| Prashanta Nanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1947 |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, screenplay writer, lyricist, playback singer, politician |
| Years active | 1960-present |
Prashanta Nanda (Oriya: ପ୍ରଶାନ୍ତ ନନ୍ଦ) (born May 2,[1] 1947) is one of the most popular Oriya Movie stars in the state of Orissa in India. He served Oriya Film Industry as an actor, director, screenplay writer, and lyricist and even as a playback singer. He was also former Minister of State of Orissa.[2][3]
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In 1962, he won National Film Awards as best actor for the film Nua Bou with his debut film. The name of Prasantha Nanda would always come while dealing with Oriya Film Industry. He was present in Oriya films since 1962, but he became super active only after 1976. Nanda served Oriya Film Industry as an actor, director, screenplay writer, and lyricist and even as a playback singer. Such a versatile genius is quite rare in Indian cinema history. Nanda alone carried Oriya films into the national honor list by winning National Awards for three times in 1962, 1966 and 1969 for his acting in Nua Bou, Matir Manisha and Adina Megha. For the year 2009, his film Jianta Bhoota won National Film Awards under National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film category.
He was the Bharatiya Janata Party's senior leader and Orissa state BJP Vice President and resigned from the primary membership of the party in August 2007.[4] After that he joined Nationalist Congress Party.
He acted as male lead and directed the Hindi film Naiyya released on the year 1979.
National Film Awards For Best Actor in 1962 for Nua Bou.[5]