Harihara Mahapatra is an

Indian actor The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on pro ...

, comedian and politician, who mostly works in Odia language films known as

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 ...

Career

Harihara has worked in Odia films like Dil Tate Deichi (2010),

Love Dot Com ''Love Dot Com'' is a 2009 Oriya film produced & directed by Rahat Quddusi. This film is a love story of two lovers, who has family rivalry. The movie is a remake of 1991 Malayalam movie '' Godfather''. Plot The story centers around the rivalr ...

Akhire Akhire ''Akhire Akhire'' is a 2014 Odia language, Odia romance, drama, comedy film produced by Sitaram Agrawal. The film features Babushaan and Jhilik in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Telugu movie ''Ishq (2012 film), Ishq''. Plot Shiva's pare ...

, Pagala Karichu Tu,

Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa ''Haata Dhari Chalutha'' is a 2013 Oriya Drama movie directed by Himansu Parija. It was produced by Anubhav Mohanty & Anuprash Mohanty. The film stars with Anubhav Mohanty and Barsha Priyadarshini in lead roles. The music was given by Prem An ...

. He has also worked in award-winning children's feature film 'Sabas Biju' in 2017 and the film was screened at

National Children's Film Festival The National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) was established by the Children's Film Society, India (CFSI), in a bid to expand the market for Children's film and encourage talent in the country. The Children's Film Society announced the launch ...

, Rajasthan and International Children's Film Festival,

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

Political career

Harihara had joined the state political party

Bhartiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, ...

(BJP) since 2017.

Filmography

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahapatra, Harihara Male actors from Odisha Indian male film actors Indian actor-politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Living people