MFK Award for Favourite Director
{{Short description|Marathi Award for Best Director}}
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{{Infobox award|name=Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? for Best Director|image=Riteish Deshmukh at the Promotion of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' 06.jpg|caption=|awarded_for=Best Director|presenter=Zee Talkies|country=India|year=Santosh Manjrekar,
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy (2010)|holder=Riteish Deshmukh,
Ved (2023)|website=}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? 2010 TV Serial - Watch Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? 2010 Online All Episodes (1-1) on ZEE5 |url=https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/maharashtracha-favourite-kon-2010/0-6-4z587374 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=ZEE5 |language=en-IN}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Maharashtracha Favourite Kon : महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट अभिनेता ठरला प्रसाद ओक |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/maharashtra-favorite-kon-prasad-oak-became-maharashtra-favorite-actor/694261 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=24taas.com |language=mr}} Although the awards started in 2009, awards for the Best Director category started the following year 2010.{{Cite web |author=Editorial Staff |date=2017-03-18 |title=Sairat wins at Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? |url=https://marathistars.com/news/sairat-wins-maharashtracha-favourite-kon/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=MarathiStars |language=en-US}}
Superlatives
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Superlatives !Directors !Record |
| Director with most awards
|Mahesh Manjrekar |2 |
| rowspan="2" |Director with most nominations
|Mahesh Manjrekar |8 |
| Sanjay Jadhav
|7 |
| Director with most nominations without ever winning
|Ravi Jadhav |5 |
Recipients
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"| Year !scope="col" style="width:5%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners !scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Director !scope="col" style="width:20%;text-align:center;"| Film !scope="col" style="width:2%;text-align:center;"|Ref. |
| scope="row" rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | 2010
| rowspan="3" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Santosh Manjrekar | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy |
|---|
| Ravi Jadhav |
| Mahesh Manjrekar |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |{{Border|File:Mahesh Manjrekar 1 (cropped).jpg|width=2px|style=solid|color=gold}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Mahesh Manjrekar | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Lalbaug Parel |
| Anant Mahadevan |
| Ravi Jadhav |
| Sanjay Jadhav |
| Kiran Yadnopavit |
| rowspan="5" |2012
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |{{Border|File:Mahesh Manjrekar 1 (cropped).jpg|width=2px|style=solid|color=gold}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Mahesh Manjrekar | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Kaksparsh |
| Chandrakant Kulkarni |
| Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni |
| Sujay Dahake |
| Avadhoot Gupte |
| rowspan="5" |2013
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sanjay Jadhav | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Duniyadari | rowspan="5" | |
| Ravi Jadhav |
| Sachin Pilgaonkar |
| Mahesh Kothare |
| Mahesh Manjrekar
|Kokanastha |
| rowspan="4" |2014
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |{{Border|File:Nishikant Kamat at the screening of 'Daddy'.jpg|width=2px|style=solid|color=gold}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Nishikant Kamat | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Lai Bhaari | rowspan="4" | |
| Nagraj Manjule |
| Abhijit Panse
|Rege |
| Mahesh Limaye |
| rowspan="6" |2015
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |{{Border|File:Paresh Mokashi 2.JPG|width=2px|style=solid|color=gold}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Paresh Mokashi | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Elizabeth Ekadashi |
| Ravi Jadhav |
| Aditya Sarpotdar |
| Sanjay Jadhav |
| Avinash Arun |
| Sameer Vidwans |
| rowspan="6" |2016
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Nagraj Manjule | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sairat |
| Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Subodh Bhave |
| Satish Rajwade |
| Chandrakant Kanse |
| Sameer Patil |
| rowspan="6" |2017
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Aditya Sarpotdar | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Faster Fene |
| Satish Rajwade |
| Rajesh Mapuskar |
| Paresh Mokashi |
| Vishal Devrukhkar
|Boyz |
| Varun Narvekar |
| rowspan="6" |2018
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Pravin Tarde | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Mulshi Pattern | rowspan="6" | |
| Sanjay Jadhav |
| Digpal Lanjekar |
| Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
|Naal |
| Bhaurao Karhade |
| Vishal Devrukhkar |
| rowspan="6" |2019
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sanjay Jadhav | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Khari Biscuit |
| Prasad Oak |
| Digpal Lanjekar |
| Hemant Dhome |
| Sameer Vidhwans |
| Milind Kavde
|Takatak |
| rowspan="10" |2021
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Nagraj Manjule | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sairat | rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |title='महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट कोण?' सुवर्णदशक सोहळ्यात कोण मारणार बाजी? Maharashtracha Favorite Kon |url=https://www.esakal.com/manoranjan/maharashtracha-favorite-kon-check-the-whole-nomination-list-slv92-2 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=eSakal - Marathi Newspaper |language=mr-IN}}{{Cite web |last=Marathi |first=TV9 |date=2021-12-01 |title='महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट कोण? सुवर्णदशक सोहळा', नामांकनातून कोण मारणार बाजी? प्रेक्षकांची उत्सुकता शिगेला! |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/entertainment/marathi-cinema/maharashtracha-favorite-kon-2021-nomination-list-588086.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}} |
| Santosh Manjrekar |
| rowspan="2" |Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Kaksparsh |
| rowspan="2" |Sanjay Jadhav |
| Khari Biscuit |
| Nishikant Kamat |
| Paresh Mokashi |
| Aditya Sarpotdar |
| Pravin Tarde |
| rowspan="8" |2022
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Pravin Tarde | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Dharmaveer | rowspan="8" |{{Cite web |last=Bhirvandekar |first=Harshada |title=Maharashtracha Favourite Kon: यंदा कोण ठरणार 'महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट'? नामांकनं जाहीर! |url=https://marathi.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/maharashtracha-favourite-kon-nominations-declare-know-how-to-vote-141671676182720.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Hindustan Times Marathi |language=mr}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Maharashtracha Favourite Kon : महाराष्ट्राचा फेवरेट अभिनेता ठरला प्रसाद ओक |url=https://zeenews.india.com/marathi/entertainment/maharashtra-favorite-kon-prasad-oak-became-maharashtra-favorite-actor/694261 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=24taas.com |language=mr}} |
| Prasad Oak |
| Ravi Jadhav |
| Viju Mane |
| Digpal Lanjekar |
| Aditya Sarpotdar |
| Mahesh Manjrekar, Sudesh Manjrekar |
| Abhijit Deshpande |
| rowspan="8" |2023
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center" |{{border|File:Riteish Deshmukh at the Promotion of 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' 06.jpg|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Riteish Deshmukh | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Ved |
| rowspan="2" |Kedar Shinde |
| Maharashtra Shahir |
| Digpal Lanjekar |
| Paresh Mokashi |
| Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| Hemant Dhome |
| Hemant Jangal Awtade |
