Amiya Patnaik () was an Indian filmmaker and producer in the Odia film industry called

Ollywood Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Odia language widely spoken in the state of Odisha. Odia Cinema is based in Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Olly ...

. His notable works were Hakim Babu and

Tulasi Apa ''Tulasi Apa'' is a 2017 first Odia language, Odia biographical film, produced by Anupam Patnaik and directed by Amiya Patnaik. The film depicts the life of Tulasi Munda, an educator and social activist from Keonjhar, Keonjhar, Odisha. The film w ...

. The former won the

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for Best Feature Film in Odia and the latter winning the

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in Six Categories.

Career

Patnaik worked prominently in the Odia film industry(

). He made his directorial debut with "Mamata Mage Mula (1985)". The movie was also his first venture as a producer. Since then he never looked back, he produced films like ''

Hakim Babu ''Hakim Babu'' is a 1985 Indian Odia-language drama film directed by Pranab Das and starring Ajit Das, Jaya Swami and Bijaya Jena. The film marks the second collaboration between Pranab and Ajit Das after ''Sesha Pratikhya'' (1979). The story i ...

'' (1985) which bags National award for Best feature film in Odia Category. Back in 2015, Patnaik was decided to come back as director with ‘

’ which won State Film Awards in six categories including Best film and Best Director. The movie was based on veteran social activist and Padma Shri awardee Tulasi Munda, was released in theatres to critical acclaim in 2017.

Death

Patnaik was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. When his health was very critical, he shifted to a private hospital in

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where he died at 7.59 am on 19 October 2018.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patnaik, Amiya Odia film directors Cinema of Odisha Odia film producers People from Odisha 2018 deaths 1955 births