Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

Jagannath Prasad Singh Kinkar (died 1938) was an Indian ruler of

Deo Raj Deo Raj, was a zamindari (estate) situated in what is now Aurangabad district of Bihar. The Deo Raj family were notable for being the protectors of Deo Sun shrine (Deo Surya Mandir). Origins In the 14th and 15th century, there was a migration of ...

, a princely estate in present day

Aurangabad Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is th ...

district of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

. He was noted for producing

's first film, ''Chhat Mela'', in 1930. It was a silent documentary film on the

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festival of

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Work

Raja Jagannath Prasad Singh produced his first film ''Chhat Mela'' in 1930, which is considered to be the first film of Bihar's cinema. It took 32 days to make the film. It was produced, directed and written by Raja Jagannath himself. After the film was made, it was first screened in the grounds of the palace of Raja Jagannath. People from

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Jehanabad Jehanabad is a town in Nagar Parishad and is the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. Jehanabad is famous for Barabar Hill Caves these are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, dating from the Maurya Empire ...

Nawada Nawada is a city and a municipality in Bihar, India. It is also the headquarters of the Nawada district. It is the headquarters of the subdivision of the same name, lying on both sides of the Khuri River( also known as Sakri river in some part ...

Sasaram Sasaram ()sometimes also spelled as Sahasram, is an ancient historical city and a municipal corporation region in the Rohtas district of the Bihar state in eastern India, with a history that goes to thousands of years. During the prehistoric ag ...

and

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had reached there to watch it. After his first success, Raja Saheb produced a feature film, 'Vilvamangal' on the love story of

Surdas Surdas (IAST: Sūr, Devanagari: सूर) was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna, the supreme lord. He was a Vaishnava devotee of Lord Krishna, and he was also a ...

in 1932 under the banner of Mahalaxmi Movie Tone. The story and dialogue writer was Raja Jagannath Prasad Singh himself, the screenwriter and director were

Dhirendra Nath Ganguly Dhirendra Nath Ganguly (26 March 1893 – 18 November 1978), better known as Dhiren Ganguly or D.G, was a Dadasaheb Phalke Award-winning and Padma Bhushan recipient film entrepreneur/actor/director of Bengali Cinema. He had set up a number of ...

, and AK Sen and S. David did the cinematography of the film. The film was shot at various locations in

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and

. Raja Jagannath himself played the character of Vilvamangal's father. The public screening of the film was done for the first time in January 1933 by Ratan Talkies. It was ceremonially held at

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

and inaugurated by Sir

Maurice Garnier Hallett Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett (28 October 1883 30 May 1969) was a British administrator who served as governor of the United Provinces and of Bihar Province, collectively from 1936 to 1945. He also served as commander-in-chief of the British I ...

, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa Province. He produced another feature film, ''Punarjanma'' under the direction of filmmaker

in the 1930s. He had published a song collection in Magahi language in 1934.

Filmography

* ''Chhat Mela'' (1930) * ''Vilvamangal'' (1932) * ''Punarjanma'' (1933)

Legacy

A memorial award called Filmmaker Raja Jagannath Singh Kinkar Award was named after him. A state government-owned school, Raja Jagannath High School in

is named after him. It was established in 1938.

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