Renowned Odia Filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra Passes Away
Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia filmmaker-director Manmohan Mohapatra passed away at a private hospital here today. He was 69. Manmohan Mohapatra had won eight consecutive national film awards for his films Nishita Swapna, Majhi Pahacha, Tired Afternoon, Neeraba Jhada, Seeta Raati, Bhinna Samaya. His first film Seeta Raati made in 1976 was the first Odia film to [...]
Bhubaneswar: Renowned Odia filmmaker-director Manmohan Mohapatra passed away at a private hospital here today.
He was 69.
Manmohan Mohapatra had won eight consecutive national film awards for his films Nishita Swapna, Majhi Pahacha, Tired Afternoon, Neeraba Jhada, Seeta Raati, Bhinna Samaya.
His first film Seeta Raati made in 1976 was the first Odia film to be screened at the international film festival in 1982. It won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia.
He also directed a few Hindi films, notably — Bits and Pieces starring Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, and Dia Mirza.
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