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Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literall ...

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Industry

In 1974, the

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

declared film making and construction of cinema theatres as an industry in the state, and in 1976 it established the

Odisha Film Development Corporation The Odisha Film Development Corporation is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. Odisha Film Development Corporation is a promotional agency for the growth and development of film industry in Odisha established in 1976 in C ...

in

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.

History

Odisha has a history of filmmaking, starting from 1936. The first Odia film is ''

Sita Bibaha ''Seeta Bibaha'' (1936) was the first Oriya film directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami; it presented the marriage of Lord Rama to Sita, based on the epic story Ramayana. The film starred Makhanlal Bannerjee, Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami, Krishnac ...

'', made by

Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami (, 8 August 1892 – 11 January 1948) was an Odissi musician, poet & composer, a Guru of traditional ''Rahasa'' or ''Rasa'' and film director in Odia-language films. Widely known for his efforts to keep alive the ''Rahas ...

in 1936. Drawn from the Indian epic ''

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'', the story is about the marriage of

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and

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. The film plot was made from a drama written by Kamapala Mishra. Prepared with a budget of only Rs 30,000, the film has 14 song sequences. Despite it being the first Odia film with several drawbacks in every section of its making, the two-hour-long movie generated great enthusiasm among the people. It was released in Laksmi Talkies,

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is als ...

. The 12-reeled film had in its cast Makhanlal Banerjee (Ram), who received only Rs 120 for his performance, Aditya Ballav Mohanty (Lakhsman), who got only Rs 35 as conveyance allowance, and Prabati Devi (Sita), who was paid the highest amount of Rs 150. This was a landmark film of the Odia film Industry. The pace of Odia film production in the initial years was very slow. After ''Sita Bibaha'', only two films were produced until 1951. A joint consortium of landlords and businessmen who collected funds after 1948 produced those two movies. The 1951 production ''Roles Two Eight'' was the first Odia film with an English name. It was released 15 years after the first Odia film, ''Sita Bibaha''. It was the fourth Odia film produced by Ratikant Padhi. The eleventh Odia film, '' Sri Lokanath'', was directed by Prafulla Sengupta and received the National Award in 1960. The same year,

Prasanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. Actor-director duo Siddhanta Mahapatra and Prashanta Nanda Given 8 all time blockbuster Movies to Ollywood. He is currently a Member of Parl ...

won the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several a ...

for his debut film, ''

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'' and ''

Adina Megha ''Adina Megha'' (1970), ( English: ''The Unwanted Cloud'') is a classic Odia film directed by Amit Maitra. Cast * Prashanta Nanda - Suresh * Jharana Das - Champak * Sandhya * Bhanumati Devi * Dukhiram Swain Dukhiram Swain (died 18 Jan ...

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Mohammad Mohsin Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as ''Mohsin'' was an Odia actor, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially successful movies. ...

started the revolution in the Odia film industry by not only securing the essence of the Odia culture but also changing the way the film industry watched Odia movies. ''Phoola Chandana'' was written by Ananda Sankar Das. He belongs to

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. His movies heralded the golden era of the Odia film industry by bringing in freshness to Odia movies. His directorial debut was ''Phoola Chandana'' for which he won the

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. He had to his credit 16 box office successful movies in his directorial stint. He started as an actor in character roles and gave household names like Raaka to

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. Amiya Ranjan Patnaik, who started his career directing ''Mamata Mage Mula'', changed the dimension of the Odia film industry by producing big budget movies with multiple star casts, which was a new trend at that time. He introduced many newcomers, musicians, technicians and singers from

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and

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. He also produced the National Award-winning film ''Hakim Babu'' in 1985, directed by Pranab Das. His film ''Pua Mora Kala Thakura'', directed by Raju Mishra, was one of the biggest successes in the Odia film industry, followed by ''Chaka Aakhi Sabu Dekhuchi'' and ''Asuchi Mo Kalia Suna''. He frequently collaborated with Raju Mishra,

Akshaya Mohanty Akshaya Mohanty, also known as ''Khoka Bhai'', was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary ...

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Bijay Mohanty Bijay Mohanty (8 April 1950 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian actor in Odia Cinema. He was honored a National Film Award. Personal life ;Early life Mohanty was born in 1950 at Pandiri, Kendrapara and brought up in Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. He ...

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Uttam Mohanty Uttam Mohanty is an Indian actor who has to his credit more than 135 Odia films to date and has acted in 30 Bengali films and in a Hindi film '' Naya Zaher''. Early life Uttam Mohanty was born and brought up at Baripada in Odisha. His grandfa ...

. He started the trend of producing trilingual films in the Odia film industry. ''Raja Rani'', ''Paradeshi Babu'' and ''Parimahal'' were made in Odia, Bengali and Bangladeshi. He made a comeback as a director and made Tulasi Apa produced by his son Anupam Patnaik. Tulasi Apa was a critical success within many international festivals. This was the first biopic of Odisha based on Padmashree

Tulasi Munda Tulasi Munda (born 15 July 1947) is a social activist from the Indian state of Odisha. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 by Government of India for her contribution to spreading literacy among the impoverished ''adivasi'' peoples of Odish ...

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Uttam Mohanty Uttam Mohanty is an Indian actor who has to his credit more than 135 Odia films to date and has acted in 30 Bengali films and in a Hindi film '' Naya Zaher''. Early life Uttam Mohanty was born and brought up at Baripada in Odisha. His grandfa ...

, whose debut film ''Abhiman'' won accolades, was very successful in the 1980s. His wife Aparajita Mohanty is also an actress. Critics have named

Bijay Mohanty Bijay Mohanty (8 April 1950 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian actor in Odia Cinema. He was honored a National Film Award. Personal life ;Early life Mohanty was born in 1950 at Pandiri, Kendrapara and brought up in Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. He ...

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Mihir Das Mihir Kumar Das (17 February 1959 – 11 January 2022) was an Indian actor who worked in Odia language films (Ollywood industry). He had received several awards, notably Best Actor for his films ''Laxmi Pratima'' in 1998 and ''Pheria Mo Suna ...

to be two of the best Odia actors so far 80'and 90's. In 1990s

Siddhanta Mahapatra Siddhanta Mahapatra ( od, ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର; born 4 May 1966), known mononymously as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor, television personality and politician who works predominantly in Odia films. Early and P ...

, a new generation star,with his action and comedy movies gave national recognition to odiya industry. Actress

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

, who acted in several Hindi movies like ''Fire,'' has an Odia origin. She acted in the Susanta Misra-directed '' Biswaprakash'', which won a National Award in 2000.

Barsha Priyadarshini Varsha Priyadarshini (born 7 August 1984) is an Indian actress, predominantly featured in Odia and Bengali films. She also carries out social work through her institution SAMMANITA, which works towards providing education of destitute child ...

is also another successful actress in the millennium era of Odia cinema. Anubhab Mohanty is a well-known name in Ollywood, famous for his action and romantic movies. Mrinal Sen directed an Odia film, Matira Manisha, which won a

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several a ...

to Prashanta Nanda. ''

Sita Bibaha ''Seeta Bibaha'' (1936) was the first Oriya film directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami; it presented the marriage of Lord Rama to Sita, based on the epic story Ramayana. The film starred Makhanlal Bannerjee, Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami, Krishnac ...

'' is one of the movie in Odia Cinema made in 1936 which is almost nearer to the 1st Indian talkie cinema "Alam Ara" made in 1930.

Notable people

Actors

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Bijay Mohanty Bijay Mohanty (8 April 1950 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian actor in Odia Cinema. He was honored a National Film Award. Personal life ;Early life Mohanty was born in 1950 at Pandiri, Kendrapara and brought up in Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. He ...

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Uttam Mohanty Uttam Mohanty is an Indian actor who has to his credit more than 135 Odia films to date and has acted in 30 Bengali films and in a Hindi film '' Naya Zaher''. Early life Uttam Mohanty was born and brought up at Baripada in Odisha. His grandfa ...

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Siddhanta Mahapatra Siddhanta Mahapatra ( od, ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର; born 4 May 1966), known mononymously as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor, television personality and politician who works predominantly in Odia films. Early and P ...

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Anubhav Mohanty Anubhav Mohanty (born 24 December 1981) is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and politician who is known for his work in Odia-language films. Career Mohanty started his career by first appearing in Odia music videos before ...

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Arindam Roy Arindam Roy is an actor who works predominately in Odia cinema apart from a few Bengali films. Career Arindam Roy changed his stage name to Rishi before changing it back to his original name. Regarding his performance in the film '' Target Kolka ...

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Babushaan Mohanty Babushaan (born 30 July 1989 as Tanmay Mohanty) is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Odia movies. He debuted in Ollywood through ''Romeo - The Lover Boy'' in 2009 directed by Hara Patnaik. Early life Babushaan wa ...

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Akash Das Nayak Akash Dasnayak (born 17 September 1981), popularly known by the film industry name Akash, is an Odia language, Odia film actor and politician known for doing action-oriented movies. He was also the MLA of Korei (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency ...

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Samaresh Routray Samaresh Routray (born 3 July 1980) is a film actor, producer and television personality from Odisha. He is mostly known for the negative roles. He has been awarded as Best Actor In Negative Role many times, including 2 Tarang Cine Awards. He ...

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Dukhiram Swain Dukhiram Swain (died 18 January 1995) was an Indian film and television actor. He was one of the most popular villains in Odia cinema and played a variety of roles most notably as the antagonist in many Odia films and various roles in television ...

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Jayiram Samal Jayiram Samal (born 1948), also known as Jayee, is an India, Indian actor known for his comic actor, comic roles in Odia cinema (Ollywood). He is accredited in over 300 works, including films, television serials, and plays. He started his caree ...

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Mihir Das Mihir Kumar Das (17 February 1959 – 11 January 2022) was an Indian actor who worked in Odia language films (Ollywood industry). He had received several awards, notably Best Actor for his films ''Laxmi Pratima'' in 1998 and ''Pheria Mo Suna ...

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Hara Patnaik Hara Pattanaik (12 October 1958 – 13 January 2015), also known as Hari Patnaik, was an Indian actor, director and screenplay writer known for his works in Odia cinema. He has acted over 60 Odia-language movies and directed about 19 others. Pat ...

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Kuna Tripathy Satyabrata Tripathy (Popular as Kuna Tripathy) is an Indian actor, radio personality, VJ (media personality) and television presenter, who mostly work on Odia language films and television shows. He is appointed as the chairman of Odisha Film Dev ...

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Papu Pam Pam Tattwa Prakash Satapathy, better known by his stage name Papu Pom Pom, is an Indian film, television, Music Director, standup comedian and an Odisha Legislative Assembly candidate. Satapathy has acted in over 50 Odia movies. He was the mai ...

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Prasanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. Actor-director duo Siddhanta Mahapatra and Prashanta Nanda Given 8 all time blockbuster Movies to Ollywood. He is currently a Member of Parl ...

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Sabyasachi Mishra Sabyasachi Mishra (born 6 October 1985) is an Indian actor known for his work in Odia Cinema. He is referred to as "''Superstar'' of Cinema of Odisha, Ollywood". ''Pagala Premi'' was his first movie, for which he earned an Odisha State Film Awar ...

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Sadhu Meher Sadhu Meher (born in Odisha, India) is an Indian actor, director, and producer. He has performed in both Odia and Hindi films. He primarily began his career in Hindi films such as ''Bhuvan Shome'', '' Ankur'' and '' Mrigaya''. Later on shifted ...

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Actresses

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Barsha Priyadarshini Varsha Priyadarshini (born 7 August 1984) is an Indian actress, predominantly featured in Odia and Bengali films. She also carries out social work through her institution SAMMANITA, which works towards providing education of destitute child ...

* Bhanumati Devi * * Elina Samantray * Kavya Keeran *

Mahasweta Ray Mahasweta Ray is an Indian actress and television personality who is known for her work in Odia films and soap operas. Her numerous accolades include record 8 Odisha State Film Awards. Biography Ray was born in an academic family (Rajkishore Ra ...

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Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

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Prakruti Mishra Prakruti Mishra is an Indian actress known for her work in Odia films and Hindi television. She has received the National Film Award (Special Mention) for '' Hello Arsi''. She was most recent seen as Devanyi In ''Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki''on Star Bhar ...

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Rachana Banerjee Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Rakesh Banerjee; 2 October 1974) also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known for her works in Bengali and Odia film industries and has also appeared in severa ...

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Riya Dey Swarnali Dey, known popularly by her screen name Riya Dey is an Indian actress, model and television personality known for her work in Odia films. Her numerous accolades include an Odisha State Film Award The Odisha State Film Awards have ...

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Tandra Ray Tandra Ray is an Indian actress in the Odia film industry. She worked in Odia-language films during the 1980s and 1990s. She is married to Bijay Mohanty. Her first film was "Chilika Tire" opposite Bijay Mohanty. Filmography # 2013 Daha Balu ...

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Pupul Bhuyan Pupul Bhuyan () (born on 23 February 1992) is an Indian actress, television presenter, and model who has mostly appeared in Odia films, telefilms, daily shops, and reality shows. She started her film career in Ollywood in 2013 through the 1st O ...

Directors

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Manmohan Mahapatra Manmohan Mahapatra (ମନମୋହନ ମହାପାତ୍ର, 10 November 1951 – 13 January 2020) was an Odia filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He won eight consecutive national film awards for his films ''Nishita Swapna'', ''Majhi ...

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Ashok Pati Ashok Pati is an Indian Odia and Bengali and Bangladesh screenplay, story writer, actor and director. Filmography Assistant director (Odia) * Rakhi Bhijigala Akhi Luhare * Suna Palinki * Laxmi Pratima * Kie Pochhi Daba Maa Akhira Luha * S ...

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Biswanath Rath Biswanath Rath is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. His films have received awards and recognitions in a total of 366 International Film Festivals. He is the founder of production company BnR Films LLP. Work His fir ...

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Chittaranjan Tripathy Chittaranjan Tripathy (born in 1971) is an actor, director, and music director who predominantly works in Hindi and Odia films. He also acted & directed several Bollywood and Ollywood movies, But he is best known for his role as 'Trivedi' in ...

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Hara Patnaik Hara Pattanaik (12 October 1958 – 13 January 2015), also known as Hari Patnaik, was an Indian actor, director and screenplay writer known for his works in Odia cinema. He has acted over 60 Odia-language movies and directed about 19 others. Pat ...

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Mohammad Mohsin Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as ''Mohsin'' was an Odia actor, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially successful movies. ...

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Nila Madhab Panda Nila Madhab Panda (born 18 October 1973) is an Indian film producer and director. Panda has produced and directed over 70 films, documentaries and shorts based on social issues such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, s ...

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Nirad N. Mohapatra Nirad Narayan Mohapatra (12 November 1947 – 19 February 2015) was an Indian film director. Mohapatra was born in the Indian state of Odisha. He directed the Oriya language film ''Maya Miriga'', television soap operas and documentaries. Earl ...

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Prashant Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. Actor-director duo Siddhanta Mahapatra and Prashanta Nanda Given 8 all time blockbuster Movies to Ollywood. He is currently a Member of Parl ...

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Ravi Kinagi Ravi Kinagi (alternative spellings: Rabi Kinagi, Rabi Kinnagi) is an Indian film director, editor and a script-writer. He works in Bengali and Odia cinema. Superstar Jeet is His Most Favorite Indian Actor. Ravi Kinagi's (Career) direction No.1 ...

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Sabyasachi Mohapatra Sabyasachi Mohapatra (born 27 August 1950 in Subarnapur district, Lehedi, India) is an Indian film director, writer, and producer in Odia cinema. He owns a production house named ''Mohapatra Movie Magic''. Career Mohapatra made his directorial ...

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Sanjay Nayak Sanjay Nayak is an Indian Odia filmmaker. He regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers in Odisha. Nayak, the young filmmaker has directed 32 movies in a short career of 15yrs in the film industry. He has also produced several movies un ...

* Sisir Mishra *

Susant Mani Sushant or Susant Mani is an Indian film director, working in the Odia film industry. He also works as an editor, writer and choreographer. Career He started his career as an editor and director of album videos for sarthak music. After some alb ...

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Music directors

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Akshaya Mohanty Akshaya Mohanty, also known as ''Khoka Bhai'', was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary ...

* Prafulla Kar * Bhubaneswar Mishra *

Balakrushna Das Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash () was a veteran Guru of Odissi music. One of the chief disciples of the legend Pt Gokul Srichandan, Gokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked variously as a vocalist, composer and music director. He re ...

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Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada and Odia films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for ...

* Amarendra Mohanty * Raju Mishra * Sarat Nayak *

Prem Anand Prem Anand (Odia: ପ୍ରେମ ଆନନ୍ଦ) is an Indian music director and composer. He usually works in Odia film and television industry. In 2006, he started his career as a music director through the Odia movie Tu Eka Ama Saha Bhara ...

* Goodli Rath *

Abhijit Majumdar Abhijit Majumdar is an Indian film music director and composer in Odia films. Career Abhijit Majumdar started his career from Sambalpuri Industry, later he started working on Ollywood. He is the most reputed music composer of Odia Film Indust ...

Screenwriters

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Subodh Patnaik Subodh Patnaik was a screenwriter and dialogue writer in Ollywood, Odia language films. He also received Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for his book 'Ho Bhagate' for category One-act play in 1990. Career In 1984, Brajaraj Movie's 'Danda Balunga' ...

Singers

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Aarti Mukherjee Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay, is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), '' Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983) and ''Sooraj Mukhi'' (19 ...

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Akshaya Mohanty Akshaya Mohanty, also known as ''Khoka Bhai'', was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary ...

* Bhikari Bal * Prafulla Kar *

Raghunath Panigrahi Suramani' Pandit'' Raghunath Panigrahi (; 10 August 1932 – 25 August 2013) was an Odissi music Guru, vocalist, composer and music director. He is most known for his renditions of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda and his vocal support for his wife, th ...

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Balakrushna Das Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash () was a veteran Guru of Odissi music. One of the chief disciples of the legend Pt Gokul Srichandan, Gokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked variously as a vocalist, composer and music director. He re ...

* Shyamamani Pattnaik *

Ananya Nanda Ananya Sritam Nanda known as Ananya Nanda is an Indian playback singer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She was the winner of '' Indian Idol Junior Season 2''. Early life Ananya's father, Prasanna Kumar Nanda, is a director in a government indus ...

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Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singer and also as one of the most successful playback singers ...

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Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Cabinet Minister of Information Technology and Electronics and Tourism of the Government of Wes ...

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Babushan Babushaan (born 30 July 1989 as Tanmay Mohanty) is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Odia movies. He debuted in Ollywood through ''Romeo - The Lover Boy'' in 2009 directed by Hara Patnaik. Early life Babushaan was b ...

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Biswajit Mohapatra Biswajit Mahapatra is an Indian singer from Bhawanipatna, Odisha. He was a participant in ''Indian Idol'' Season 10. He has mostly worked as playback singer in Odia film Industry named 'Ollywood'. Early life He was born in 1992 in Bhawanipatn ...

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Diptirekha Padhi Diptirekha Padhi known as Diptirekha is an Indian Odia playback singer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She won the 9th Tarang Music award in 2017. Career Diptirekha has mostly worked in many Odia language films as a playback singer. She has also ...

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Humane Sagar Humane Sagar also transliterated as "Human Sagar", is an Indian playback singer who works mostly in Ollywood Industry. He has won the reality singing competition "Voice of Odisha Season 2" in 2012. Early life His family has a musical backgrou ...

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Krishna Beura Krishna Beuraa is an Indian playback singer who has sung songs in commercial Hindi and multi language Indian regional cinemas and albums. Mostly known for his hit songs "Maula Mere" from the film ''Chak De India'', "Main Jahan Rahoon" from the ...

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Mohammad Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Sayeed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna (Name Given By Legendary Music Composer Akshaya Mohanty, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood ...

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Rituraj Mohanty Rituraj Mohanty better known by his stage name Rituraj, is an Indian singer. Mohanty is the winner of a singing competition-show India's Raw Star. Life and career 1988–2011: Early life and career Rituraj Mohanty was born in Puri distric ...

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S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

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Sohini Mishra Sohini Mishra is a playback singer based in Mumbai, India. She hails from Cuttack, Odisha. She came to limelight through Sony TV's reality show Indian Idol 6 (2012). She was one of the top six contestants. Mishra is an approved artiste (B Hig ...

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Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Aka ...

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Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: *Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch *Udit Patel (born 1984 ...

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Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has do ...

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Asim Basu Asim Basu ( or, ଅସୀମ ବସୁ) was an Indian theatre artiste and director, actor, art director, painter and playwright. Basu was known for his set design work in Ollywood movies and designing Odia book covers and movie posters. Earl ...

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Nikhil Baran Sengupta Nikhil Baran Sengupta (13 December 1943 – 18 February 2014) was a Hindi, Bengali, and Oriya art director, actor, painter and production designer. He made his debut as an art-director with "Gapa hele be Sata" (1975). His contribution to the su ...

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Odisha State Film Awards The Odisha State Film Awards have been conferred by the Department of Culture of the Government of Odisha, India. The awards were initiated in 1968. The awards are decided by independent juries formed by the Department of Culture. The jury ...

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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several a ...

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National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcast ...

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National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards p ...

(1994) - Tarasankar Misra for ''Lavanya Preethi'' *

Filmfare Awards East Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Bengali, Assamese and Odia ...

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* Contains information on films from 1934 to 1984.

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Orissa: Seventy-Five Years of Oriya Cinema
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