Odia film ‘Krantidhara’ delights film enthusiasts in Bengaluru International Film Festival

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ENARADA,Bengaluru, December 5, 2014

The only Odia film nominated in the Bengaluru International Film Festival(BIFF) 2014 is making noise. People associated with film industry from across the globe attended the screening of odia film ‘Krantidhara’ today at Fun cinemas and expressed deep appreciation for the movie. The audience were captivated to watch the positive story of uplifting the society through women empowerment.

‘Krantidhara’ stands apart with the distinction of ‘sink sound’ (audience could hear the original voice of the artists directly without dubbing), a feature first among odia movies. Based on the story, the film has completely shot at village environment and village people dominates in the list of artists.

Bengaluru International Film Festival, Dec 5, 2014, enarada.com
T.S.Nagabharana, noted director in Kannada Film industry and National Award winner  presents memento to Himansu Sekhar Khatua, Director and Dr. Iti Rani Samanta, Producer of the Odia Movie ‘Krantidhara’, in front of the audience in the cinema hall in Bengaluru, today. Photo: WWW.ENARADA.COM

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Eminent Odia cine artists including Samaresh, Gargi, Debashis Patra, Priya Mishra, Bijalaxmi Praharaj, Bidyutprabha Patnaik, Puspa Panda, Hadu, Choudhury Jayprakas Das, Banamali Pandia, Sachi Panda, Kuni Panda, Upendra Pati, Mamata Panda, Kuresh Mistri, Ramesh Sahoo, and Ashutos Patnaik and Prakriti Pradhan as child artist have played significant roles in Krantidhara.

Soon after completing his professional course at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune,  Khatua made his debut feature film in Odia, “Shoonya Swaroopa” (Contours of the Void) which received  ‘Best Feature Film in Odia at the 44th National Film Awards,’ in 1997.

Himansu Sekhar Khatua, Director of ‘Krantidhara’ said he was excited to watch his own movie for the first time on big screen. “This is the first public screening ever for ‘Krantidhara’ and I am excited to watch it on big screen amid movie lovers in Bengaluru.”

Dr. Iti Samanta, Editor of monthly Odia family magazine ‘Kadambini’ and the producer of ‘Krantidhara’ said issue of women empowerment motivated her to write and produce the movie. “I firmly believe that women empowerment brings  positive change in the society.”

It may be recalled that film “Kathantara” (Another Story) produced by Iti Samanta and directed by Khatua, bagged 8 State Awards as well as the Best Feature Film in Odia at the  53rd National Film Awards, 2006.

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Himansu Sekhar Khatua,Director and Iti Rani Samanta, Producer of the film addressing the audience in Bengaluru International Film Festival. Photo: WWW.ENARADA.COM

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A still from the movie 'Krantidhara'
A still from the film.

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