Mumbai:2/2/24: Renowned actor, director, and Padma Shri awardee Sadhu Meher breathed his last on Friday at his Mumbai residence. The 84-year-old legend was celebrated for his impactful performances and contributions to both Bollywood and Odia cinema. Born on January 1, 1940, Sadhu Meher was one of the central figures of the Indian New Wave movement in the ‘70s. Actor, director, ...

Nirad N. Mohapatra’s requiem to the joint family “Maya Miriga” has been referred to as the most feted film in the history of Odia cinema that propelled a lesser-known regional cinema into national and international recognition at the time it was made. However, since that time both the film and the filmmaker faded away from the landscape of feature films ...

Bhubaneswar:22/1/24: New Odia movie “Kemiti A Samparka” going to be released on 9th, February 2024 across Odisha. The movie is directed by Chandi Parija and produced by Rupesh Kumar Nayak. The movie stars Akash Das Nayak, Elina Samantaray and Lipsa Mishra. This is the first time Elina and Akash have worked together in a movie. The movie is family oriented ...

Cuttack:21/12/23: The Orissa High Court on Thursday granted divorce to actor-turned-politician Anubhav Mohanty from his actress wife Varsha Priyadarshini. While allowing the celebrity couple to part ways, the HC overturned the ruling of the Cuttack family court that had earlier rejected the divorce petition of Anubhav. Hearing the petition filed by Anubhav challenging the verdict of Cuttack family court, the ...

Bhubaneswar:2/11/23: Marriage is a sacred bond. Marriage has a special place, especially in our Indian society and culture. It is said that here marriage is not only between bride and groom but also between two families. In this bond, the man and woman who bind themselves as husband and wife play a role in a successful married life. one girl ...

Cuttack: 27/10/23:Eminent singer, lyricist, and music composer Swarup Nayak breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack on Friday. He was 78. According to sources, Nayak has been suffering from throat cancer for the last several days. Born on February 8, 1946, he made a foray into Ollywood as a child artist in 1962 with ...

BHUBANESWAR:17/10/23:  Odisha’s first woman lyricist Binodini Devi passed away on October 16, Monday following a prolonged illness. She was 86. Devi had suffered a brain stroke and was bedridden for several months. She was under treatment at Angul. A lyricist of Akashwani-Cuttack, Devi wrote some popular songs like ‘Nirimakhi Kuanri’ from Tapoi, ‘Se Ta Bhakta Bhabare Bandha’ from Shree Jagannath ...

Bhubaneswar: 7/10/23:Two Odia movies  “Mind Game” and “Kaincha Mali” hit screens across Odisha on Friday. Mind Game, a movie based on the sensational Patnagarh wedding gift blast incident released in around 40 cinema halls in Odisha after five long years of waiting due to some reasons. Eminent Odia actor Manoj Mishra and Bollywood star Atul Kulkarni are playing pivotal roles ...

Bhubaneswar:29/9/23:   Shankar – The Destroyer Odia film hit the theater across the state on 29th September 2023. The film is made under the banner SD Films. Superstar Siddhant Mahapatra will be seen along with newcomer Devananda. It is expected that the audience will like the romance of Devananda and Dibyadisha. Among others, Siv, Supriya, Kuna Tripathy, KK, Biju Badajena, Kali, ...

Bhubaneswar:19/9/23:‘Tarang Cine Productions’ film ‘ Pushkara’  released across the state on l9 September starring Sabyasachi Mishra and Supriya in the lead roles. Pushkara is based on Odia Novel ‘Nadabindu’ written by eminent writer Sankar Tripathy. This movie marks the directorial debut of DOP-turned-director Subhranshu Das. “Pushkara, it is not just a cinema, this is a story of a character that ...