Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a 2020 Indian Bollywood biographical period action film based on the life of Maratha military leader Tanaji Malusare. Movie depicts the events related to recapturing of Kondhana fort ( Sinhagad ) from Mughal Empire . Tanhaji is directed by Om Raut who has earlier directed several hit Marathi & Bollywood films like Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush ( 2015 , Marathi ) and Haunted - 3D ( 2011 ) . Ajay Devgn is the lead actor portraying the role of Tanaji Malusare and also the producer of the movie alongside T-Series . Filming commenced on 25 September 2018 and the official trailer of the film was launched by T-Series on 19 November 2019 . The movie was