Dukhiram Swain Explained

Dukhiram Swain
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Daraba, Odisha, India
Yearsactive:1960-1994
Occupation:Actor,
Spouse:Hemalatha Swain

Dukhiram Swain (died 18 January 1995) was an Indian film and television actor.[1] He was one of the most popular villains in Odia cinema and played a variety of roles most notably as the antagonist in many Odia films and various roles in television serials.[2] He was considered to be one amongst the club of natural actors.[3] He won the National Film Award for Shesha Shrabana (1976), the Orissa State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and several "Best Villain" awards from State Film Awards and the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi. He was honoured with the Jayadeva Purashkar of Odisha.[4]

Life and career

Late Dukhiram Swain was born in Daraba, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. He was a linguist and could speak several languages fluently. He started his acting Career from Annapurna Theatre (Cuttack). His first movie was Sri Lokenath (1960). He was mostly offered negative roles and over the years he developed a cult status in this genre of acting. On contrary to the villainous characters he portrayed in his films, he was very social & generous and was also member of various organizations. Matira Manisha, Jajabara, Shesha Shrabana, Phula Chandana, Paradeshi Chadhei and Rana Bhumi are some of his most notable films. He has acted almost all kinds of roles ranging from hero, villain, comedian, character roles etc.[5]

Awards and honours

Filmography

Personal life

He was married to the late Mrs. Hemalata Swain. He is survived by two sons, Mr. Akash Kumar Swain (Jagatsinghpur), Mr. Prithiviraj Swain (Cuttack) and one daughter, Mrs. Dharitri (Swain) Das (the marriage was to Mr. Nimain Charana Das and was settled in Bolangir). He is survived, as well, by three grandchildren from his daughter's side, Mrs. Pragyan Paramita Das (the marriage was to Mr. Dhrutiman Das and was settled in Bangalore), Ms. Prachi Sucharita Das (Bhubaneswar), and Mr. Niroopkanti Das (Patnagarh).

References

  1. Web site: Actor Dukhiram Swain Biography, News, Photos, Videos . 2023-11-12 . nettv4u . en.
  2. Web site: Gomes . Eric Joseph . 2023-04-21 . Dukhiram Swain Biography: Birthday, Early Life, Career, Awards, Personal Life . 2023-11-12 . Eduvast . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-10-23 . Theatre in Odisha & Anant Mahapatra . 2023-11-12 . Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha . en-US.
  4. Web site: Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners. Orissa.gov.in. 13 December 2011.
  5. News: The versatility in villainy . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006033955/http://newindianexpress.com/magazine/article127949.ece . dead . 6 October 2013 . 3 October 2013 . Indian Express . 15 May 2012 . Kasturi Ray.
  6. Web site: Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners. Orissa.gov.in. 13 December 2011.

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