Bhai Bhauja
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).
Balakrushna Dash
Narayan Prasad Singh
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
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Cast & Crew
Music
Balakrushna Dash
Lyrics
Narayan Prasad Singh
Choreography
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Movie Details
Sarathi is the pseudonym for Gopal Ghose, Samuel Sahu (Babi) & Byomakesh Tripathy who directed and also wrote screenplay & dialogues of Bhai Bhauja.
Released on: June 28, 1967 at Capital Talkies
Directed by: Sarathi (Gopal Ghose, Samuel Sahu (Babi), Byomakesh Tripathy)
Production Co: Rupanjali
Story: Rama Chandra Mishra
Screenplay & Dialogues: Sarathi
Makeup: Debi Haldar, Trilochan Pal
Audiography: Mrunal Guha Thakurta
Cinematography: Amulya Das
Choreography: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Lyrics: Narayan Prasad Singh
Music: Balakrushna Dash
Cast: Balaram Mishra, Byomakesh Tripathy, Manimala, Samuel Sahu, Sarat Pujari, Sundarmani, Ramachandra Pratihari, Purna Singh, Krushna Chandra Pandey, Babaji Sahoo, Raj Kishore Ray, Prabhakara Padhi, Kshirod and others
Songs:
- Jali Jaee Dahana Dipali (Singer: Manna Dey)
- Janma Maati Palli Daake (Singers: Sikander Alam, Nirmala Mishra)
- Chaturi Radhika Gori (Singers: Sikander Alam, Raghunath Panigrahi, Atish Majumdar)
- Swapna Bhara Shyama Sashya (Singers: Sikander Alam, Raghunath Panigrahi, Atish Majumdar, Nirmala Mishra)
Plot: Manu Pradhan is a farmer, and lives with his wife Dukhi and brother Bhaiga. Manu and Bhaiga work hard to sustain their family. Manu mortgaged his land to the landlord (Sahukar). Every year they repay the loan with grain with a hope to release their land from Sahukar in a few years. in the meanwhile, Sahukar’s son kills his father by the assistance of local goons and succeed to prove in the court that Manu killed his father. The court sentences innocent Manu to ten years imprisonment. Dukhi and his brother-in-law struggle hard to survive. Dukhi forgets everything to raise his son Prakash. After ten years, while returning from jail, Manu believes a rumor that his wife and his brother Bhaiga have developed an illicit relationship. In frustration, Manu remains in the city and works as a servant in a judge’s house. In the meantime, Praksh and the Judge’s daughter Sabitri fall in love with each other. But Bhaiga doesn’t approve of the relationship. To settle the crises, Manu returns to the village without his knowledge that Prakash is his son. When he meets Dukhi and Bhaiga, all of his suspicions are cleared and everybody approves of the marriage of Prakash and Sabitri.
Image credit: Bhai Bhauja song book images courtesy: Tushar Nath Mohapatra
