Bandhu Mohanty (1977) is an Odia mythological film directed by Nitai Palit. Gopal Chotrai penned the dialogue of the film.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Bandhu Mohanty | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Nitai Palit |
| Written by | Nitai Palit |
| Produced by | Dhiren Patnaik |
| Starring | Gobind Tej, Shanti Swarup Misra, Dhira Biswal, Anita Das, Banaja Mohanty |
| Edited by | Madhu Banerjee |
| Music by | Prafulla Kar |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Synopsis
editBandhu Mohanty is a devotee of Jagganath. He lives with his wife and children and maintains his livelihood by begging. When there is a famine in the village, he goes to Puri with his wife and children. Soon, they cannot find food anywhere. When his wife asks him to pray to end their starvation, Bandhu prays to god, who helps him. Jagganath listens to his devotee's prayers and asks Goddess Lakshmi to meet their needs.
Cast
edit- Govind Tej ... Bandhu Mohanty
- Shanti Swaroop ... God Jaganath
- Dhira Biswal ... King Gajapati
- Anita Das ... Goddess Lakshmi
- Banaja Mohanty
- Lila Dulali
- Bhim Singh
- Biren Routrai
- Prafula Misra
- Sagarika
Soundtrack
editThe music for the film is composed by Prafulla Kar. He was awarded as Best music composer for this film in Odisha State Film Awards
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Kanhi Gale Shyama Ghana E Ghana Kalare" | Prafulla Kar | Chitta Jena |
| "Chhada Chitta Chora Chhada Chhada" | Prafulla Kar | Vani Jayaram |
| "Na Jaa Sajani Pahini Rajani" | Prafulla Kar | Chitta Jena, Vani Jayaram |
| "Namaste Prabhu Jaganatha" | Prafulla Kar | Prafulla Kar |
| "Mahabahu Akhila Jagatnath" | Prafulla Kar | Chitta Jena |
Box office
editThe Film got success and became a hit.[10]
Awards
edit- Odisha State Film Awards 1977
- Best Film
- Best Director - Nitai Palit
- Best Actor - Gobind Tej
- Best Music Director - Prafulla Kar
References
edit- ^ "Released by Year » Year 1977". Odia Movie Database.
- ^ "Bandhu Mohanty". IncredibleOrissa.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1985). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1135943257.
- ^ "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936-2010". ODISHABARTA.
- ^ Niranjan Mohanty. Salabega Makers of Indian literature (p-16). Sahitya Akademi, 1996.
- ^ B. V. Dharap, 1977. Indian Films Rajat Udyog (p-112). National Film Archive of India, Pune.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Film : Bandhu Mohanty". OdiaMusic.
- ^ "NAMASTE PRABHU JAGANNATH - ODIA BHAJAN-Film - Bandhu Mohanty (1977)". dreamshakti's channel.
- ^ "Prafulla Kar-'Mahabahu akhila jagata natha...' in 'Bandhu Mahanty'(1977)". odia melody.
- ^ Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-25). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
- ^ Sambit Prakash Dash. Film : Orissa reference: glimpses of Orissa (p-164/165. TechnoCAD Systems, 2001.
- ^ "Film : State Film Awards". Odia Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.