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META 2026 Winners Announced

March 26, 2026 18:53:04 IST
MTG editorial

The winners of the 21st Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) were announced at a glittering event at New Delhi's Kamani Auditorium.

MITHYASUR, directed by Ajit Singh Pallawat, was picked as the Best Production; it also won (shared) for Best Original Script (Pranay Pandey) and Best Supporting Actor (Sahil Ahuja).

JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO (Bengali) swept major awards followed by DHOMI KITHA KITHA DHOMI (Malayalam) swept major awards.

The 10 productions selected to be staged at the META Festival were of such extraordinary quality that the jury comprising theatre stalwarts Amal Allana, Anuradha Kapur, Satish Alekar, Ila Arun and Rajit Kapur must have had a tough time selecting the winners in 13 categories.

The jury noted that this year a lot of plays were focused on women; three of the nominees had female directors -- Purva Naresh's CHANDNI RAATEIN, Parna Pethe's SOMETHING LIKE TRUTH and Meghna Roy Choudhury's KADAMBARI.

The Winners:

Best Director:
Saurav Palodhi for JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO

Best Original Script: O.T. Shajahan for DHOMI KITHA KITHA DHOMI and Pranay Pandey for MITHYASUR

Best Actor: Mario Marzaghi for THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA KATHAKALI

Best Actress: Dusha for SOMETHING LIKE TRUTH and Turna Das for JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO

Best Supporting Actress: Ipshita Chakraborty Singh for KADAMBARI

Best Ensemble: JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO

Best Light Design: Sandeep Yadav for Y - WHAT REFUSES TO FADE.

Best Music and Sound Design: Kaizad Gherda for CHANDNI RAATEIN

Best Stage Design:
Saurav Palodo for JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO

Best Costume Design: Ashish Deshpande for KARUNASHTAKKE

Best Choreography: O.T. Shajahan for DHOMI KITHA DHOMI

Special Jury Mention for Child Actors
Abhijith KR For THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA KATHAKALI OF MORROW
Wridhhyan Dasgupta for JE JANLAGULOR AKASH CHILO

*Mumbai Theatre Guide takes no responsibility for change in schedule.

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