'SRI JAGANNATH' (Odia) - 1950

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  • Produced at:

    Radha Films Ltd.

  • Processed at:

    Bengal Film Lab Ltd.

  • Producer & Distributor:

    Rupabharati Ltd.

  • Story:

    Aswini Kr. Ghosh (M.A. NatyaBharti)

  • Director & Screenplay:

    C.R. Mitra

  • Camera:

    Probodh Das

  • Dialogue:

    Gopal Chhottray

  • Sound:

    Nripen Pal & Sachin Chakravarty

  • Editor:

    Biren Guha

  • Technical Adviser:

    Apurba Mitra

  • Music:

    Balakrushna Das & Ranjit Roy

  • Lyrics:

    Surendra Kr. Das

    Krishnaprasad Bose

    Nikunjha Kisore Das

    Aswini K. Ghosh

  • Singers:

    Balakrushna Das, Kalyani Das, Chhabi Ray, Aswini Ghosh,

    Kartik Ghosh, Suryamoni Dei & Jagannath Das

  • Background Music & Orchestra at:

    H.M.V.

  • Make-Up:

    Trilochan Pal

  • Art & Costume:

    Subho Mukherjee

  • Sets:

    Anil Pyne

  • Production Managers:

    Kartik Ghosh & Nirode Sen

  • CAST:

    Khagendra Nath Mitra as Indradyumna

    Niranjan Sathpathy as Biswakarma

    Ram Chandra Mania as Biswabasu

    Sita Devi as Maharani Gundicha

    Gopal Chandra Ghosh as Bidyapati

    Rai Gour Ghose as Saktidhar

    Kartik Kumar Ghosh as Nilamadhab

    Gloria Raut as Lalita

    Chapala (Parbati Ghose) as Lord Nila

    Sabitri Chaudhury as Maina

    Samuel Sahu (Babi) as Galmadhab

    Ranjit Roy as Sardar

    Bimbadhar Mahapatra as Abanti Mantri

    Odissi Dance by Miss Rose

Initially, producer Surendra Kumar Das had offered to cast Subash Naik, Chapala’s (Parbati Ghose) elder brother, for the role of ‘Neela’.
He even went to finalize the decision with her father, Basudev Naik. However, the moment he set eyes on little Chapala, he instantly changed his mind and insisted on casting her for the role of The Lord in Disguise (Neela).

Thus, a star was born !!
This epic movie also became a stepping stone for Rai Gour (Gour Prasad Ghose).

Surendra Das, a senior LIC official, was so passionate about cinema that he quit his job and sold his shares to finance his dream project.
“Shri Jagannath” was an ambitious venture not only for him but also for Odia Cinema.
Then CM of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, and CM of Odisha, Harekrushna Mahatab, lent their full support to his efforts by providing sound vans and horses from Calcutta (Kolkata) for the massive outdoor shootings.

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