Drama
Chilika Teere is a social drama highlighting the hardships faced by the fishing community in Chilika. Released on 2 March 1978, the film was directed by Biplab Roy Choudhury and stars Bijay Mohanty, Tandra Ray, Netrananda Mishra, Hemant Das, Sujata Anand, and Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap) in prominent roles.
Kulachandrama is a social drama that was released in February 1978, directed by K.H.D. Rao. The film showcases noteworthy performances by Ajit Kar, Chakrapani, Sujata Anand, Niharika Sahu, Pira Mishra, Netrananda Mishra, Anima Pedini, and Soudamini in prominent roles.
Taapoi is a folk drama film adapted from the Khudurukuni Osha Brata tale. Directed by Sarat Pujari, the movie stars Kshyanaprabha Sarangi, Anita Das, Namrata Das, Saraswati Devi, Gloria Mohanty, Samuel Sahu, Prashant Nanda, and Kunjalata Das in prominent roles.
Priyatama is a drama film that premiered on January 25, 1978. Directed by eminent dramatist Biswajit Das, the movie stars Sriram Panda, Mahashweta Ray, Nagen Das, Radha Panda, Preeti Patnaik, and Narendra Behera (Nari) in prominent roles.
Mukti is an Odia drama film that releaqsed on 08 April 1977. It was directed by Byomakesh Tripathy and stars Sujata Anand, Tribhuban, Deepa Sahu, Anita Das, Byomakesh Tripathy, Radha Panda and Nari in major roles.
Amar Prem is a social drama that released on 12 March 1977. Directed by Gopal Ghosh and Palash Bannerjee, the film features Suresh Mishra, Banaja Mohanty, Niharika Sahu, Hemanta Das, and Sarat Pujari in key roles.
Gapa Hele Bi Sata, directed by Nagen Roy, was the first fully coloured Odia film which released on 16th July 1976. The film featured Harish Mohapatra, Banaja Mohanty, Sudha Rani Jena, Suresh Mishra, and Netrananda Mishra in major roles.
Samaya is a 1975 Odia film directed by Ganesh Mohapatra. The film was shot in partial color.
Jajabara, a melodious drama, released on October 6th, 1975. Directed by Trimurty, the movie features Sriram Panda, Banaja Mohanty, Tripura Mishra, Pira Mishra, Dukhiram Swain, Jayaram Samal, and Samuel Sahu in major roles.
