Magunira Shagada Explained

Magunira Shagada
Starring:	Ashru Mochan Mohanty Jaya Seal^[1]
Director:	Prafulla Mohanty
Producer:	National Film Development Corporation
Editing:	Madan Mohan Prasad
Music:	Amarendra Mohanty
Cinematography:	Bharat Nerkar & Brundaban Swain
Distributor:	National Film Development Corporation
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Odia

Magunira Shagada (Maguni's Bullock Cart) is a 2002 India Odia film directed by Prafulla Mohanty. It is based on a short story by Godavarish Mahapatra.^{[2] [3]} The film won the 2002 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia.^[4]

Plot

The plot revolves around Maguni, who owns and drives a bullock cart. His business of driving people and goods is less efficient than that of the new mini buses, and he is increasingly unable to adapt to the changing circumstances. When his wife catches an illness which she does not survive, Maguni eventually becomes insane and dies.^[5]

Cast

• Ashru Mochan Mohanty as Maguni
• Jaya Seal
• Dhirendra Basa
• Nila Mani Behera
• Manorama Mohanty

Music

• Music Director - Amarendra Mohanty
• Lyricist - Shirsananda Das Kanungo
• Playback - Suresh Wadkar, Amayendra Mohanty, Sweta Pan, Rudra Mohanty, Arati Goswami

Awards and participation

• International Film Festival of India, 2002 (Indian Panorama section)^[6]
• National Film Awards 2002, Best Feature Film in Oriya of 2001

External links

• Review of 'Magunira Shagada in www.doctorflix.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Documentation: Magunira Shagada . National Film Archive of India . 1 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213154921/http://nfaipune.nic.in/asp_files/searchLang%26titledet.asp?srno=741 . 13 February 2012.
2. International Film Festival of India 2002. Stirring of Nostalgia: Magunira Shagada . Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 26 September 2002 . 1 June 2020.
3. Encyclopedia: Short Story (Oriya) . Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature . Sahitya Akademi . 1 June 2020 . Mishra, Ganeshwar . Lal, Mohan . 1992 . V, Sasay to Zorgot . New Delhi . 4062. 9788126012213 .
4. Web site: 49th National Film Awards 2002 . Directorate of Film Festivals . 1 June 2020 . 74.
5. Book: Conscience of The Race: India's offbeat cinema . Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting . Ray, Bibekananda . 2005 . 9788123012988.
6. Web site: IFFI: Indian section focuses on war, terrorism . 2 October 2002 . 1 June 2020.