'MAA' (Odia) - 1959

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  • Banner:

    CHITRAM

  • Processed at:

    Eastern Talkies Pvt. Ltd.

  • Produced by:

    Gour Prasad Ghose

  • Story:

    Gyanindra Barma

  • Screenplay & Direction:

    Nitai Palit

  • Dialogue:

    Gopal Chhotray & Biswajit Das

  • Camera:

    Abhimanyu

  • Editor:

    Sukumar Mukherjee

  • Music:

    Bhubaneswar Misra
    (National Orchestra)

  • Lyrics:

    Kabichandra Kalicharan Patnaik, Narasingha Mohapatra, Gurukrushna Goswami,
    Akshay Mohanty

  • Playback Singers:

    Akshay Mohanty

    Pranab Patnaik

    Ila Chakraborty

  • Dance:

    Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra

  • Sound:

    Paritosh Bose

  • Art:

    Hiren Lahiri

  • Make-Up:

    Sudhir Dutta

  • Costume:

    Santosh Nath

  • Production Managers:

    Naren Roy & Amiya Ghosh

  • Publicity:

    Arun Bose

  • Lab:

    Prafulla Mukherjee, Durgadas Bose

  • Records by:

    H.M.V & SENOLA

  • CAST:

    Laxmipriya Mahapatra as Maa

    Gobinda Tej as Sanatan Darzi

    Chandana (Parbati Ghose)
    as Chandra

    Gour Prasad Ghose as Manmohan

    Ananta Mahapatra as Prasanta

    Child Artiste: Bijay

    Gloria Rout, Helen, Jharna, Sabita, Gita, Kishori, Ajit

    Hemanta Das, Sachidananda

    Rama & Aziz

    Baikuntha Nath Mohanty (BaiBhai)

    Bhola, Deben, Haramoni, Khetrapal, Prakash, Kajal

In 1959, Gour Prashad, now in his 30’s, undauntedly dived into his second production, “Maa”.
The story, based on the disparity between the rich and poor, was by renowned writer Gyanendra Burma.

The critically acclaimed pair of “Bhai Bhai”, Gour Ghose and Chandana (Chapala’s new screen name), was repeated.
The film, once again independently directed by Nitai Palit, attained unprecedented popularity. The romanticism of this movie struck a chord with the audience, young and old alike.
The romance and chemistry of the lead actors created an aura that transitioned from reel life to real life. They got married soon after the release of “Maa”.

This super hit movie gave a break to a lot of artistes to showcase their talents…

  • Dialogue by eminent playwright Gopal Chhotray and Biswajit Das.
  • Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra debuted as a dance director in movies.
  • Bhubaneswar Misra composed music independently.
  • Talented and famous radio singers Akshay Mohanty (also lyricist & composer) and Pranab Patnaik were invited into the movie world.
  • Famous Bengali singer Ila Chakraborty sang for the first time in Odia cinema.
  • Khetrapal, Ananta Mahapatra, and Hemant Das debuted in movies.
  • Govind Tej and Laxmipriya played stellar roles.
  • Baikuntha Nath Mohanty (Bai Bhai), a long associate of Gour Prasad and Chandana, did a cameo for the first time.
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