''Mithila Makhaan'' is a

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film directed by Nitin Chandra that stars Anurita Jha, Kranti Prakash Jha and

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, Hariharan,

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have provided playback voices for songs in the movie. The movie has won Best Maithili Film in the

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under the language section. It is the first ever Maithili film from

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and

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to get a national award. Apart from winning Best Film in Maithili, "''Mithila Makhaan''" was also officially selected for International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) in Toronto in May, 2016, Jagran Film Festival - 2016 and National Film Festival - 2016 organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in New Delhi and NFAI, Pune. The film is high budget production with filming in US, Canada, India and Nepal. It was shot in a temperature of -35 °C in Canada and +45 °C in India and Nepal.

Cast

* Kranti Prakash Jha as Kranti Prakash * Anurita Jha as Maithili *

as Brahmha *Prashant Rana *Saket Kumar Mishra as Maithili's Brother

Production

''Mithila Makhaan'' was produced by Samir Kumar ( IIT, IIM, ex IAS-allied, Investment Banker) and Champaran Talkies, production house of actress entrepreneur actress-entrepreneur Neetu Chandra's and her brother Nitin Neera Chandra who is director of the film. The initial idea of the movie came to the director when he was working with an NGO during the 2008 Kosi floods and he was thinking of the need for people to find work in other countries. In April 2015, team was really demotivated after finishing the shooting in Bihar. Director and DOP were of the opinion to let the film remain in the box. Producer, Samir Kumar, took the bold call to further invest and complete the film as originally planned. Further he had set a deadline to submit the film for National Awards after obtaining necessary Censor Certificate. The film went on to win the National Award.

Awards and recognition

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for Best Maithili Film * Official Selection For International Film Festival of South Asia at Toronto * Screened at Patna International Film Festival *Screened at NFAI, Punenewsgram.com

References

{{Reflist Films set in Bihar Maithili-language films