Sidhant Mohapatra (born 4 May 1966
), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician who appears predominantly in
Odia cinema
The Odia film industry, colloquially known as Ollywood, is the Odia language Indian film industry, based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood.
Industry
In 1974, the G ...
. Mohapatra has also won seven
Odisha State Film Awards back-to-back, from 2000 to 2006, and a
Filmfare Awards East award.
Early and personal life
Mohapatra was born as Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra in Odia
Brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...
Family
Brahmapur, Odisha
Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur al ...
to Kanak and Manmohan Mohapatra. He completed his early education at St. Vincent's Convent School, Brahmapur and his higher secondary education in commerce at
Dharanidhar Autonomous College, Keonjhar. Mohapatra completed his post graduate Diploma in Marketing from the
Hindu Institute of Marketing and Management in New Delhi in 1989.
Career
Acting
His debut film ''Sradhanjali'' was made in 1992.
Politics
He joined
Biju Janata Dal
The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...
in 2009 and successfully contested
Berhampur
Brahmapur (; also known as Berhampur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. Bramhapur is most famous for its street food, silk sarees or pato sarees, temples and many historical places. Bramhapur al ...
constituency in the 2009
15th Lok Sabha
Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...
election. Mohapatra was reelected in the 2014 general election by a margin of nearly 100,000 votes. However, he did not contest the constituency for a third term.
Siddhanta, four BJP lawmakers join BJD
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Filmography
Awards
References
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1966 births
Living people
Lok Sabha members from Odisha
India MPs 2009–2014
Male actors in Odia cinema
India MPs 2014–2019
People from Brahmapur
Biju Janata Dal politicians
Indian actor-politicians
20th-century Indian male actors