Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of

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, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the

Odia language Odia (;"Odia"
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widely spoken in the state of

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

. Odia Cinema is based in

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...

, India. The name Ollywood is a

portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

of the words Odia and

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Industry

In 1974, the

Government of Odisha The Government of Odisha and its Districts of Odisha, 30 districts consists of an executive branch, executive, led by the List of Governors of Odisha, Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the ...

declared film making and construction of cinema theatres as an industry in the state, and in 1976 it established the Odisha Film Development Corporation in

History

Odisha has a history of filmmaking, starting from 1936. The first Odia film is ''

Sita Bibaha ''Seeta Bibaha'' (1936) was the first Oriya film directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami; it presented the marriage of Lord Rama to Sita, based on the epic story Ramayana. The film starred Makhanlal Bannerjee, Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami, Krishnach ...

'', made by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami in 1936. Drawn from the Indian epic ''

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'', the story is about the marriage of

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and

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. The film plot was made from a drama written by Kamapala Mishra. Prepared with a budget of only Rs 30,000, the film has 14 song sequences. Despite it being the first Odia film with several drawbacks in every section of its making, the two-hour-long movie generated great enthusiasm among the people. It was released in Lakhmi Talkies,

Puri Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state ca ...

. The 12-reeled film had in its cast Makhanlal Banerjee (Ram), who received only Rs 120 for his performance, Aditya Ballabha Mohanty (Lakhmana), who got only Rs 35 as conveyance allowance, and Prabati Debi (Sita), who was paid the highest amount of Rs 150. This was a landmark film of the Odia film Industry. The pace of Odia film production in the initial years was very slow. After ''Sita Bibaha'', only two films were produced until 1951. A joint consortium of landlords and businessmen who collected funds after 1948 produced those two movies. The 1951 production ''Roles Two Eight'' was the first Odia film with an English name. It was released 15 years after the first Odia film, ''Sita Bibaha''. It was the fourth Odia film produced by Ratikant Padhi. The eleventh Odia film, ''

Sri Lokanath ''Sri Lokanath'' is a 1960 Indian Odia-language film directed by Prafulla Sengupta and based on a story by Aswini Kumar Ghosh. This Indian socio-fantasy film won a National Film Award in 1960, and was the 11th Odia film produced under Ruprang ...

'', was directed by Prafulla Sengupta and received the National Award in 1960. The same year,

Prasanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. He is currently a Member of Parliament at Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for Odisha. He had worked predominantly in ...

won the

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for his debut film, ''

Nua Bou ''Nua Bou'' is a 1962 Indian Odia film directed by Prabhat Mukherjee, which presents the sociocultural scenario of rural village life in India. Synopsis Sura Babu lives with his wife Parbati, brother Raju and son Debi. Parbati loves Raju more ...

''. His name would always be synonymous with the Odia film industry. He was present in Odia films since 1959, but he became very active only after 1976. Nanda was an actor, director, screenplay writer, lyricist and playback singer. Nanda won National Awards three times, in 1960, 1966 and 1969 for his acting in ''

'', ''

Matira Manisha ''Matira Manisha'' (Man of the Soil) is a 1966 Odia film directed by Mrinal Sen. Based on the Kalindi Charan Panigrahi novel of the same name, the film contrasts traditional and modern values as exemplified by the different attitudes of two br ...

'' and ''

Adina Megha ''Adina Megha'' (1970), (English: ''The Unwanted Cloud'') is a classic Odia film directed by Amit Maitra. Cast Source: * Prashanta Nanda – Suresh Mahapatra * Jharana Das – Champak Das * Sandhya as Urmi Das * Samuel Sahu as Nari Mahap ...

''.

Mohammad Mohsin Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as ''Mohsin'' was an Indian actor friend of Yasir, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially ...

started the revolution in the Odia film industry by not only securing the essence of the Odia culture but also changing the way the film industry watched Odia movies. ''Phoola Chandana'' was written by Ananda Sankar Das. He belongs to

. His movies heralded the golden era of the Odia film industry by bringing in freshness to Odia movies. His directorial debut was ''Phoola Chandana'' for which he won the

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. He had to his credit 16 box office successful movies in his directorial stint. He started as an actor in character roles and gave household names like Raaka to

. Amiya Ranjan Patnaik, who started his career directing ''Mamata Mage Mula'', changed the dimension of the Odia film industry by producing big budget movies with multiple star casts, which was a new trend at that time. He introduced many newcomers, musicians, technicians and singers from

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and

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. He also produced the National Award-winning film ''

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 ...

'' in 1985, directed by Pranab Das. His film ''Pua Mora Kala Thakura'', directed by Raju Mishra, was one of the biggest successes in the Odia film industry, followed by ''Chaka Aakhi Sabu Dekhuchi'' and ''Asuchi Mo Kalia Suna''. He frequently collaborated with Raju Mishra,

Akshaya Mohanty Akshaya Mohanty, also known as ''Khoka Bhai'', was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary t ...

Bijay Mohanty Bijay Mohanty (8 April 1950 – 20 July 2020) was an Indian actor who worked primarily in Odia Cinema. He starred in the film '' Chilika Teerey'', which was honored a National Film Award. Personal life Mohanty was born in 1950 in an aristocrat ...

and

Uttam Mohanty Uttam Mohanty (23 December 1958 – 27 February 2025) was an Indian film and television actor who had to his credit more than 135 Odia films and acted in 30 Bengali films and in a Hindi film '' Naya Zaher''. Early life Mohanty was born and b ...

. He started the trend of producing trilingual films in the Odia film industry. ''Raja Rani'', ''Paradeshi Babu'' and ''Parimahal'' were made in Odia, Bengali and Bangladeshi. He made a comeback as a director and made

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 ...

produced by his son Anupam Patnaik.

was a critical success within many international festivals. This was the first biopic of Odisha based on Padmashree Tulasi Munda.

Himansu Sekhar Khatua Himansu Sekhar Khatua is an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist. He directed the national film award winning movies Shunya Swaroopa and Kathantara in 1996 and 2005 respectively. He was the previous managing director from the house o ...

, an Indian director, educationalist, and journalist who directed the national film award winning movies Sunya Swaroop and Kathantara in 1996 and 2005 respectively. Mr Khatua is the

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recipient for Best Film direction in 2005 and National Award recipient for best debut film Sunya Swaroop in the 44th National Film Festival. Besides he has also directed many award winning movies such as Matira Bandhana,

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and the Sea and Seven Villages.

, whose debut film ''Abhiman'' won accolades, was very successful in the 1980s. His wife Aparajita Mohanty is also an actress. Critics have named

and

Mihir Das Mihir Kumar Das (11 February 1959 – 11 January 2022) was an Indian actor who worked in Odia language films of Ollywood industry. He received several awards, notably Best Actor for his films Laxmi Pratima in 1998, Pheria Mo Suna Bhauni in ...

to be two of the best Odia actors so far 80'and 90's. In 1990s,

Siddhanta Mahapatra Sidhant Mohapatra (born 4 May 1966), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician primarily working in Odia cinema, with appearances in Telugu and Tamil films. Known as the "Dynamic Superstar" by his fans for his versatil ...

, a new generation star, with his action and comedy movies gave national recognition to Odiya industry. Actress

Nandita Das Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), '' Bawandar'' (2000), '' Kannathil Muthamittal' ...

, who acted in several Hindi movies like ''Fire,'' has an Odia origin. She acted in the Susanta Misra-directed ''

Biswaprakash Biswaprakash (aka ''The Young Rebel'') is a 1999 Cinema of India, Indian Oriya film directed by Susant Mishra, Susant Misra. This multi-layered plot with complex characters has been young and acclaimed filmmaker Susant Mishra’s favourite format ...

'', which won a National Award in 2000.

Barsha Priyadarshini Varsha Priyadarshini (born 7 August 1984) is an Indian actress, predominantly works in Odia language films. She had also worked in Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large r ...

is also another successful actress in the millennium era of Odia cinema. Anubhab Mohanty is a well-known name in Ollywood, famous for his action and romantic movies.

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as on ...

directed an Odia film, ''

'', which won a

to Prashanta Nanda. In 2022, the film industry enteted new wave when ''

Pratikshya ''Pratikshya'' is a 2022 Indian Odia language drama film, produced & directed by Anupam Patnaik. The film is written by Roshan Bisoi and inspired from a short story, ''Bapa'' written by Gourahari Das. Ankesh Anand, Ashish Pradhan and Bivash Rath ...

'' (2022) and ''

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'' earned critical acclaim.

Notable people

Actors

Prashant Nanda Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. He is currently a Member of Parliament at Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for Odisha. He had worked predominantly in ...

Sriram Panda Sriram Panda (, born c. 1954) is an Indian actor, director and a screenplay writer of Ollywood, ollywood industry .hailing from the Nabarangpur district, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, India. He was widely known for his natural acting, gentle di ...

Babushaan Mohanty Tanmay Mohanty, known professionally as Babushaan Mohanty, (also written as Babusan Mohanty or Babushan Mohanty), is an Indian actor and Playback singer who predominantly works for Odia films. In 2022, Babushan Mohanty portrayed Doctor Charac ...

* Anubhab Mohanty *

Arindam Roy Arindam Roy (also spelled Arindam Ray) is a politician and actor who works predominantly in Cinema of Odisha, Odia cinema apart from a few Bengali films. Personal life Arindam Ray born to Gopal Chandra Ray in a Karan (caste), Karan family. He ...

Buddhaditya Mohanty Buddhaditya Mohanty is an Indian actor. He was born in Cuttack, completed his schooling at Stewart School, Cuttack and his college education at Ravenshaw College. After that he studied at Delhi University. He works in Mumbai as well as in Odi ...

* Chakrapani *

Sabyasachi Mishra Sabyasachi Mishra is an Indian actor known for his work in Odia Cinema. He is referred to as "''Superstar'' of Cinema of Odisha, Ollywood". ''Pagala Premi'' was his first movie, for which he earned an Odisha State Film Awards, Odisha State Film Aw ...

* Shyamalendu * Abhinab *

Amlan Das Amlan Das is an Odia actor mostly viewed in Ollywood films and advertisements. He is the son of Famous Odia actor Mihir Das. He started his career just after completing his graduation in 2013. Biography Amlan was born as the elder son of Mih ...

Akash Das Nayak Akash Dasnayak (born 17 September 1981), popularly known by the film industry name Akash, is an Odia film actor and politician known for doing action-oriented movies. He was also the MLA of Korei Constituency. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party ...

Samaresh Routray Samaresh Routray (born 3 July 1979) is a film actor, producer and television personality from Odisha. He is mostly known for the negative roles. He has been awarded as Best Actor In Negative Role many times, including 2 Tarang Cine Awards. He ...

* Ajit Das *

* Munna Khan *

Sritam Das Sritam Das () is an Odia actor and director. He made his Ollywood debut with the film ''Sabitri'' in 1995. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sritam Male actors from Odisha Indian male models Male actors in ...

* Dukhiram Swain *

Hara Patnaik Hara Pattanaik (12 October 1958 – 13 January 2015), also known as Hari Patnaik, was an Indian actor, director and screenplay writer known for his works in Odia cinema. He has acted over 60 Odia language, Odia-language movies and directed about ...

* Minaketan Das * Raimohan Parida * Satyaki Mishra * Asit Pati *

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* Kuna Tripathy *

Chittaranjan Tripathy Chittaranjan Tripathy (born in 1971) is an Indian actor, director, writer and music director who predominantly works in Hindi and Odia films. He is best known for his role as ''Trivedi'' in the Netflix series Sacred Games. Early life and e ...

* Bobby Mishra * Pintu Nanda *

Jayiram Samal Jayiram Samal (born 1948), also known as Jayee, is an India actor known for his comic roles in Odia cinema (Ollywood). He is accredited in over 300 works, including films, television serials, and plays. He started his career in the 1970s as a ...

* Braja Singh *

Papu Pam Pam Tattwa Prakash Satapathy, better known by his stage name Papu Pom Pom, is an Indian film actor, film, television actor, television, Music Director, standup comedian and an Odisha Legislative Assembly candidate. Satapathy has acted in over 50 O ...

Harihara Mahapatra Harihara Mahapatra is an Indian actor, comedian and politician, who mostly works in Odia language films known as Ollywood. Career Harihara has worked in Odia films like Dil Tate Deichi (2010), Love Dot Com, Akhire Akhire, Pagala Karichu Tu, Haa ...

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* Pragyan khatua *

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* Choudhury Jayaprakash Das *

Manoj Mishra Manoj is a male given name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include: Business * Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman * Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Education * Manoj Chitnavis ...

Sadhu Meher Sadhu Meher (1939/1940 – 2 February 2024) was an Indian actor, director and producer. Life and career Meher performed in both Odia and Hindi films. He began his career in Hindi films such as ''Bhuvan Shome'', '' Ankur'', and '' Mrigaya''. L ...

Sarat Pujari Sarat Pujari (8 August 1934 – 12 May 2014) was an Indian actor, director and producer in Odia film industry (Ollywood). He was originally from Jhaduapada, Sambalpur. Early life and background Sarat Pujari was born on 8 August 1934 at Khan ...

* Rabi Mishra *

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Dipanwit Dashmohapatra Dipanwit Dashmohapatra is an Indian actor and theater artist who predominantly works in Odia movies and web series. Early life Dipanwit was born in Soro in Balasore district of Odisha to Jyotsna & Jeetendra Dashmohapatra. He did his schooling ...

* Partha Sarathi Ray * Ardhendu Sundar Sahu * Sambeet Acharya * Jyoti Ranjan Nayak * Swaraj Barik * Sailendra Samantaray * Shreyan Nayak

Actresses

* Anita Das *

Anu Chowdhury Anu Choudhury is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Cinema of Odisha, Odia, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Chhattisgarhi cinema, Chhattisgarhi, Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. She has starred in more than 65 film ...

* Anushree *

Aparajita Mohanty Aparajita Mohanty (née Khan; born 31 January 1962) is an Indian actress who mostly appears in Cinema of Odisha, Odia film industry. She started her career with Sita Labakusha in 1980. Apart from big screen, she played various roles in some Odia ...

* Archana *

Archana Joglekar Archana Joglekar is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has acted in Marathi, Odia and Hindi films and television serials. Some of her noted films are '' Sansar'' (Hindi), '' Nivdung'' (1989),''Eka Peksha Ek''(1990) (Marathi) and ''A ...

Archita Sahu Archita Sahu (born 29 June 1990), known mononymously as Archita, is an Indian actress, model, and television personality. She is known for her work in Odia films, for which she has received four Odisha State Film Awards. Early life Sahu was ...

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Support ...

Ayesha Jhulka Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Hindi films, in addition to Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. In a career spanning over three decades, she has worked in over 60 films. Jhulka is best known for ...

* Baishali Parida * Banaja Mohanty *

* Barsha Patnaik * Bijaya Jena *

Bhanumati Devi Bhanumati Devi (15 May 1934 – 4 January 2013) was an Indian film and theater actress who worked in the Cinema of Odisha, Odia film industry. Early life Devi was born in British rule in Burma, British Burma on 15 May 1934. She moved to Puri, O ...

* Bhoomika Dash *

Debashree Roy Debashree Roy (born 8 August 1962) also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. She was a bankable star of Bengali cinema during 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. She received mo ...

Deepti Naval Deepti Naval (born 3 February 1952) is an Indian-American actress, director, and writer, predominantly active in Hindi cinema. Her major contribution has been in the area of art cinema, winning critical acclaim for her sensitive and 'close to ...

* Elina Samantray *

Gloria Mohanty Gloria Mohanty (27 June 1932 – 11 December 2014) was an Indian theatre, television and film actress who worked in the Odia film industry. She was honoured with the State's highest honour for contribution to Odia cinema – the Jayadeb Puraska ...

Jharana Das Jharana Das (, 1945 – 2 December 2022) was an Indian Ollywood actress and journalist. She was known for her contributions to the Odia film industry. Life and career Jharana Das started her career in the 1960s as a child artist and announcer ...

Jhilik Bhattacharjee Jhilik Bhattacharjee is an Indian actress, who works in Odia and Bengali film industry. Early life Bhattacharjee was born in West Bengal. Her father is Mrityunjay Bhattacharjee and mother is Sumana Bhattacharjee. She is a trained dancer in Bh ...

* Jyoti Mishra *

Kavya Keeran Kavya Keeran is an Indian actress and model who has mostly appeared in Odia language, Odia and Hindi films. She started her film career in Cinema of Odisha, Ollywood and debuted in Bollywood through ''Rang-E-Ishq'' in 2015. She got the Odisha St ...

* Mahasweta Ray * Mamina *

Manimala Manimala is a small town and a village in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, situated about from the nearest town Kanjirappally. It was declared a folklore village in 2011 by the central government to promote folklore. Geograp ...

Minati Mishra Minati Mishra (1929 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian classical dancer and actress, known for her expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Odissi. She was reported in 2011 to be the oldest-living Odissi performer. The Government of India ...

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* Namrata Das *

Namrata Thapa Namrata Thapa is an Indian film and television actress. She appeared in '' Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' as Swarnlata Raj Singhania. Personal life Thapa was born in Delhi and now resides in Mumbai. She graduated from Delhi University. Career ...

* Niharika *

Neena Gupta Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television along with few Malayalam films. She has received several awards including three National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two ...

Padma Khanna Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in ...

Papiya Adhikari Papiya Adhikari is a Bengali Indian actress and ''Jatra'' personality. She joined Bharatiya Janata Party On 17 February 2021. Career Adhikari was born in Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal. In 1985, she first acted in ''Sonar Sansar'' ...

* Parbati Ghose *

Prakruti Mishra Prakruti Mishra is an Indian actress known for her work in Odia films and Hindi television. She is best known for her performance in the film '' Hello Arsi'' for which she won the National Film Award ( Special Mention) in 2018 . She is also know ...

Pupul Bhuyan Pupul Bhuyan () is an Indian actress, television presenter, and model who has mostly appeared in Odia films, telefilms, daily shops, and reality shows. She started her film career in Ollywood in 2013 through the 1st Odia 3D film Kaunri Kanya al ...

Rachana Banerjee Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Banerjee; 2 October 1972) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and politician. She is known primarily for her works in Bengali and Odia films, besides a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. ...

Rajeswari Ray ‌Rajeswari Ray (death: 20 July 2022) was an Indian actress and television presenter from Odisha. She started her career as a television presenter and then appeared in popular Odia daily soaps like Basundahara, Sanskar, Devi, Swabhiman, Unasi ...

* Rali Nanda * Rameswari *

Rekha Rao Bhanurekha Ganesan (; born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more ...

Rituparna Sengupta Rituparna Sengupta is Indian actress and producer and model who is known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. One of the most successful actresses of Bengali cinema, she rode the crest of her box office success in the late 1990s. She has w ...

Riya Dey Swarnali Dey, also known as Riya Dey, is an Indian actress, model and television personality known for her work in Odia films. Her numerous accolades include an Odisha State Film Award for '' Prema Adhei Akhyara''. Personal Life Riya Dey was ...

Roja Ramani Roja Ramani (also known as Chemparathy Shobana) is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who predominantly worked in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. She was a child actor and her debut movie was '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (1967) for which she r ...

* Sharmila *

Sudharani Jena Sudharani Jena (6 February 1942 – 22 August 2023) was an Indian Odia-language actress from Odisha. She started her career in Ollywood in 1961 through ''Parinam''. In 1976 she returned to the Industry through '' Gapa Hele Bi Sata'' and was ac ...

* Supriya Nayak * Suryamayee Mohapatra * Tandra Ray * Tamanna Vyas * Tapati bhattacharjya * Tripura Mishra * Usasi Mishra

Directors

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

* A. Sajeevi *

Apurba Kishore Bir Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making ...

Ashok Pati Ashok Pati is an Indian Cinema of Odisha, Odia screenplay, story writer, actor and Film director, director. He is also associated with Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Bangladesh films as a director. Filmography Assistant director (Odia) ...

* Bijaya Jena * Biplab RoyChoudhury *

Biswanath Rath Biswanath Rath is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and producer. His films have received a total of 550 recognition/awards in various International Film Festivals across the globe. He is the first Odia filmmaker to achieve the mile ...

* Brundaban Jena *

* Goura Prasad Ghose * Govinda Tej *

* Nila Madhab Panda * Nirad N. Mohapatra *

Nitai Palit Nityananda Palit, known as Nitai Palit (8 March 1923 – 26 July 1990) was a playwright, actor and director. In 1965, he received the President's Award from Indira Gandhi for direction in his film ''Malajahna''. This was the first Oriya film eve ...

* Mehmood Hussain *

Pranab Das Pranab is an Indian name, common among Assamese, Bengalis, Odias and Nepalis. Notable people with the name include: * Pranab Bardhan (born 1939), Indian economist * Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020), former Indian president * Pranab Roy Pranab R ...

Prabhat Mukherjee Prabhat Mukherjee (1917-1997) was an Indian film director, actor and writer. He is known for his work in Bengali, Assamese, Odia and Hindi language films. Career Mukherjee's career began with All India Radio. He started acting in Bengali film ...

Ravi Kinagi Ravi Kinagi (; alternative spellings: Rabi Kinagi, Rabi Kinnagi) is an Indian film director, documentary editor, and screenwriter. He works predominantly in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali and Cinema of Odisha, Odia cinema. Biography Ravi Kinag ...

Sabyasachi Mohapatra Sabyasachi Mohapatra (born 27 August 1950 in Subarnapur district, 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 ...

Sanjay Nayak Sanjay Nayak is an Indian Odia filmmaker. He regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers in Odisha. Nayak, the young filmmaker has directed 32 movies in a short career of 15yrs in the film industry. He has also produced several movies un ...

* Sisir Mishra *

Sudhanshu Mohan Sahoo Sudhanshu may refer to: * Sudhanshu Dhulia, Indian judge * Sudhanshu ji Acharya Sudhanshu Maharaj (born 2 May 1955 ) is an Indian spiritual leader, preacher and the founder of Vishwa Jagriti Mission (VJM). According to the organization, he h ...

* Tapas Sargharia *

Susant Mani Sushant or Susant Mani is an Indian film director, working in the Cinema of Odisha, Odia film industry. He also works as an editor, writer and choreographer. Career He started his career as an editor and director of album videos for sarthak mus ...

Girish Mohanty Girish (also spelled as Gireesh) is a masculine Hindu name in India which means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit ("giri" means rock/mountain and "isha" means shiva). This is a name of Lord Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; ...

* Raju Mishra * Debiprasad Lenka * Vishal Mourya * Prithviraj Pattnaik * Sisir Kumar sahoo * Peenakee Singh *

Anupam Pattnaik Anupam may refer to: * Anupam (given name), an Indian masculine given name * Anupam (supercomputer), a series of supercomputers developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre See also

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Aswin Tripathy Ashvin is a month of the Hindu calendar. Ashwin, Ashvin, Ashveen or Asvin may also refer to: * Ashwin (Nepali calendar), a month of the Nepali calendar * Ashvins, divine twins in Vedic mythology (or Ashveens) * ''Asvins'' (film), a 2023 Indian ...

Music directors

* Prafulla Kar *

Bhubaneswar Mishra Bhubaneswar Mishra (born 9 November 1961) is an Indian American computer scientist and professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He is known for his applied contributions to bioinformatics, cybersecur ...

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

* Balakrushna Das * Rakhal Mohanty * Shantanu Mahapatra *

Upendra Kumar Upendra Kumar (18 July 1941 – 24 January 2002) was an Indian composer who predominantly worked in Kannada films. He was known for his strong association with Rajkumar and his family and scored some of his career best compositions for the films ...

Amarendra Mohanty Amarendra Mohanty (Odisha: ଅମରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମହାନ୍ତି; 6 February 1958 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian music composer and singer who mainly worked in Odia film and television industry. Personal life Amarendra was bo ...

* Raju Mishra * Sarat Nayak *

Saroj Nanda Saroj is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Saroj Raj Choudhury, Indian environmentalist, wildlife conservationist, writer * Saroj Dey (1921–1997), Bengali film director * Saroj Dubey (1938–2020), Ind ...

Prem Anand Prem Anand () is an Indian music director and composer. He usually works in Cinema of Odisha, Odia film and television industry. In 2006, he started his career as a music director through the Odia movie Tu Eka Ama Saha Bharasa and worked as a m ...

Goodli Rath Goodly Rath, also spelled Goodli, is an Indian film composer, musician, and singer. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production. His unique style and mu ...

* Abhijit Majumdar

Screenwriters

Subodh Patnaik Subodh Patnaik was a screenwriter and dialogue writer in Odia language films. He also received Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for his book 'Ho Bhagate' for category One-act play in 1990. Career In 1984, Brajaraj Movie's 'Danda Balunga' was the ...

Male Playback Singers

Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo (b. 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician who currently serves as Third Banerjee ministry, Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West ...

Babushan Tanmay Mohanty, known professionally as Babushaan Mohanty, (also written as Babusan Mohanty or Babushan Mohanty), is an Indian actor and Playback singer who predominantly works for Odia films. In 2022, Babushan Mohanty portrayed Doctor Charac ...

Balakrushna Dash Balakrushna Dash was born on May 15 1923 in Puri ,Odisha. Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash () was a veteran Guru of Odissi music. One of the chief disciples of the legend Pt Gokul Srichandan, Gokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked ...

* Banikantha Nimai Harichandan * Bhikari Bal *

Biswajit Mohapatra Biswajit Mahapatra is an Indian singer from Bhawanipatna, Odisha. He was a participant in Indian Idol, ''Indian Idol'' Season 10. He has mostly worked as playback singer in Odia film Industry named 'Ollywood'. Early life He was born in 1992 in ...

* Chitta Jena *

Humane Sagar Humane Sagar also transliterated as "Human Sagar", is an Indian playback singer who works mostly in Ollywood Industry. He won the reality singing competition "Voice of Odisha Season 2" in 2012. Early life His family has a musical background. ...

Krishna Beura Krishna Beuraa is an Indian playback singer who has sung songs in commercial Hindi and multi language Indian regional cinemas and albums. Mostly known for his hit songs "Maula Mere" from the film ''Chak De India'', "Main Jahan Rahoon" from the ...

Mohammed Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films, Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand son ...

* Prafulla Kar *

Pranab Patnaik Pranab is an Indian name, common among Assamese, Bengalis, Odias and Nepalis. Notable people with the name include: * Pranab Bardhan Pranab Bardhan (born 11 September 1939) is an Indian economist who has taught and worked in the United State ...

Raghunath Panigrahi Suramani' Pandit'' Raghunath Panigrahi (; 10 August 1932 – 25 August 2013) was an Odissi music Guru, vocalist, composer and music director. He is most known for his renditions of Jayadeva's Gita Govinda and his vocal support for his wife, th ...

Rituraj Mohanty Rituraj Mohanty better known by his stage name Rituraj, is an Indian singer. Mohanty is the winner of a singing competition-show India's Raw Star. Life and career 1988–2011: Early life and career Rituraj Mohanty was born in Nimapada tow ...

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

* Sikandar Alam * Subash Das *

Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Ak ...

* Tansen Singh * T. Souri *

Udit Narayan Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil ...

Female Playback Singers

Ananya Nanda Ananya Sritam Nanda known as Ananya Nanda is an Indian playback singer from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. She was the winner of '' Indian Idol Junior Season 2''. Early life Ananya's father, Prasanna Kumar Nanda, is a director in a government indus ...

Anuradha Paudwal Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer and politician who works predominantly in Hindi cinema and Odia cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singers and also as one of the m ...

Aarti Mukherjee Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay (born 18 July 1943), is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), ''Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983), and ' ...

* Bhubaneswari Mishra *

Chandrani Mukherjee Chandrani Mukherjee is a former Bollywood playback singer, she is a sister-in-law of Bappi Lahiri from West Bengal and a Filmfare nominee. Career Chandrani began her career in Bollywood with the film '' Aag Aur Toofan'' in 1975. Thereafter s ...

Diptirekha Padhi Diptirekha Padhi, also known as Dipti Rekha, is an Indian Odia people, Odia playback singer and actress from Odisha. In 2023, she won the 31st Odisha State Film Awards for the Best Female Playback Singer for the year 2019. Career Diptirekha ha ...

Geeta Das The Gita, or the ''Bhagavad Gita'', is a Sanskrit text, part of the ''Mahabharata''. Gita or Geeta may also refer to: Music * ''Gita'' (album), an album by Raul Seixas * ''Geeta'' (album), an album by Charles Lloyd *Mahāgīta, the complete c ...

Geeta Pattnaik The Gita, or the ''Bhagavad Gita'', is a Sanskrit text, part of the ''Mahabharata''. Gita or Geeta may also refer to: Music * ''Gita'' (album), an album by Raul Seixas * ''Geeta'' (album), an album by Charles Lloyd *Mahāgīta, the complete c ...

Haimanti Sukla Haimanti Shukla is a Bengali singer. The tradition of Hindustani classical music was in her family and this helped her to become a classically trained singer. She recorded her first song "''E to kanna noy aamar"'' in 1972. Early life She was b ...

* H. P. Geetha * Ira Mohanty * Kuldeep Pattanaik *

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

Mitali Chinara Mitali is a given name. Notable people bearing this given include; *Mitali Bag, Indian politician *Mitali Nag, Indian television actress *Mitali Mayekar, Indian Marathi television and film actress *Mitali Mukherjee (journalist), Indian news anchor ...

* Nirmala Mishra * P. Susheela *

S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely referred to as Janaki Amma and Nightingale of India(nightingale of South) . She is one of the greatest playback singers in the history ...

Sandhya Mukherjee Geetashree Sandhya Mukherjee (also spelled Mukhopadhyay; 4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honour of the Indian sta ...

* Shyamamani Pattnaik * Sohini Mishra *

Suman Kalyanpur Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Ka ...

* Sushree Sangita Mahapatra *

Tapu Mishra Tapu Mishra ( Odia: ତପୁ ମିଶ୍ର; 11 January 1985 – 19 June 2021) was an Indian playback singer who worked mainly in the Ollywood industry. She sang in over 150 films including '' Mate Ta Love Helare'', '' Dream Girl'' and ''Love ...

Trupti Das Trupti is an Indian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Trupti Desai (born 1985), Indian social activist * Trupti Murgunde (born 1982), Indian Badminton player * Trupti Patel (), British pharmacist and acquitted murderer ...

* Usha Mangeskar *

Usha Uthup Usha Iyer Uthup (born 8 November 1947) is an Indian singer known for her deep contralto voice and her versatility across genres and languages. A prominent figure in Indian music since the 1970s, she has received a Filmfare Award, and was honoure ...

Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "'' Meera of modern India''" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. ...

Art directors

Asim Basu Asim Basu was an Indian theatre artiste and director, actor, art director, painter and playwright. Basu was known for his set design work in Ollywood movies and designing Odia book covers and movie posters. Early life He was born in 1935, to Mo ...

* Nikhil Baran Sengupta

Awards

Odisha State Film Awards The Odisha State Film Awards have been conferred by the Department of Culture of the Government of Odisha, India. The awards were initiated in 1968. The awards are decided by independent juries formed by the Department of Culture. The jury u ...

National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry ...

(1987) - Manjula Kanwar for ''Bhanga Silata'' *

National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Silver Lotus (Raj ...

(1994) - Tarasankar Misra for ''Lavanya Preethi'' *

Filmfare Awards East Filmfare Awards East were the annual awards segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali, Assamese and Odia. The first installment of the awards were held for ...