Amada Bata
Amada Bata (English title: The Untrodden Road) is a classic Odia film directed by Amar Ganguly, based on eminent Odia woman writer of yester years Basant Kumari Pattanayak's novel by the same name.
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Cast & Crew
Lyrics
Narayan Prasad Singh
Music
Balakrushna Dash
Choreography
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Movie Details
Amada Bata’s main focus is on the character Maya (played by Jharana Das), both before and after her marriage. The superhit song Eta Kalikal Riti Re (Singer: Akashya Mohanty) was picturised on comic actor Dinbandhu Das (Tima).
Released on: 22 May 1964 at Prabhat Cinema, Cuttack
Directed by: Amar Ganguly
Produced by: Babulal Doshi
Production Co: Chhayabani Pratisthan
Story: Basant Kumari Pattanayak
Screenplay: Gopal Chhotray
Cinematography: Deoji Bhai
Choreography: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Singh
Music: Balakrushna Dash
Cast: Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap), Bimal Ghose, Jharana Das, Geeta Dutt, Krushanpriya Mahapatra, Laxmipriya Mahapatra, Natabar, Sharat Mohanty, Umakant Mishra, Dinbandhu Das (Tima), Mena Samantaray and others
Songs:
- Jibana Jamuna Re (Singer: Nirmala Mishra)
- Dele Dhara Katha Sare Thae Maja Bahu Dure (Singer: Sikandar Alam, Arati Mukherjee)
- Eta Kalikal Riti Re (Singer: Akashya Mohanty)
- Mamata Madhura Priya (Singer: Balakrushna Dash)
Images Credit: Amada Bata poster, still photo & show card images are taken from the Facebook timeline of eminent cine researcher & writer Surya Deo.
