Odia cinema: They live on
Veteran Odia filmmaker Chakradhar Sahu passes away
Odisha Television Ltd.-05-Feb-2019
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia film director Chakradhar Sahu passed away today morning while undergoing treatment at the AIIMS Hospital in ...
Theatre artiste Ramchandra Pratihari no more
Pragativadi-27-Jan-2019
Pratihari has been felicitated with several awards for his contribution to theatre and Odia cinema. He has also groomed several artistes during ...
Popular Odia TV Actress Nikita no more
OrissaPOST-05-Jan-2019
Nikita has featured in Odia movie like 'Akhi Kholibaku Dara Laguchi', 'Maa ... Actors and directors condoled her demise and paid their tributes.
Remembering Mrinal Sen: PM, Amitabh Bachchan Pay Tributes to ...
News18-30-Dec-2018
Tributes for the Dadasaheb Phalke winner poured in from members of the film fraternity as well as politicians, who reminisced about his body of ...
OBITUARY | Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was the last surviving colossus of ...
The Statesman-25-Dec-2018
After Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay was considered the only other singer who sang both Rabindra Sangeet and other ...
Veteran Singer Mohd Aziz passes away in Mumbai
Kalinga TV-27-Nov-2018
Mohd Aziz has lent voice to some of the most memorable Odia film songs including Smruti Eka Rupa Janha, Rupa Sagadire Suna Kania, ...
Ollywood Will Miss These Personalities
OdishaBytes-29-Dec-2018
It is said and it’s also true that an artist or a creative person never forgets his craft. It is also true that artists never die. They live on for generations through their craft. Ollywood lost some eminent personalities in 2018 but they will continue to live in the hearts of their audience.
Parbati Ghose (Actress/Director/Producer)- She made her debut with ‘Sree Jagannath’ in 1950 as a child artiste.
Ashok Swain (Cameraperson) – He began his career by working as an assistant cameraman for an Indo-Russian children’s film, “The Black Mountain”
Chitta Jena (Singer) – He had made his debut as a playback singer with the movie ‘Mana Akasha’ in 1974.
Amiya Patnaik (Producer/Director) – Patnaik made his foray into the Odisha film industry as director and producer with the film, ‘Mamata Mage Mula’ (1985).
Gurukrushna Goswami (Lyricist) – He started his journey of writing songs with the film ‘Maa’, released in 1958.
Narayan Prasad Singh (Lyricist) – He had written a number of milestone songs in 1960s and 1970s
Anita Das (Actress) – She started her career with ‘Jajabara’.
Subash Rout (Producer) – He had produced a number of popular Odia movies, including ‘Suna Panjuri’, ‘Santana’, ‘Bhagya Hate Dori’, ‘Laxman Rekha’ and ‘Singha Vahini’.
Nagen Ray (Director) – He was the first Odia to have directed a colour film. The movie ‘Gapa Hele Bi Sata’ was released in 1976 and ‘Tapasya’ was the last film directed by Ray released in 1980 enriched Oida cinema.
Odia Director Dilip Patnaik No More
OdishaBytes-29-Dec-2018
He had directed Nilamadhaba, a National Film Award-winning documentary film about Indian classical singer of Gwalior gharana from Odisha, ...
Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (PTI) Eminent Odia singer Chitta Jena passed away on ... visited Jena's residence in Cuttack and paid tributes to the departed soul.
Odia Film Fraternity Pays Tribute To 'Melodious' Chitta Jena
OdishaBytes-13-Nov-2018
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia singer Chitta Jena breathed his last in the early hours of Tuesday. He was 76. Members of Odia film fraternity ...
Noted Odia film producer & director Amiya Patnaik passes away
Odisha Television Ltd.-18-Oct-2018
Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia producer/director and industrialist Amiya Patnaik breathed his last at a private hospital in Delhi today.
Popular Odia film producer Subash Rout passes away
Kalinga TV-22-Sep-2018
Cuttack: Noted Odia film maker Subash Rout passed away following a cardiac arrest at his residence here today. He was 62. Rout was ...
Veteran Odia movie actor Debu Bose passes away at 77
Kalinga TV-22-Aug-2018
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia movie and television actor Debu Bose passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad following a prolonged ...
Veteran Odia actor passes away
The Hindu-23-Aug-2018
Multi-talented Bose also worked as a choreographer for the Odia film Man Ra Akash. He was a disciple of Odissi dancer Late Guru Kelurcharan ...
Renowned lyricist Rasaraj Narayan Prasad Singh no more
Odisha Television Ltd.-06-Jun-2018
Many eminent personalities from the Odia film industry paid tributesto ... songs include 'Udi Udi Udi Jaare Udi' from Odia movie 'Kie-Kahara' ...
Noted Odia lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami passes away.
Times of India-06-May-2018
Eminent Odia lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami passed away here today ... had lent their voices to songs written by Goswami for Odia films.
May 12, 2018 - Anita Das, known as the "best mother" of the Odia film industry, died late ... Her co
Earlier, rich tributes were offered to veteran actress-filmmaker Parbati Ghsoh and eminent actor Sarat Mohanty who passed away recently. A short documentary on Parbati Ghosh was also screened.
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Veteran Odia movie actor Sarat Mohanty passes away
Kalinga TV-04-Mar-2018
Soro: Veteran comic actor of Odia movie industry Sarat Mohanty passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday night. He was 88.
Jul 1, 2017 - Bhubaneswar, July 1 Noted Odia actor Minaketan Das, well-known in ... and TV personalities visited his house to pay tributes to the late artist.
Remembering Musician Saroj Nanda on his 18th Death Anniversary
Kalinga TV-05-Dec-2018
He is the composer of super hit Odia bhajan albums like 'Param Bramha', ... Not only albums, but Nanda also earned good name in Odia films.
Jan 14, 2015 - Bhubaneswar, Jan.13: People from all walks of life paid tributesto veteran Odia film personality Hara Patnaik, who died at a hospital here today ...
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Odisha Sun Times-28-Apr-2018
Bhubaneswar: 'Sita Bibaha', the first Odia film, completed 82 years of its premier today receiving big applause from audience in the cine ...
Odia film 'Sita Bibaha' published as a book
Pragativadi-28-Apr-2017
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Odia films trivia that will blow your mind
Odisha Sun Times-10-May-2016
Prescribed dose of Ollywood tidbits. Fresh, stale, recycled… The unknown and the little known facts about the Odia film industry: the movies, ...
How does regional film making survive and succeed
Odisha Television Ltd.-19-Nov-2018
Film making in smaller regional locations/states is experiencing a range of ... They argue that the quality of regional films, Odia in question, is so ...
Odia film industry passing through very bad phase
Times of India-11-Jun-2015
Veteran Odia film director Basant Sahoo, who has made several hit films, spoke about his latest film and the present condition of the Odia film ...
Lack of audience, remakes pushing Odia cinema to uncertain future
The New Indian Express-29-Oct-2017
Rooted in a luminous past, Odia cinema today stares at a future steeped in uncertainty. From 'Sita Bibaha' to cheap remakes borrowed from ...
Flash back of Odia film industry 2017
Pragativadi-22-Dec-2017
As 2017 comes to close we have listed some memorable moments of Odia filmindustry that happened this year. The industry has experienced ...
Not just Padmavati, even Odia movies were mired in controversy
Odisha Sun Times-19-Nov-2017
The otherwise peaceful Odia film industry too has been mired in controversy over alleged distortion of facts, at least twice in the past.
An interview with Odia singer Tansen Singh
Kalinga TV-10-Nov-2018
Tansen Singh is the singer of Odia unforgettable tracks like Jhumka tike ... Besides, the singer has a number of unforgettable Oriya film songs ...
10 Epic Odia Film Dialogues
Odisha Sun Times-29-Oct-2015
This mega hit dialogue by Hara Patnaik in the movie Paradesi Babu became the legendary punch line for anything synonymous to excitement.
How puritanism is hurting the cause of Odia
Odisha Sun Times-11-Jun-2018 By Shyamanuja Das
Odia film names go a step further—Love you Hamesha, Mo Dil Kahe Ilu Ilu, IshqTu Hi Tu.. .either Odia words are not capable of expressing ...
Pandit Balakrushna Dash, who combined the teachings from Odissi maestro Gokul Srichandan, Hindustani legend Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and numerous Bengali composers including Timir Baran, with whom he worked, was another such great creative soul.
Inclusion of Hindi, English words in Odia songs detestable'
OrissaPOST-09-Feb-2019
'Sun Sahiba Sun', a song of upcoming Odia movie 'Chal tike Dusta Haba', has garnered a viewership of 7 million in a matter of days. Famed ...
I still feel deeply connected to my roots in Odisha, says Nandita Das ...
Daily News & Analysis-13-Jul-2018
“Though I always say I'm half Odia, half Gujarati and I've done films in 10 different languages, it's nice to be pan-Indian. It also does feel special ...
Symposium on Contextual Issues plaguing Odia Cinema
Odisha Diary-16-Aug-2017
Report by Odisha Diary bureau; Bhubaneswar: The Odia cinema has a glorious past. The first Odia film 'Sita Bibaha' was released in the year ...
Odia cinema needs good stories to survive: Rajesh
HERE. NOW-17-May-2018
I have seen a few Odia movies that are remakes of Telugu and other movies from the South. Very few go for the real stories and this is not true ...
There's passion and appetite, but not much action in Odisha's film ...
The Hindu-07-Apr-2018
Odia filmmaker Susant Misra started his innings in filmmaking around the same time as Bengali legend Rituparno Ghosh. While Ghosh made ...
Banichitra film awards given away in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Television Ltd.-31-May-2018
Bhubaneswar: The annual Banichitra film and album awards to recognise noteworthy performances and contribution to Odia cinema and ...
Odia Cinema Deserves Better
OdishaBytes-26-Jan-2019
For anyone who has spent a few years of their life thinking and living with cinema in motion, it becomes only natural that every conversation ...
Odia cinema needs wide criticism
Update Odisha-12-Oct-2018
Bhubaneswar: Odia film actress Anu Chaudhury on Wednesday said the Odia cinemaindustry lacks qualitative media coverage and criticism.
Conscience of Odia Cinema
The Hindu-01-Sep-2016
Yet, he was conferred the coveted Jayadev Samman, the State's highest honour for contribution to Odia cinema three decades ago.
Surya Deo, custodian of Odia cinema
The Hindu-26-May-2016
He is Surya Deo, a journalist who is better known as an amazing archivist of ... Smruti-Chhaya, the series of screening of Odia filmclassics in ...
Screening rakes up archiving issue
Times of India-30-Aug-2018
This is the 15th screening of old Odia films by FJF under its fold ... Surya Deo, who took pains to restore the film, said the reel was in a bad state ...
These out-of-circulation Ollywood magazines speak volumes of the ...
Odisha Sun Times-20-Feb-2018
Film historian Surya Deo dug deep into the rich treasure trove and ... 16 years of release of Sita Bibaha, the first Odia monthly filmmagazine ...
Posters reel out 80 years of Odia cinema
Times of India-29-Apr-2016
Eighty posters, including that of the first Odia film Sita Bibaha released on ... redrawn and re-coloured," said secretary of the forum Surya Deo.
These songs from Odia films set the tone for Bali Jatra
Odisha Sun Times-04-Nov-2017
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