Nityananda Palit, known as Nitai Palit (8 March 1923 – 26 July 1990) was a playwright, actor and director. In 1965, he received the President's Award from

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

for direction in his film ''

Malajahna ''Malajahna'' (Dead Moon) is a 1965 Oriya film written and directed by Nitai Palit based on a novel of the same title by the Oriya novelist Upendra Kishore Das. The film stars Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap) and Jharana Das in the lead. Considered as ...

''. This was the first Oriya film ever to be awarded the 'Silver Lotus' for direction and is still considered a classic.

Filmography

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'' (1965)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palit, Nityananda 20th-century Indian male actors People from Cuttack Odia film directors 1923 births 1990 deaths Male actors from Odisha Film directors from Odisha