Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Nagraj Popatrao Manjule is an Indian film director actor producer scriptwriter poet screenwriter and filmmaker who works primarily in Marathi cinema He hails from Jeur a small village in Maharashtra Strongly inspired by Dr B R Ambedkar the emancipator of downtrodden and the drafting chairman of the Indian constitution Manjules work is deeply rooted in his own experience growing up as a Dalit in rural Maharashtra His films have focused on the plights faced by members of these communities including social discrimination at the hands of forward caste communities as well as the resulting economic hardships After marking his debut with the comingofage drama Fandry 2013 Manjule directed the romantic drama Sairat 2016 which emerged as the highestgrossing Marathi film of all time and received rave reviews from critics