Bhubaneswar26/5/22:Noted Odia actor Biraj Dash passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, after a prolonged illness. He was 63. Biraj was suffering from lung cancer and he was undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past four months. Biraj had carved a niche for himself by acting in several Odia movies and television serials. The veteran actor ...

Bhubaneswar:4/5/22:Odia feature film Adieu GODARD has won the BEST FILM award in the Indian Language’s Competition at the prestigious 27th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) that concluded on 1st May. Written and directed by National Award winner Amartya Bhattacharyya, the film saw a tremendous response from the film lovers of Kolkata. Beating the heat, they turned up in huge numbers for all the shows of ...

Newdelhi:30/4/22:The short film “Sani – The Son of River Mahanadi” produced under the banner of ‘Social Image Production’ and directed by Dr. S K Das was presented with the Best Indian Film in ‘Living and Sustainable Technologies’ category at the ’11th CMC Vatavaran Film Festival and Awards held in Chandigarh on 23 April 2022. This year a total of 21 ...

The idea of making images talk is not a 21st-century phenomenon as our forefathers were also equally amazed at the idea of presenting before viewers a tinsel craft. What to do with Bollywood or Hollywood; let’s talk about our own sweetheart Ollywood which has completed its 85 years of a journey recently. The first-ever Odia movie was far more entertaining ...

Bhubaneswar:17/4/22:An acclaimed musician from Odisha, Prafulla Kar left for his heavenly abode late on Sunday night. He was 83. Kar breathed his last at his residence in Satyanagar of Bhubaneswar. He was suffering from old-age-related health ailments for quite some time, last rites will be performed at Puri Swarga Dwara on Monday (tomorrow), his family sources said. .Born in 1939, Kar ...

ASHOK PALIT Nitai Palit(8 March 1923-26 July 1990)    was the first film director from Orissa to win a National Film award. In 1965 he received the President’s Silver Medal as a director for the film “Malajanha”. Considered a classic in Oriya cinema, this film was based on a novel written by Upendra Kishore Das. This Odia film is a ...

Bhubaneswar:15/3/22:Tarang Cine Productions is all set to make a biopic on Dr. Sruti Mohapatra.’s life titled”Pade Akasha”. Announcing the film at a special event on the eve of International Women’s Day this year, the makers released the poster. The shooting of the film will start from April, this year. Dr. Sruti Mohapatra. Recently was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by ...

Bhubaneswar:14/3/22:Odia feature film Adieu GODARD, has been selected for the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which begins on 18th March. Written and directed by National Award winner Amartya Bhattacharyya and produced under the banner of Swastik Arthouse. Considered as one of the premier Indian film festivals, this selection at IFFK, therefore, is a significant milestone in the film’s journey. It is worth noting that the last Odia film ...

Bhubaneswar:2/3/22:Odia feature film Adieu GODARD, written and directed by National Award winner Amartya Bhattacharyya and produced under the banner of Swastik Arthouse has been officially selected to the 20th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) and 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES). This is certainly a matter of great pride to see an Odia film traveling to such prestigious film festivals across the country. Both the festivals begin on 3rd of March ...

Bhubaneswar:17/2/22:Eminient singer and musician Bappi Lahiri who passed away on February, 16,2022  had composed music for two films ie Michha Maya Sansara (1989)& Akuha Katha (1994)while lending his voice with Ira Mohanty in an Odia film Mo Duniya Tu he Tu(2013) In Michha Maya Sansara only Mohd. Abid from Odisha lent his voice while in Akuha Katha Odia singer Subash  ...