| V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award | |
| Subheader: | State award for contributions to Marathi cinema |
| Awarded For: | Contribution to Marathi Cinema. |
| Sponsor: | Government of Maharashtra |
| Firstawarded: | 2009 |
| Lastawarded: | 2022 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Nagraj Manjule |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 13 |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | Mahesh Kothare |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
The V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, instituted in 2009 for the Maharashtra State Film Awards is an award given by the Government of Maharashtra to long-serving film personalities in Marathi cinema. It was named V. Shantaram in honour of V. Shantaram, one of the successful Marathi filmmaker.
| Year | Image | Winner | Field of work | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Director, actor, writer | [1] | |||
| 2010 | Sachin | Director, actor, singer | |||
| 2011 | Smita Talwalkar | Director, actress, producer | [2] | ||
| 2012 | Actor | ||||
| 2013 | Reema Lagoo | Actress | [3] | ||
| 2014 | Actress | [4] | |||
| 2015 | Actress | [5] | |||
| 2016 | Actor | ||||
| 2017 | Actress, director | [6] | |||
| 2018 | Actor | [7] | |||
| 2019 | Not awarded | ||||
| 2020 | Gajendra Ahire | Director, screenwriter | |||
| 2021 | Ravindra Sathe | Singer | |||
| 2022 | Nagraj Manjule | Director, screenwriter, actor | |||