ODIA FILM IN 'OSCAR'S RACE.!?!

Odia film 'Kalira Atita' and its director Nila Madhab Panda!

News that , Odia film 'Kalira Atita' has entered in the race of 'Oscar's general category for best picture, director, actor etc. It's good!

Nila Madhab Panda made this film is about disappearing villages of eastern coastline because of rising sea levels. In this Pitobash Tripathy played the protagonist! Earlier, Panda made many social short films on such issues like climate changes and this is his first Odia feature film.

Soundarya in 'Dweeepa' (2002)

When watched its glimpses, I recollected some similar films. In this first remembered, renowned Kannada - filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli's 'Dweepa' (2002), showing family's struggle to protect house on island which slowly submerging due to rain!

This time, I am also remembering legendary Odia film - maker Biplab Roy Chowdhury & his parallel cinema! 

I watched his brilliant social films like 'Nirbachana' (1994) in our 'IFFI's Indian Panorama!

Anyway, good to know the progress of this region's cinema!

- Manoj Kulkarni