Drama
Mamata is a family drama that was released on 11 April 1975. Directed by the renowned actor and dramatist Byomakesh Tripathy, the film stars Prashant Nanda, Suresh Mishra, Sujata Anand, Asima, Bhanumati Devi, and Dhira Biswal in prominent roles.
Mana Akasha, a super-hit film in 1974, was a celluloid adaptation of famed playwright Basant Kumar Mohapatra’s drama Jhara Baula.
Dharitri is a social satire drama in Odia, released on 30 March 1973. It is based on Amulya Kumari Patnaik's novel of the same name.
Ghara Bahuda was made with efforts of Kamala Lochan Mohanty. He adapted Ghara Bahuda from his own play by the same name.
Adina Megha (Odia: ଅଦିନ ମà‡à¬˜, English: Untimely Showers) is a classic Odia film directed by Amit Mitra.
Ae Akasha Tale is a travelogue film that premiered on November 17, 2023. Directed by Subhendu Biswal, the film stars Samarpita Dash, Abhishek Giri, Ashok Das, and Pushpa Panda in prominent roles.
Pade Akasha is a biographical drama film that portrays the life of Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, played on screen by Archita Sahu. Directed by Susant Mani, the movie stars Rajesh Jais, Hara Rath, Smita Mohanty, Mohan Majithia, and Madhumita in major roles.
Bandhan was made with the efforts of Niranjan Pattnaik based on the the play 'Aa Janha Mamun Sarada Sashi' by playwright Balaram Mishra of Rayagada.
Stree, directed by 'Siddhartha' (a pseudonym for Gour Prasad Ghose, Parbati Ghose & Ram Chandra Thakur) was released in 1968. Stree got Best Feature Film in Odia award in 16th National Film Awards.
Kie Kahara (1968) is an Odia film directed by Nitai Palit. The film reflects the socio-economic conflicts of the declining Zamindar families, which were struggling to keep up social status with great difficulty.
Arundhati recieved President’s Medal for best Odia film in National Film Awards (1967). The ambitious musical film was directed by Prafulla Sengupta and starred Sarat Pujari with renowned classical dancer Minati Mishra.
Sadhana was based on the novel ‘Chhinapatra’ by Ashapoorna Devi. The film was adjudged as 2nd Best Regional Film (Odia) and received President’s Silver Medal.
Suryamukhi recieved Certicate of Merit as Best Regional Film (Odia) in National Film Award 1963. First film as music composer, Shantanu Mohapatra’s dazzling scores were rendered by the melody queen Lata Mangeskar, Manna Dey, Pranab Patnaik, Nirmala Mishra and Sikandar Alam. These renditions remain timeless classics.
Maa, directed by Nitai Palit, is the second Odia film by Gour Prasad Ghose as producer.
