Arundhati
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.
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Known For Gurukrushna Goswami
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Cast & Crew
Minati Mishra
Sarat Pujari
Dhira Biswal
Sujata Anand
Lyrics
Gurukrushna Goswami
Music
Shantanu Mohapatra
Singing
Pranab Patnaik
Choreography
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Movie Details
Released on: June 28, 1967
Directed by: Prafulla Sengupta
Produced by: Dhiren Patnaik
Production Co: Kanakprabha Productions
Story: Gurukrushna Goswami
Editing: Sukumar Sengupta
Dialogues: Anand Shankar Das
Cinematography: Bishu Chakravarty
Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani, Gurukrushna Goswami, Narasingh Mohapatra
Music: Shantanu Mohapatra
Cast: Braja Giri, Minati Mishra, Sarat Pujari, Bimal Choudhury, Dhira Biswal, Laxmipriya Mahapatra, Ramachandra Pratihari, Sujata Anand, Sarat Mohanty, Bhabani Shankar Panda, Ateesh Majumdar and others
Songs:
- Mayuri Go Tuma Aakashe Mun (Singer: Mohd. Rafi | Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani)
- Tumaku Parunita Bhuli (Singer: Mohd. Rafi | Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani)
- Ei Chhota Katha Tie Bhulana (Singers: Pranab Patnaik, Usha Mangeshkar | Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
- Aaji Mun Shrabani Luhara Harini (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
- Mana Teji Aaji Saaje Maanini (Singer: Raghunath Panigrahi | Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
Plot:
A dancing group was where Arundhati belonged. One day, while she was giving a performance in front of a riveted audience, someone ran across the platform and yelled, “Madhumati, my love.” This perplexed her, but Manoj, her lover, was startled by the invader named Biswajit’s excitement. Manoj turned his back on Arundhati and the dance group they were both a part of.
The group embarked on a cross-country trip at Biswajit’s recommendation. In the course of one of these tours, Biswajit separated from his friend to look for Manoj. At a tiny train station, they first met. Manoj is convinced to go back to Arundhati by Biswajit, who had long since learned that his girlfriend Madhumati is Arundhati’s twin sister.
Biswajit picks up his unfinished search for “Madhu” while Arundhati and Manoj are reconciled.
Image credit: Arundhati posters courtesy: NFAI
