Nila Madhab Panda Explained

Nila Madhab Panda
Birth Date:1973 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Sonepur, Odisha, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Filmmaker, director
Years Active:1998 – present
Children:Aatman Panda
Spouse:Barnali Rath Panda
Honours:Padma Shri (2016)

Nila Madhab Panda (born 18 October 1973) is an Indian film producer and director. Panda has directed and produced over 70 films, documentaries, and shorts[1] based on social issues, such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, sanitation and other developmental issues in India.[2] Many of his films are based on his own experiences. He has won several awards and received critical acclaim for his films which have been described as "entertaining yet socially relevant."[3] [4]

Early life

Panda, an Indian filmmaker and entrepreneur, was born in Dasharajpur Village, located in the Subarnapur District of western Odisha, India, as the youngest of five siblings. Panda's education in a rural village posed challenges due to the lack of a proper school building, forcing him to walk 4-9 km daily to get to school. In 1995, after failing to complete his education, Panda relocated to Delhi and found work as a camera attendant, his first experience in the film industry. Panda also studied Entrepreneurship at IIM Bangalore.[5]

Career

Nila Madhab Panda is an Odia director and producer involved in making Hindi films, documentaries, short films and public service advertising campaigns.[6] He has served on the juries of national and international film festivals, such as International Film Festival of India (IFFI).[7] He started his career by assisting director Robin Romanov and producer Barbara Broccoli.

His first feature film I Am Kalam won 34 international awards along with a national award.[8] [9] His second feature film Jalpari (Desert Mermaid) received the MIP Junior award at Cannes.[10] His project Kadvi Hawa (Dark wind) was critically acclaimed and received a national award.[11] [12] This is one of the first films that brought climate change into Indian cinema. His feature-length documentary God's own people narrated by Amitabh Bachchan connects between people's faith with tree and God.[13]

Halkaa (Relief), a musical film with children, narrates a story about the Swachhata Abhiyaan (Clean India Mission) and the importance of sanitation. It won Best Film at the Grand Prix in Poland.[14] In February 2021, Panda announced that his First Odia language film Kalira Atita had been submitted to the Oscars 2021 in the General Category and was available for Academy screening.[15] However, the film did not make the cut for Oscar nominations.[16]

Direction

Feature films

YearTitleCredited asNotes
width=70 Directorwidth=70 Producerwidth=70 Writer
2002SwajaldharaDocumentary
2005Climates First OrphansDocumentary[17] [18]
2010I am Kalam[19]
2012Jalpari[20]
2014Babloo Happy Hai[21]
2015Kaun Kitne Paani Mein[22]
2016God's Own PeopleDocumentary[23]
2017Kadvi Hawa[24]
2018Halkaa[25] [26]
2019Biju Babu
2020Kalira AtitaOdia film
2023The Jengaburu CurseTV series on SonyLIV

Film awards

Other awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nila Madhab Panda - Times of India . The Times of India . 17 May 2021 . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517160629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/delhi-litfest-2016/speakers/nila-madhab-panda/articleshow/55601871.cms . live .
  2. Web site: Nila Madhab Panda - Filmography. Art House Cinema. 10 May 2022. 28 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220528001018/https://www.arthousecinema.in/people/nila-madhab-panda/. live.
  3. News: Nila Madhab Panda's next film is on climate change - Times of India. The Times of India. 12 January 2018. 24 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524093638/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Nila-Madhab-Pandas-Kadvi-Hawa/articleshow/55367718.cms. live.
  4. News: blowing-the-wind-of-change. Deccan Chronicle. 12 January 2018. 13 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113041701/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/141217/blowing-the-wind-of-change.html. live.
  5. Web site: Shukla . Anuradha . B-School Brigade On Untrodden Paths . 2022-06-17 . BW Businessworld . en . 3 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803083307/https://www.businessworld.in/article/B-School-Brigade-On-Untrodden-Paths/21-11-2017-132291/ . live .
  6. Web site: Climate's First Orphans. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OkF1Lq3F9pk . 2021-12-21 . live. .
  7. Web site: IFFI Jury - Press Release. Government of India - PIB. 9 May 2022. 10 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220510114643/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1775839. live.
  8. Web site: I Am Kalam Awards. IMDb. 17 September 2018. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725142643/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805263/awards. live.
  9. Web site: I Am Kalam Review. 17 September 2018. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913103403/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/sss/. live.
  10. News: 'Jalpari' wins award at Cannes . 17 May 2021 . www.indiatvnews.com . 10 October 2012 . en . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517012936/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalpari-wins-award-atcannes-5295.html . live .
  11. News: Prachitara. 7 April 2017. Nila Madhab Panda's Kadvi Hawa bags National Film Award. Odisha Bytes. 17 May 2021. 17 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://odishabytes.com/309-2/. live.
  12. Web site: Rajpal . Seema . Why you have to watch Nila Madhab Panda's climate change film Kadvi Hawa ASAP . The New Indian Express . 17 May 2021 . en . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://www.edexlive.com/people/2017/dec/29/national-award-winner-kadvi-hawa-is-one-of-2017s-best-movies-that-you-must-watch-1827.html . live .
  13. Web site: October 25, 2016 . Sandip . Bal . Bachchan's Voice for Nabakalebara Documentary . 2022-06-17 . The Times of India . en . 17 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617100154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nabakalebara-documentary-film/articleshow/55048413.cms . live .
  14. News: Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa bags best film Grand Prix in Poland . 17 May 2021 . Hindustan Times . 10 June 2018 . en . 17 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014412/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-bags-best-film-grand-prix-in-poland/story-TjwBAz7dP0MhxJdPUc8iCM.html . live .
  15. Web site: Balachandran. Logesh. February 20, 2021. Nila Madhab's Odia film Kalira Atita joins Oscars race. Details here. 2021-05-17. India Today. en. 17 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nila-madhab-s-odia-film-kalira-atita-joins-oscars-race-details-here-1771205-2021-02-20. live.
  16. Web site: 2021-03-16. Odia Film 'Kalira Atita' Out Of Oscars 2021 Race. 2021-05-17. Odisha Bytes. en-US. 17 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://odishabytes.com/odia-film-kalira-atita-out-of-oscars-2021-race/. live.
  17. News: We deserve every kind of cinema . . 23 November 2017 . Panicker . Anahita . 9 July 2018 . 15 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120444/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/we-deserve-every-kind-of-cinema/article20716088.ece . live .
  18. Web site: Climate's First Orphans, from : British Council India . Culture Unplugged . 9 July 2018 . 9 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709123314/http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/2331/Climate-s-First-Orphans . live .
  19. Web site: I Am Kalam Director to Receive Padma Shri, Says It's an 'Achievement' . . 9 July 2018 . 9 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035254/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/i-am-kalam-director-to-receive-padma-shri-says-it-s-an-achievement-1270228 . live .
  20. Web site: Panda's 'Jalpari-The Desert Mermaid' wins in Singapore . . 9 July 2018 . 25 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180925075625/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Pandas-Jalpari-The-Desert-Mermaid-wins-in-Singapore/articleshow/20661254.cms . live .
  21. Web site: Babloo Happy Hai: I am not selling sex and vulgarity, says director . . 9 July 2018 . 19 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919084611/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Babloo-Happy-Hai-I-am-not-selling-sex-and-vulgarity-says-director/articleshow/30042515.cms . live .
  22. Web site: 'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein' is a satire: Director Nila Madhab Panda . 26 August 2015 . . 9 July 2018 . 9 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064648/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kaun-kitne-paani-mein-is-a-satire-director-nila-madhab-panda/ . live .
  23. Web site: Odia filmaker Nila Madhab's documentary 'God's Own People' to be screened at Cannes . DNA India.
  24. Web site: Kadvi Hawa director wants people to be conscious about environment . . 10 August 2017 . 9 July 2018 . 23 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061456/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kadvi-hawa-director-wants-people-to-be-conscious-about-environment/story-HEdnpJbVT6K0reVpGAA0TN.html . live .
  25. Web site: Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa heads to Montreal for world premiere . . 9 July 2018 . 9 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035205/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nila-madhab-pandas-halkaa-heads-to-montreal-for-world-premiere/19164196 . live .
  26. News: Nila Madhab Panda's 'Halkaa' wins top honour at FIFEM fest . . 15 March 2018 . Press Trust of India . 9 July 2018 . 9 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064636/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-wins-top-honour-at-fifem-fest-118031500804_1.html . live .
  27. Web site: 28th ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2011 AWARDS . festival.facets.org/awards . 18 May 2021 . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005353/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5f652d1194bdddf10c52b7c6/5f652d1194bddd01bc52b9b3_Award%20List%202011.pdf . live .
  28. Web site: I am Kalam wins Best Feature Film award at Lucas Film Festival Smile Foundation . www.smilefoundationindia.org . 18 May 2021 . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518011425/https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/Lucas.html . live .
  29. News: Aravindan Puraskaram for Nila Panda . 18 May 2021 . The New Indian Express . The New Indian Express . 23 February 2011 . 18 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518011113/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/feb/23/aravindan-puraskaram-for-nila-panda-230067.html . live .
  30. Web site: Odisha's Nila Madhab Panda and Kosli poet Haldhar Nag chosen for Padma Shri Award. PrameyaNews7. Prameya News7. 25 January 2016. 30 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130010420/http://www.prameyanews7.com/en/jan2016/odisha/12727/Odisha%E2%80%99s-Nila-Madhab-Panda-and-Kosli-poet-Haldhar-Nag-chosen-for-Padma-Shri-Award.htm. live.
  31. News: Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured at Iffi 2021. 23 October 2021. 31 October 2021. Times of India. 15 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scorsese-istvan-szabo-to-be-honoured-at-iffi-2021/articleshow/87214482.cms. live.

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