Manmohan Mahapatra

Manmohan Mahapatra
ମନମୋହନ ମହାପାତ୍ର
Born 1951
Odisha
Occupation director, writer, producer
Awards 8 National Film Awards

Manmohan Mahapatra (ମନମୋହନ ମହାପାତ୍ର, born 1951) is an Odia filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He has won eight consecutive national film awards for his films Nishita Swapna, Majhi Pahacha, Tired Afternoon, Neeraba Jhada, Seeta Raati, Bhinna Samaya, and more.[1]

His first film Seeta Raati made in 1976 was the first Odia film to be screened at international film festival in 1982.[1][2][3]

Filmography

He studied film making at the FTII, Pune, and made a first short film Anti-Memoirs (Anti-Memories) in 1975. He made his first full-fledged Odia film Seeta Raati as a director in 1976. It won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia and was screened at international film festival in 1982 — making it the first Odia film to be screened at foreign film festival.

He made couple of short films and then directed Neerab Jhada that won him another National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia out of eight consecutive national awards for best feature film in Odia.[1][2]

He also directed a few Hindi films, notably — Bits and Pieces starring Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, and Dia Mirza.[3][4]

As director

As writer

As producer

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orissa: Manmohan Mahapatra the Father of Odia New wave Cinema". orissadiary.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012. Mahapatra has the distinct and unique achievement in the Odia Cinema history of winning as many as eight consecutive national film awards.
  2. 1 2 "Film Journalism in Odisha". orissadiary.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012. Manmohan Mohapatra made his first film Sitarati in 1976 – It was in 1982 that Manmohan Mohapatra's Sita Rati was screened at an international film festival. It was the first Odia film to get such an honour.
  3. 1 2 "A search for identity in 'Bits and Pieces'". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2012. Doyen of Odia humanist cinema Mahapatra has made the film in his signature style
  4. ↑ "Orissa: Manmohan Mahapatra to direct Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Dia Mirza in film 'Bits and Pieces'". orissadiary.com. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Manmohan Mahapatra – Filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Manmohan Mahapatra". odiacinemaworld.blogspot.in. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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