Name Manmohan Mahapatra | Role Filmmaker | |
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Born 1951 Odisha Occupation director, writer, producer Movies Neeraba Jhada, Tired Afternoon, Seeta Raati Awards National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia People also search for Hemanta Das, Balram Misra | ||
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.
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His first film Seeta Raati made in 1976 was the first Odia film to be screened at international film festival in 1982.
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.
He also directed a few Hindi films, notably — Bits and Pieces starring Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, and Dia Mirza.