Kedar Gouri (1954) is an
Oriya film directed by
Nitai Palit. The film is adapted from
Radhanath Rai's poem by the same name.
Synopsis
Kedar and Gouri have been deeply fond of each other since childhood. Kedar's father and Gouri's father are village heads and have a rivalry between them. As both Kedar and Gouri grow, their fondness transfers into intense and enduring love. But their families do not allow them to meet each other and place a barrier between them. Once Kedar in disguise tries to attend Gouri's birthday function. He is found out, humiliated and thrown out by Gouri's father. Now it is impossible for the lovers to meet as their families tighten the security for both of them. The lovers have no other option and elope from their home. While they venture in the jungle, Gauri feels very thirsty. Kedar goes to a nearby spring to bring water. When Kedar returns with water, he cannot find Gouri anywhere around. He tires in search of Gouri's whereabouts. In the meantime, he hears a tiger's rumble suddenly at some distance away. He, in panic, searches for Gouri. On the way he finds the blood stained clothes of Gouri. Kedar is now sure that Gouri has been eaten by the tiger. In an anguish and frustration, Kedar stabs himself repeatedly until he is dead. But to the contrary, Gouri is safely hidden in some brush away from the scene. She comes back to the scene after the tiger disappears. Her heart breaks when she finds Kedar died for her sake. Gauri feels she cannot live without Kedar and follows suit. Thus the lovers bring an end to their lives for each to imprint a sublime love story.
Cast
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Gaura Ghosh
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... Kedar
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Gloria Mahanty
Gloria may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music
* Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise
* Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise
** Gloria (Handel)
** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
... Gouri
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Beena Palit Beena may refer to:
*Beena Banerjee, an Indian actress commonly credited as Beena
*Beena marriage, a pre-Islamic form of marriage among Arabic nomads
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*Beena, a pen name of Parveen S ...
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Kishori Devi
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Nityanand Palit
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Dhira Biswal
Dhira is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
Demography
, The village has a total number of 191 houses and the population of 1 ...
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Lakshmi
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Sanyukta Panigrahi
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Radharani
Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also de ...
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Rita
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Sheela Ullash
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Soundtrack
# "Kehi Ki Dekhichha Palli Ma Ra Hasa Ra"
# "Rama Je Laikhana Ho Gale Mruga Mari"
Box office
Despite good acting and cinematography, the film flopped. The masses could not digest a tragic love story of this genre.
References
External links
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* {{citwf title, 182683
1954 films
1954 drama films
1950s Odia-language films
Indian drama films
Indian black-and-white films