Bandhu Mohanty Explained

Bandhu Mohanty
Director:	Nitai Palit
Producer:	Dhiren Patnaik
Music:	Prafulla Kar
Editing:	Madhu Banerjee
Studio:	Priya Darshini Films
Runtime:	172 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Odia

Bandhu Mohanty (1977) is an Odia mythological film directed by Nitai Palit. Gopal Chotrai penned the dialogue of the film.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Synopsis

Bandhu Mohanty is a devotee of Jagganath. He lives with his wife and children and maintains his livelihood by begging. When there is a famine in the village, he goes to Puri with his wife and children. Soon, they cannot find food anywhere. When his wife asks him to pray to end their starvation, Bandhu prays to god, who helps him. Jagganath listens to his devotee's prayers and asks Goddess Lakshmi to meet their needs.

Cast

• Govind Tej ... Bandhu Mohanty
• Shanti Swaroop ... God Jaganath
• Dhira Biswal ... King Gajapati
• Anita Das ... Goddess Lakshmi
• Banaja Mohanty
• Lila Dulali
• Bhim Singh
• Biren Routrai
• Prafula Misra
• Sagarika

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Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Prafulla Kar. He was awarded as Best music composer for this film in Odisha State Film Awards

Song	Lyrics	Singer(s)
"Kanhi Gale Shyama Ghana E Ghana Kalare"
"Chhada Chitta Chora Chhada Chhada"	Prafulla Kar	Vani Jayaram
"Na Jaa Sajani Pahini Rajani"	Prafulla Kar	Chitta Jena, Vani Jayaram
"Namaste Prabhu Jaganatha"	Prafulla Kar	Prafulla Kar
"Mahabahu Akhila Jagatnath"	Prafulla Kar	Chitta Jena

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Box office

The Film got success and became a hit.^[10]

Awards

• Odisha State Film Awards 1977
  • Best Film
  • Best Director - Nitai Palit
  • Best Actor - Gobind Tej
  • Best Music Director - Prafulla Kar

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Released by Year » Year 1977. Odia Movie Database.
2. Web site: Bandhu Mohanty . IncredibleOrissa.
3. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1985). 10 July 2014. Routledge, United Kingdom. 978-1135943257.
4. Web site: ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936-2010. ODISHABARTA.
5. Book: . Salabega Makers of Indian literature (p-16). Sahitya Akademi, 1996.
6. Book: B. V. Dharap, 1977 . Indian Films Rajat Udyog (p-112). National Film Archive of India, Pune.
7. Web site: Film : Bandhu Mohanty. OdiaMusic.
8. Web site: NAMASTE PRABHU JAGANNATH - ODIA BHAJAN-Film - Bandhu Mohanty (1977). dreamshakti's channel.
9. Web site: Prafulla Kar-'Mahabahu akhila jagata natha...' in 'Bandhu Mahanty'(1977). odia melody.
10. Book: Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-25). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978 .
11. Book: Sambit Prakash Dash. Film : Orissa reference: glimpses of Orissa (p-164/165. TechnoCAD Systems, 2001.
12. Web site: Film : State Film Awards. Odia Movie Database. 18 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115903/http://www.odiamoviedatabase.com/state-film-awards/. 2 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.