Entertainment News Desk!! Manmohan Mahapatra (English: Manmohan Mahapatra, born- November 10, 1951, Orissa; death- January 13, 2020, Bhubaneswar) was a famous film producer-director of Oriya films. His contribution in taking Oriya cinema to the international level is incomparable. In the 30th ‘State Film Awards’, Manmohan Mahapatra was honored with the Best Director Award for his film ‘Bhija Mati Ra Swarg’.
Introduction
Manmohan Mohapatra was born on November 10, 1951. He studied filmmaking at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. In 1975, Manmohan Mohapatra made his first short film ‘Anti-Memoirs’. His first film ‘Sita Rati’ in 1976 won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia. Manmohan Mohapatra also directed some Hindi films including Bits and Pieces. Veteran filmmaker Manmohan Mohapatra also directed the documentaries ‘Voice of Silence’ and ‘Konark: The Sun Temple’.
award
Manmohan Mohapatra had won eight consecutive National Awards for his films ‘Sita Rati’, ‘Majhi Pacha’, ‘Nisidha Swapna’, ‘Klanta Aparna’, ‘Nirba Jhaada’, ‘Bheena Samaya’. His work ‘Nirba Jhaada’ won the National Award. Manmohan Mohapatra recently received the Best Director award for the Odia film ‘Bhija Matira Swarag’.
death
Odisha’s famous film director Manmohan Mahapatra, who won the National Award, passed away on January 13, 2020. He was hospitalized for a long time, after which he breathed his last. Mahapatra said goodbye to the world at the age of 69.
Manmohan Mahapatra’s demise is a big loss to the Oriya cinema world. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over his demise. Naveen Patnaik said in his condolence message – “I am deeply saddened by the news of the demise of the great filmmaker Manmohan Mahapatra. His contribution to the cinema world will always be remembered”.
