| Rakta Golapa | |
| Director: | Bhimeswar Rao |
| Producer: | Bibhuti Mishra Sashanka Sekhar Mishra |
| Starring: | Suresh Misra Banaja Mohanty Sriram Panda Radha Panda Ramesh Panigrahi |
| Music: | Dhananjay Satpathy |
| Cinematography: | Benjamin |
| Editing: | J. Narashima Rao |
| Studio: | Banani Films |
| Distributor: | Udaya Shashi Pictures |
| Runtime: | 166 min |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Odia |
Rakta Golapa is an Odia romantic tragedy released on 9 November 1977, starring Suresh Misra, Banaja Mohanty, Sriram Panda, Radha Panda and Ramesh Panigrahi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Sharat and Mira meet at college and fall deeply in love. Sharat's family is against their love, and force Sharat into an arranged marriage with Sneha, who is in love with Ajay. On seeing the marriage, Mira tries to commit suicide and vanishes from the scene. Sharat can't bear the thought of Mira's fate and goes mad. He tries to avoid his wife Sneha and grows to hate her. In the meantime, Sneha becomes pregnant. Everybody doubts Sneha about the father of the child. Ajay comes to the fore to clear the confusion. At last Sharat and Mira unite.
The music for the film was composed by Dhananjay Satpathy. It was his debut as music composer and singer.
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Mamata Ra Madhumati Sarami Latika" | |||
| "Mana Rasia Re E Mora Mana Chhuin Ja Re" | Pranab Patnaik, Dhananjaya Satapathy, H.P.Geeta | ||
| "Manara Manisha Jadi" | S. Janaki | ||
| "Hi Darling! Akhire Akhire Dele Tu" | Akshaya Mohanty, Ramola | ||
| "Bholare Bhola" | Gokulananda Parida | Dhananjaya Satapathy |
Despite renowned actors, a good story and melodic music, the film was a box office flop. The reason being that the film was released in smaller towns and not in major cinemas.[11]