Nityananda Palit Explained

Birth Date:	1923 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Cuttack
Death Place:	Cuttack
Nationality:	Indian
Other Names:	Nitai Palit
Parents:	Nagendranath Palit and Sarojini Devi

Nityananda Palit, known as Nitai Palit (8 March 1923 – 26 July 1990) was a playwright, actor and director. In 1965, he received the President's Award from Indira Gandhi for direction in his film Malajahna. This was the first Oriya film ever to be awarded the 'Silver Lotus' for direction and is still considered a classic.^[1]

Filmography

• Kedar Gouri (1954) (actor and directed)
• Malajahna (1965) (screenplay and directed)
  • Kie Kahara (1968) (written and directed)
• Krushna Sudama (1976) (produced and directed)
• Bandhu Mahanty (1977) (written and directed)
• Anurag (1980) (produced and directed)
• Kie Jite Kie Hare (1981) (directed)

References

1. Web site: Orissa: Nitai Palit, the first Oriya film director. orissadiary.com. 21 October 2012. 7 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130307180943/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=28652. dead.