Shesha Shrabana

Shesha Shrabana

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Directed by Prashant Nanda
Produced by Nagen Roy
Written by Basant Mahapatra
Screenplay by Shibabrata Das
Starring Prashant Nanda
Mahasweta Roy
Banaja Mohanrty
Hemant Das
Dukhiram Swain
Dhira Biswall
Music by Prafulla Kar
Cinematography Rajan Kinegi
Edited by Muktar Ahmed
Production
company
Shri Jaganath films
Release dates
  • 14 September 1976
Running time
 129 min
Country India
Language Oriya

Shesha Shrabana is a 1976 Oriya language Indian movie. It is directed by Prashant Nanda. It stars Prashant Nanda, Mahasweta Roy, Banaja Mohanty & Hemant Das .[1][2][3] It is based on a novel of Basant Mahapatra by the same name.[4] In 1979, the film remade as Naiyya in Hindi language by the same director. This film achieved great success in terme of box office and acclaimed by reviewers.[5]

Synopsis

Sania (Prashant Nanda) lives with his ailing mother and friend Makara in village. They are fisherman by profession. One day they find a girls named Manika (Mahasweta Roy) in the river and rescues her. Sania brings the girls to his home and they look after the girl. After Manika gets well Sania & Makara decides to return Manika to their parents. When they reaches Manika's village, Manika/s parents refuses to return her back as she lives with the lower cast people for some days. As no other way out, Sania takes Manika to his home. Manika falls in love with Sania. But Sania's heart doesn't allow him to accept the Manka's offer as Manika belongs to a higher caste. Sania, in the meantime tries to find out suitable match for Manika and finds a docter, who comes to the village for the treatment for plague diseases as the village effected by plague. The doctor agrees to marry Manika and leaves the town to get his family's approval. But days passes away, the doctor doesn't return. All the villagers in the village complains of Sania and Manika leaving together. Manika doesn't bear all the blames made by the villager and vanishes. Sanu can not control himself and become insane.

Cast

Soundtrack

Music of the film is composed by Prafulla Kar

Song Lyrics Singer(s)
Haire Hai Garaje Megha Ghum Ghum Mayura Nache Prafulla KarChitta Jena, Vani Jayaram
Maajhi Re Shesha Shrabana Puraba Pabana Shibabrata Dasprafulla Kar
Manika Alo Alo Manika E Mora Manika Prafulla Kar Chitta Jena & Mohd. Habib
Megha barashila Tupuru Tupuru Keshura Prafulla KarVani Jayaram
Kaali Kapali Narmundamali Mun Basuli prafulla Kar prafulla Kar

[6][7]

Box office

The film created a box office record and did run for several weeks in theaters.[8]

Trivia

Actress Mahasweta Roy debuted in the film after played a small role in the film Sindura Bindu.[9] The film was part of Indian Panorama in 9th International Film Festival of India 1977 held in New Delhi.[10]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Released by Year » Year 1976". Odia Movie database.
  2. ↑ "A List of Oriya Films". ORISSA CINEMA.
  3. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1994). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
  4. ↑ Alan Goble. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (p-302). Walter de Gruyter, 1999. ISBN 3110951940.
  5. ↑ Link, Volume 27, Issue 2 (p-41). United India Periodicals, 1984.
  6. ↑ "Film : Shesha Sharabana". OdiaMusic.
  7. ↑ "Shesha Srabana Songs". Full Orissa Music.
  8. ↑ "A Sneak Peek Into Odia Film Industry’s Runaway Hits". Odisha Blogs.
  9. ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh. Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Volume 3(p-119). A.P.H. Pub. Corp., 2001. ISBN 8176482641.
  10. ↑ Orissa Review, Volume 36(p-25). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
  11. ↑ "Saluting stalwarts". The Hindu. January 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ "National Film Awards (1976)". gomolo.com.
  13. ↑ "State Film Awards". Odia Movie Database.

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