Nagraj Popatrao Manjule

Nagraj Popatrao Manjule hails from Jeur a small village in Maharashtra His debut short film Pistulya won a National Award for Best Nonfeature film His debut feature FANDRY won the Indira Gandhi National Award for Best Debut Film His next film SAIRAT premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival Nagraj is also an acclaimed Marathi poet whose poetry collection Unhachya Katavirudhha has received numerous awards