Social
Sanatani - Karma Hi Dharma, a social drama directed by Basudeb Barad, released on February 7, 2025. The film features Sambeet Acharya, Arlin Ankita, Papi Santuka, Guddu, and Jagannath Seth in key roles.
Aparanhhara Surjya is a featured drama that portrays the life and culture of the Munda Pota Kela community. Directed by Ajaya Kumar Mohanty, the movie features actors such as Pramod Rout, Jaya Swami, Kalinga Dash, and Munmun Khuntia in major roles.
Sita - Sangharsa Ra Kahani is a social drama film that premiered on 05 July 2024. Written, directed, and screenplay by Aswin Tripathy, the cast includes Debjani Deghuria, Samaresh Routray, and Pintu Nanda in prominent roles.
Kuhudi, a courtroom drama film directed by Ajay Padhi, released on June 14, 2024. The movie features Anubhav Mohanty, Supriya Nayak, Prakruti Mishra, Dipanwit Dashmohapatra, Sukumar Tudu, and Kuna Tripathy in prominent roles.
Sinduraa is an Odia film that premiered on April 5, 2024. The movie features Supriya Nayak, Abhishek Giri, Usasi Mishra, and Sandhya Das in key roles, with direction by Biranchi Narayan Panda and Jitendra Prasad Jena.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kanaklata is a classic 1974 Odia film directed by Ghanashyam Mahapatra.
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.
Bhai Bhauja is a 1967 Odia film directed by Sarathi, based on a story of Rama Chandra Mishra. It depicts the story of a farmer and the cruel landlord (Sahukar).
Kaa is based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Kanhu Charan Mohanty. The movie glories the tale of a childless mother who forced her husband to wed a different woman in order to have a child. Kaa directed by Siddharth, the pseudonym for Ram Chandra Thakur, Gour Prasad Ghose and Parbati Ghose.
Malajanha, (Alternative Title: The Dead Moon) released in 1965, is regarded as the first new wave cinema in Odia. Considered at par with Satyajit Ray’s path-breaking Pather Panchali, it claimed the coveted President’s Certicate of merit for best Odia film in National Film Awards (1965). Written and directed by Nitai Palit, Malajanha based on novel of the same title by the Odia novelist Upendra Kishore Das.
