Manmohan Mahapatra (ମନମୋହନ ମହାପାତ୍ର, 10 November 1951 – 13 January 2020) was an Odia filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He won eight consecutive national film awards for his films ''Nishita Swapna'', ''Majhi Pahacha'', ''Tired Afternoon'', ''

Neeraba Jhada ''Neeraba Jhada'' ''The silent storm'' is a 1984 award-winning Indian Oriya film directed by Manmohan Mahapatra, which depicts the realities of village existence, where dehumanized peasants still dream of a more fulfilling life. Plot In a ...

'', ''Seeta Raati'', and ''Bhinna Samaya'', among others. His first film ''Seeta Raati'' made in 1976 was the first Odia film to be screened at international film festival in 1982. On 13 January 2020, Mahapatra died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at age 68 after battling prolonged kidney and heart ailments . Manmohan Mahapatra is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award

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2020 for his work in the field of art.

Filmography

Mahapatra studied film making at the FTII,

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, and made a first short film ''Anti-Memoirs'' (Anti-Memories) in 1975. He made his first full-fledged Odia film ''Seeta Raati'' as a director in 1976. It won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia and was screened at international film festival in 1982 — making it the first Odia film to be screened at foreign film festival. He made couple of short films and then directed ''Neerab Jhada'' that won him another National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia out of eight consecutive national awards for best feature film in Odia. He also directed a few

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films, notably — ''Bits and Pieces'' starring

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As director

*''Anti-Memoirs'' and ''Anti-Memories'' (documentary) *''Seeta Raati'' *''Voices of Silence'' (documentary) *''Konrak: The Sun Temple'' (documentary) *''

'' (feature film) *''

Klanta Aparahna Klanta Aparahna(1985) (English ''Tired Afternoon'') is a contemporary Oriya film directed by Manmohan Mahapatra, story of everyday life in a small village in Orissa. Cast * Kanak Panigrahi – Neeru * Sachidananda Rath * Kishori Devi – Neer ...

'' (feature film) *''Trisandhya''(feature film) *''Majhi Pahacha'' (feature film) *''Nisiddha Swapna'' (feature film) *''Kichi Smruti Kichu Anubhuti'' (feature film) *''Andha Diganta'' (feature film) *''Vinya Samaya'' (feature film) *''Agni Veena'' (feature film) *''Muhurta'' (feature film)

As writer

*''Seeta Raati'' – Bibhuti Pattnaik *''Neerab Jhada'' – screenplay *''

'' (Odia) – story *''Tired Afternoon'' – story *''Majhi Pahacaha '' *''Forbidden Dream'' *''Bhinna Samaya'' *''Muhurta'' – dialogue – screenplay – story – Barendra Dhal

As producer

*''Forbidden Dream'' *''Neerab Jhada''

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