''Aadim Vichar'' (English: ''The Ancient Justice'') is a 2014 Indian

Sambalpuri language Sambalpuri is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in western Odisha, India. It is alternatively known as Western Odia, and as Kosali (with variants ''Kosli'', ''Koshal'' and ''Koshali''), a recently popularised but controversial term, which d ...

drama film directed by

Sabyasachi Mohapatra Sabyasachi Mohapatra (born 27 August 1950 in Lehedi, India) is an Indian film director, writer, and producer in Odia cinema. He owns a production house named ''Mohapatra Movie Magic''. Career Mohapatra made his directorial debut in film Bhukh ...

. The film won 62nd National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia and is a sequel to the 2012 movie " Sala Budha".

Atal Bihari Panda Atal Bihari Panda (1928/9 – 5 June 2021) was an Indian actor, playwright and lyricist, known for his works in Sambalpuri odia Cinema. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including two back-to-back Odisha State Film Awards for best actor. ...

and Sushree Smita Panda played lead roles in the film.

Plot

Sukru Majhi (

), an 84-year-old Kondh tribal and always a righteous humanist and loving person. He has three sons living with their wives and two grandchildren in a village. Majhi lives a very happy life until an Ayurvedic Practitioner (

Vaidya Vaidya ( Sanskrit: ), or vaid is a Sanskrit word meaning "traditional practitioner of Ayurveda", an indigenous Indian system of alternative medicine. Senior practitioners or teachers were called ''Vaidyarāja'' ("physician-king") as a mark of re ...

) comes to the village. The

is a

tout A tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner (generally equivalent to a '' solicitor'' or ''barker'' in American English, or a '' spruiker'' in Australian English). An example would be a person w ...

and keeps a greedy eye on the lands of the locals. The

traps the locals into conspiracy and drags them into litigation, and in return, he captures their land. Somehow he provokes Sukru's eldest son to go against his father and convinces him to file a case against his father for his property. But Sukru smartly makes a statement in front of the judge which surprises the judge and everyone present in the court. He decides to stay with his eldest son (adopted) and requests to give his property to his legitimate sons, the case gets solved in a happy ending.

Cast

as Sukru Majhi *Tapaswini Guru *Puroshottam Mishra *

Lochani Bag Lochani Bag is an Indian actor who works mainly in the Odia film industry, "Ollywood". She has acted in films such as ''Aadim Vichar'', '' Pahada ra Luha'', ''Sala Budha'' and Odisha's first biopic film '' Tulasi Apa''. Career Lochani got the opp ...

as Sukru Majhi's Daughter in Law *Sushree Smita Panda *Shankar Behera *Munia Panigrahi

Soundtrack

The movie's songs were Composed by Ghasiram Mishra and Pankaj Jal. "Likri Jhikri" and "Lal Jhara Jhara" both sang by

Sarbeswar Bhoi Sarbeswar Bhoi is an Indian folksinger from Kalahandi, India of Sambalpuri folk music. He sang songs such as "Likri Jhkri' and "Lal Jhara Jhara" for the Sambalpuri movie ''Aadim Vichar'', which won National Award for Best Feature Film in Odia C ...

, were declared Hits all over odisha.

Reception

Critical response

The film got rave reviews from critics upon release.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* {{Sabyasachi Mohapatra Indian cinema articles by quality 2010s Odia-language films 2014 films Films directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra