Susant Misra is an

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director whose films have been screened and feted at many international film festivals.

Early life

Born in

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, he is a postgraduate diploma-holder in screenplay writing and direction from the FTII, Pune.

Career

While he was studying at FTII his diploma film ''Nischal Badal'' was screened at the competitive section of Oberhausen Film Festival in

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. After completing his diploma, in 1993 he directed his first feature film '' Indradhanur Chaai'' that won him the Grand Prix at the Sochi International Film Festival in Russia and was official selection in ''Un Certain Regard'' at the

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in 1995. ''

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 ...

'' was his second film that was also screened at several international festivals and won Silver Lotus for Best Oriya Film in the

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in 2000. '' Dharini'' is his third feature film that was made both in

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and Odia. He also made three documentaries, ''Dhenkanal – A Multifaceted Paradise'', ''Samarpanam'' on the eminent

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dancer Malavika Sarukkai and ''Pearls of Wisdom'' on Oriya Literature for the Children’s Film Society, India.

Filmography

*''Nischal Badal'' (1989) *'' Indradhanur Chaai'' (1993) *''Dhenkanal – A Multifaceted Paradise''(1995) *''Samarpanam'' (1997) *''

'' (1999) *'' Dharini'' (2002) *''Pearls of Wisdom'' (2003) *'' Joseph – Born in Grace'' (2019)

References

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* * Living people Odia film directors Year of birth missing (living people) People from Cuttack Film directors from Odisha 20th-century Indian people {{India-film-bio-stub