Jajpur: 18/4/24:Eminent Odia theatre writer, director, and cine actor Sachi Das passed away today following a prolonged illness. He was 91. According to sources, Dr Sachi Das breathed his last at around 9.30 am on Thursday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Cuttack. The final rites will be held at his ancestral village in Bari, family sources said. Eminent ...

Bhubaneswar:10/3/24:Ollywood gears up with a series of releases during 1st week of March. On the eve of Women’s Day three films were released, including Trikanya, Operation 12/17 & Boss. On the 7th of March dubbed version of Telugu movie Adi Oka Idile (2019)was released in Odia titled  Jete Gori Sete Story. Trikanya directed by Anupam Pattnaik revolves around a widowed ...

Kolkata: 10/3/24:Popular actress Rachana Banerjee, who had acted in several Odia, Bengali, and Hindi movies, will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Hooghly in neighboring West Bengal as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Notably, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently featured in Rachna Banerjee-hosted reality show Didi No 1 Season 9. The 49-year-old had become a household name in ...

Bhubaneswar:18/2/24: From the makers of Gangs of Puri and National Award-winning film Pratikshya, Anupam Patnaik has announced the release of the trailer for Odia feature film titled ‘Trikanya’ on 20th of February,2024 while Film will be released across theaters on Women’s Day – 8th March, 2024. The women-centric movie has been written by Manash Padhiary and produced and directed by ...

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 ...