Natsamrat

For the Gujarati-language drama film, see Natsamrat (2018 film).

Natasamrat
Poster of the 2016 Marathi film Natasamrat. It depicts the protagonist looking downwards, wearing a white kurta and black Gandhi cap, against a lit background. The poster reads "Natsamrat" with its tagline in Marathi, which translates to "Such an actor will never be again" followed by the words "A Mahesh Manjrekar film".
Theatrical release poster
Marathiनटसम्राट
Directed byMahesh Manjrekar
Written byKiran Yadnopavit
Screenplay byMahesh Manjrekar, Abhijeet Deshpande and Kiran Yadnopavit
Story byV. V. Shirwadkar
Based onNatasamrat (drama)
by V. V. Shirwadkar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAjith V. Reddy
Edited byParesh Manjrekar
Music byAjit Parab
Production
companies
  • Fincraft Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • Gajanan Chitra
  • Great Maratha Entertainment
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) (India)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budgetest.₹7 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹50 crore[2]

Natasamrat (transl. The King of Theater or The Emperor of Actors) is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language drama film starring Nana Patekar in the leading role. Based on a play of the same name written by playwright Kusumagraj, the film depicts the tragic family life of a stage actor who has retired from acting but is unable to forget his fond memories of theatre and the stage.[3]

It is directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Nana Patekar and Vishwas Joshi under the banner of Great Maratha Entertainment, Gajanan Chitra and Fincraft Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. The film was officially released in India on 1 January 2016 and became the highest-grossing Marathi film at the time, until Sairat occupied that place.[4][5] The film was remade in Gujarati in 2018 as Natsamrat, and in Telugu in 2023 as Rangamarthanda.[6][7]

  1. ^ "६ मराठी सिनेमे ज्यांनी बॉक्स ऑफिसवर केली तुफान कमाई, बॉलिवूडवर भारी पडलेला तिसरा सिनेमा". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Reclaiming the box office". Frontline. The Hindu Group. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ Subhash K Jha. "Natsamrat Review: Nana Patekar brilliance reminds us what Bollywood is missing out on". FirstPost. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ Ankita Mehta (6 January 2016). "Natsamrat box office collection: Nana Patekar starrer Marathi film records biggest opening weekend". International Business Times. No. India. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference DNAIndia1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Prakash Raj turns into an AD for Krishna Vamsi's "Ranga Marthanda"". Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Natsamrat Movie Review {4.0/5}: Critic Review of Natsamrat by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.