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

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of the words Odia and

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Industry

In 1974, the

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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 ‌Pintu Nanda (; 7 July 1977 – 1 March 2023) was an Indian film and television actor from Odisha. He started his career through an Odia daily soap opera on DD Odia. Later in 1996, Nanda debuted in Ollywood through the film ''Koili''. He ap ...

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 *

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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 ...

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* 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 Mahasweta Ray is an Indian actress and television personality who is known for her work in Odia films and soap operas. Her numerous accolades include record 8 Odisha State Film Awards. Biography She was born to Indian writer Rajkishore Ray. She ...

* Mamina *

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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 * Rachana Banerjee * Rajeswari Ray * Rali Nanda * Talluri Rameswari, Rameswari * Rekha Rao * Rituparna Sengupta * Riya Dey * Roja Ramani * Sharmila Biswas, Sharmila * Sudharani Jena * Supriya Nayak * Suryamayee Mohapatra * Tandra Ray * Tamanna Vyas * Tapati bhattacharjya * Tripura Mishra * Usasi Mishra

Directors

* Manmohan Mahapatra * A. Sajeevi * Apurba Kishore Bir * Ashok Pati * Bijaya Jena * Biplab RoyChoudhury * Biswanath Rath * Brundaban Jena *

* Goura Prasad Ghose * Govinda Tej *

* Nila Madhab Panda * Nirad N. Mohapatra * Nitai Palit * Mehmood Hussain * Pranab Das *

* Prabhat Mukherjee * Ravi Kinagi * Sabyasachi Mohapatra *

* Sanjay Nayak *

* Sisir Mishra * Sudhanshu Mohan Sahoo * Tapas Sargharia * Susant Mani * Girish Mohanty * Raju Mishra * Debiprasad Lenka * Vishal Mourya * Prithviraj Pattnaik * Sisir Kumar sahoo * Peenakee Singh * Anupam Pattnaik * Aswin Tripathy

Music directors

* Prafulla Kar * Bhubaneswar Mishra * Bappi Lahiri * Balakrushna Das * Rakhal Mohanty * Shantanu Mohapatra, Shantanu Mahapatra * Upendra Kumar * Amarendra Mohanty * Raju Mishra * Sarat Nayak * Saroj Nanda * Prem Anand * Goodli Rath * Abhijit Majumdar

Screenwriters

* Subodh Patnaik

Male Playback Singers

* Babul Supriyo * Babushaan Mohanty, Babushan * Balakrushna Dash * Banikantha Nimai Harichandan * Bhikari Bal * Biswajit Mohapatra * Chitta Jena * Humane Sagar * Krishna Beuraa, Krishna Beura * Mohammed Aziz * Prafulla Kar * Pranab Patnaik * Raghunath Panigrahi * Rituraj Mohanty * Sarbeswar Bhoi * Sikandar Alam * Subash Das * Suresh Wadkar * Tansen Singh * T. Souri * Udit Narayan

Female Playback Singers

* Ananya Nanda * Anuradha Paudwal * Aarti Mukherjee * Bhubaneswari Mishra * Chandrani Mukherjee * Diptirekha Padhi * Geeta Das * Geeta Pattnaik * Haimanti Sukla * H. P. Geetha * Ira Mohanty * Kuldeep Pattanaik * Lata Mangeshkar * Mitali Chinara * Nirmala Mishra * P. Susheela * S. Janaki * Sandhya Mukherjee * Shyamamani Pattnaik * Sohini Mishra * Suman Kalyanpur * Sushree Sangita Mahapatra * Tapu Mishra * Trupti Das * Usha Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeskar * Usha Uthup * Vani Jairam

Art directors

* Asim Basu * Nikhil Baran Sengupta

Awards

* Odisha State Film Awards *

* National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (1987) - Manjula Kanwar for ''Bhanga Silata'' * National Film Award for Best Child Artist (1994) - Tarasankar Misra for ''Lavanya Preethi'' * Filmfare Awards East

Citations

General sources

* Contains information on films from 1934 to 1984.

External links

Orissa: Seventy-Five Years of Oriya Cinema
* https://archive.today/20130624210753/http://www.odishaglitz.com/events-news/ups-and-downs-in-odia-cinema-telaram-meher-phd-research-scholar.html * https://archive.today/20130624210811/http://www.odishaglitz.com/events-news/ufo-theatre-list-in-odisha.html {{Odia language Cinema of Odisha, Indian film industries