Bhubaneswar16/1/21:Report by ONS Bureau)  Eminent film critic, the editor of Odia film magazine BANICHITRA Parikshita Jena, died in Bhubaneswar on Saturday morning(16th, January 2021). He was 80-year-old and was suffering from old age-related problems. His funeral will take place at SWwargadwar as per the family sources. Parikshita Jena Jena was born on 1942, April 17 at Mahura village in Bhadrak ...

(on the eve of First Death Anniversary) Ashok Palit One of the prime tasks of a responsible filmmaker i.e. most trenchant analysis of contemporary societal dilemmas has been nearly mastered by Manmohan Mahapatra, arguably one of the pioneers of purposive new wave cinema. Not he, but his meticulously crafted characters loom large in all his films. Not the characters’ traits, ...

Newdelhi:4/1/21:The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India has announced to pay homage to the three legendary Odia film personalities as an obituary, filmmaker, and eight-times National award-winner late Manmohan Mohapatra by screening his last film, Bhija Matira Swarga.ManmohanMohapatra passed away last year and was conferred with Padma Shri award posthumously, Late actor Bijay Mohanty’s first Odia film, Chilika Teerey is ...

Bhubaneswar:4/1/21:This New year, Nihar Naman Films has presented a large budget Ollywood musical short film ‘Janiya’. The release of ‘Janiya’ was held at Sandy’s Towers. Chief Guest Shri Shyama Prasad Mishra, Channel Head, Tarang released the film officially. The event was attended by the cast and crew of ‘Janiya’ along with many dignitaries associated with the Odia film industry. The ...

Shantanu Mohapatra was born on November 1936, in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. He received B.Sc in Applied Geology and Geophysics in 1957 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He joined the State Directorate of Mining and Geology Government of Odisha in June 1957 as a Geologist from which he later retired as the Director (Mining & Geology) in 1994. ...

Bhubaneswar:30/12/20: Renowned music director Shantanu Mohapatra passed away at a private hospital here late on Tuesday night. He was 84. Mohapatra was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The music maestro was suffering from acute pneumonia, among other symptoms. Shantanu Mohapatra was born on November 1936, in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district. He received B.Sc in Applied Geology and ...

Cuttack:29/12/30 BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty and his wife Varsha Priyadarshini appeared before the Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) on Tuesday in connection with a marital discord case. Though the Commission has issued summon notice to the BJD MP along with her parents, only the parliamentarian deposed before it today. He was supposed to appear before the commission at 11 ...

Bhubaneswar:28/12/20; Odisha’s legendary music maestro Shantanu Mohapatra has been admitted to a Bhubaneswar-based private hospital in critical condition today. Sources said 84-year-old Mohapatra has been undergoing treatment at Care Hospital. He is suffering from acute pneumonia and his kidneys are not functioning. Mohapatra is a legendary and multi-talented artist of Odisha and has been associated with Odia music industry for almost ...

Bhubaneswar:19/12/20: Nila Madhab Panda’s first Odia film, ‘Kalira Atita’ (‘Yesterday’s Past’) has been selected to be screened at the Panorama section at IFFI, which is scheduled for next month. The film, starring Pitobash Tripathy, is a story of the struggle between man and sea, highlighting the issue of seawater ingression. It was also one of the finalists for India’s official entry for ...

Cuttack:18/12/20 Actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty on Friday appeared in Cuttack Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Court in connection with a domestic violence case filed by his wife Varsha Priyadarshini. In September, Varsha had filed a domestic violence case against her husband under several sections of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act and accused him of physical and mental torture and violence, ...