Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of

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. Actor-director duo

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, the upper house of the

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, for Odisha. He worked in the Odia film industry as an actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer. He was also a former minister in Odisha state.

Career

In 1962, he debuted in the movie ''

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and

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. Nanda acted as male lead and directed the Hindi film

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released in the year 1979. In 2009, his film ''Jianta Bhoota'' was released. In 2007, he awarded with the Lifetime achievement award in Odisha Filmfare Award. He was the

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's (BJP) leader and Odisha state Vice President. He resigned from his membership in August 2007. After that he joined the

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and then became a member of

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Charitable work

In 2013, it was announced that he had joined other

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and international celebrities in the

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Filmography

As a director

Actor

Music Director

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(1993)

Recognition

* In 1962 his debut movie

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. * FitFat Bioscope award, 2005 * Odisha Filmfare Award, 2015 (Lifetime achievement)

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