Movies
Laxmi was the first movie for Gour Prasad Ghose & Parbati Ghose as a married couple. This National Award winning movie was based on life and perils of oppressive social norms in a rural setting. It draws attention to much needed progressive change in the existing society. A social message is weaved into a simple love story.
Dasyu Ratnakar is the first Odia film made in partially colour. The film stars Sarat Pujari in the title role and was produced by Kabiraj Krushnachandra Tripathy Sharma under the banner of Utkal Chalachitra Pratisthan.
Nua Bou awarded with ‘Certifcate of Merit as the Best Film in Odia’ in 9th National Film Awards, 1962.
Parinama was produced by Kabiraj Krushnachandra Tripathy Sharma, after the success of his maiden film 'Mahalakshmi Puja'.
Shree Loknath, produced by Ruprang, is based on the story by Ashwini Kumar Ghosh. This film won National Film Awards in 1960, the first Odia film to achieve the feat.
Mahalakshmi Puja is the tale of Goddess Lakshmi leaving the temple to teach brothers Mahaprabhu Jagannath and Balabhadra a lesson.
Maa, directed by Nitai Palit, is the second Odia film by Gour Prasad Ghose as producer.
Bhai-Bhai is a 1956 Odia film produced by Gour Prasad Ghose and directed by Nitai Palit. The film was inspired by a book, Bhai Bhai, written by Santanu Kumar Das.
Kedar Gouri marks the debut of an Odia director in the Odia film industry, with Manoranjan Das co-directing the movie alongside Nitai Palit.
Amari Gaan Jhua is the first bilingual film produced in both Odia and Bengali languages. The Bengali adaptation of the film is titled 'Pon Rokhya'.
Saptasajya, directed by Kalyan Gupta, is the second Odia film in Social genre released in 1951.
Rolls 2-8 is the first Odia film in Social genre. Fourth Odia film in release and the first Odia film having English title.
Sree Jagannath was released in 1950. The story was based on ‘Deula Tola’ (temple making) by Balaram Das, one of the Panchasakhas from medieval Odisha, dramatist Ashwin Kumar Ghosh’s Bengali drama ‘Purir Mandir’ and its Odia version ‘Sri Mandira’ respectively.
Lalita is the second Odia movie. Also the first Odia movie released post independence after a span of twelve years from the first Odia movie, Sita Bibaha. Makhanlal Banerjee (who played Bhagwan Ram) was the lead in the first Odia movie while his wife Uma Banerjee played lead in the second Odia movie Lalita.
Sita Bibaha is the first Odia film. Released in 1936, Sita Bibaha was directed and produced by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami. It presented the marriage of Bhagwan Rama to Mata Sita, based on the epic story of Ramayana.
