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Voice Over · Marathi

Marathi voice over services

Native Marathi voice actors for corporate video, eLearning, advertising and more. Cast for Maharashtra rather than approximated from Hindi, and recorded to broadcast quality.

83M

Native speakers

14

Native Marathi voices

48h

Delivery

Native Marathi speakers only
Broadcast-quality studios
Directed to your brief
Dedicated project manager
Trusted by global brands
Native Marathi speakers only
Broadcast-quality studios
Directed to your brief
Dedicated project manager
Trusted by global brands

Are you a Marathi voice actor?

We're always adding new voices to our roster. Send us your demos and we'll consider you for upcoming Marathi projects.

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About the language

Marathi is written in Devanagari. It is not Hindi.

Marathi is the language of Maharashtra, spoken by around 83 million people and the third most spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali. It is also official in Goa, and it is written in Devanagari — the same script as Hindi, which is where most of the confusion starts.

Sharing a script is not sharing a language. A Hindi voice actor can read the letters on a Marathi page and will still not be speaking Marathi. The two are separate Indo-Aryan languages, and the differences are structural rather than cosmetic: Marathi has three grammatical genders where Hindi has two, so agreement runs differently through the whole sentence, and it keeps sounds Hindi lost, including the retroflex ळ and the dental affricates.

That matters commercially more than it might look. Maharashtra has the largest state economy in India, and its capital is Mumbai — the country's financial centre and the home of its film and television industry. Brands routinely skip Marathi on the assumption that Hindi already covers Mumbai. It covers part of Mumbai.

The register question is separate from the language question. Formal Marathi for government, education and public-information work; a lighter conversational read for advertising and digital. Both are the same language, and we direct for whichever the content needs.

Typical work is corporate video and internal communications, eLearning and compliance training, advertising for the Maharashtra market, public-information and government content, agricultural and financial-inclusion material, and OTT and broadcast content produced for Marathi audiences.

Ask us the awkward questions while they are still free to ask. No charge for the review. Expect notes on the copy and a quote you can actually read, item by item. And a free casting, a real one: your script, shortlisted Marathi actors, takes back within a day or two. Send us your Marathi script, or ask a question first — we would rather answer it than sell you something.

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Going over the Marathi copy in the control room before the session starts

Getting Marathi right

The decisions that come before the read

Most Marathi problems start upstream of the booth, in the assumption that Hindi covers it.

Devanagari is a script, not a language

Marathi, Hindi, Nepali and Sanskrit all use Devanagari. A supplier who quotes Marathi off a Hindi roster is reading the alphabet, not the language. Ask for native Marathi speakers by name.

Translate into Marathi, not through Hindi

Marathi's third gender changes agreement across the sentence, so copy adapted loosely from a Hindi version reads wrong to a native ear even when every word is real. Brief the translation as Marathi from the start.

Supply the script in Devanagari

Romanised Marathi leaves pronunciation and stress ambiguous, and the sounds Hindi does not have are exactly the ones romanisation flattens. Native script removes the guesswork.

It is a Mumbai language

Maharashtra is India's largest state economy and Mumbai is its financial and media capital. Marathi is not a low-value regional add-on to a Hindi campaign; for a lot of brands it is the higher-value half.

How we can help

One partner for the whole Marathi job

1

Voice over & narration

Native Marathi for corporate video, eLearning, advertising, documentary and IVR, directed for tone, pace and register.

2

Translation & script adaptation

Marathi translation by native linguists, written as Marathi rather than adapted from a Hindi master.

3

Subtitling & captions

Devanagari subtitles and captions to go with the recording, so the on-screen text matches the read.

100+ languages under one roof

London studios + global talent network

5.0★ from 149 reviews

Content types

Marathi voice over for every kind of content

Whatever you're making, we cast the right voice in Marathi. Explore by use case.

Most common questions

Can a Hindi voice actor record my Marathi script?

No. Marathi and Hindi share the Devanagari script but are separate languages, so a Hindi speaker can read the letters without speaking the language. The giveaways are immediate to a Marathi audience: pronunciation of sounds Hindi does not have, and grammatical agreement that goes wrong because Marathi has three genders and Hindi has two. We cast native Marathi speakers.

We already have a Hindi version. Do we still need Marathi?

If Maharashtra matters to you, yes. Hindi is widely understood there, but it is not the home language, and content in the local language lands differently — particularly in advertising, public-information and anything asking the audience to trust you. Maharashtra is also India's largest state economy, so the commercial case is usually stronger than the regional label suggests.

Can you translate our script into Marathi?

Yes, with native Marathi linguists. Worth flagging one thing: we translate into Marathi from your source, not from an existing Hindi version. Marathi's third grammatical gender changes agreement throughout the sentence, so copy loosely carried across from Hindi reads wrong even when the vocabulary is correct.

What format should we send the script in?

Devanagari, ideally. Romanised Marathi leaves pronunciation and stress open to interpretation, and it flattens exactly the sounds that distinguish Marathi from Hindi. If you only have a romanised version, send it and we will have a native linguist prepare a clean Devanagari script before the session.

Can I direct the session remotely?

Yes, and for Marathi that is the usual arrangement. Our Marathi talent records through our global network rather than in London, and you can direct live over Source-Connect, Zoom or Teams so you hear takes as they happen and can adjust on the spot.

Do I need a specific regional Marathi accent?

Rarely. Standard Marathi is what broadcast, corporate and eLearning content uses and it is understood across Maharashtra. If your content is aimed at a particular region and you want the read to sound local to it, tell us and we will take it into account when we shortlist.

What do you use Marathi voice over for?

Corporate video and internal communications, eLearning and compliance training, advertising aimed at Maharashtra, public-information and government content, agricultural and financial-inclusion material, documentary narration, and OTT and broadcast content made for Marathi audiences.

What is the usual turnaround?

Most short Marathi projects are delivered within 24 to 48 hours; longer or multi-voice work is scheduled with your dedicated project manager, who confirms a firm date up front. The time difference is handled at our end.

What formats and loudness targets do you work to?

Whatever your delivery paperwork says: WAV or MP3, separate stems where needed, at the stated sample rate, bit depth and loudness target.

What do you need from us to quote Marathi voice over?

Less than people expect: the script, or the draft of it, its total running time or word count, where the recording will be used, and the date you need it by. If the script is not signed off yet, send the draft anyway — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

How quickly will we hear back, and who will we be dealing with?

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

We are still pitching and the budget is not signed off. Can we still get a Marathi quote?

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.

Complete your India coverage

Services that pair with Marathi

From £400

/ €500 / $550

per hour in the recording studio

That hourly rate is the Basic Studio Fee: the recording session itself, with the voice actor, the casting, the direction, the studio and the engineer included. Any buyout — the usage fee — is added on top and quoted separately: it depends on the markets the recording runs in, the media it runs on and how long you licence it for. Every line is itemised, and all of it carries our Price Match Promise.

Sound Marathi to a Marathi audience

Describe the project and we will cast a native voice for it, and quote it with nothing owed either way.

The complete solution to localise your content

Voice over

  • State-of-the-art studios
  • Neumann microphones
  • On-hand sound engineers
  • 1,000+ voice actors
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Translation

  • 100+ languages covered
  • Tailored to your needs
  • Stringent quality control
  • Dedicated project managers
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Subtitling

  • Experienced subtitlers
  • Industry-standard software
  • Burn-in and graphic editing
  • Open and closed captions
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Transcription

  • Improve accessibility
  • Reach a wider audience
  • Boost SEO and video views
  • Maximise video engagement
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★★★★★5.0 · from 149 reviews · 24–48h