : Ek Pravas’
16	Best Music	Atul Lohar	Pikuli
17	Best Playback Male	Aadarsha Shinde	‘Duniyadari’
18	Best Playback Female	Vaishali Made	‘Vaghi’
19	Best Backround Music	Shashank Powar	Gulam Begam Badshaha
20	Best Art Director	Satish Bidkar/ Prashant Bidkar	‘Sat Na Gat’
21	Best Cameraman	Ishwar Bidri	‘Thoda Tujha Thoda Majha’
22	Best Editing	Dipak Birkud/ Vilas Ranade	‘Ranbhumi’
23	Best Choreographer	Lila Gandhi	‘Yashwantrao Chavan: Ek Bakhar’