Sriram Panda – The Golden Era Hero of Odia Cinema
Sriram Panda is an actor, director and a screenplay writer who was active in Odia film industry. He born in the Nabarangpur district, Odisha. He was widely known for his natural acting, gentle dialogue delivery and his discipline. Also he formally known for his dashing look considering him as a replica of the first Indian superstar Rajesh Khanna.
Known For
Acting, Directing, ProductionKnown Credits
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01-06-1954Place of Birth
Nabarangpur, OdishaAlso Known As
Swami Nitya ChaitanyaSriram Panda – The Golden Era Hero of Odia Cinema
Sriram Panda is an actor, director and a screenplay writer who was active in Odia film industry. He born in the Nabarangpur district, Odisha. He was widely known for his natural acting, gentle dialogue delivery and his discipline. Also he formally known for his dashing look considering him as a replica of the first Indian superstar Rajesh Khanna.
Acting
Sriram Panda started his film career in Dhir Biswal’s Dharitri directed by Nitai Palit in 1972, which was a success. In 1975 he starred in the lead role of Jajabara directed by Trimurti which was a huge hit & is still regarded as one of the classic films to be ever made in Odia film industry. A coloured version of Jajabara was later released which garnered high popularity among the masses. In 1976 he starred in 6 films 4 of which were commercially successful. He emerged as Superstar of Odisha in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1992, at the peak of his career, he quit the film industry to join the Bihar School of Yoga at Munger in Bihar as a Yoga preacher and renamed himself Swami Nitya Chaitanya.
He wrote, directed, and produced the movie Kurukshetra (1988).
