Sanjay Nayak

Sanjay Nayak is an Indian Oriya filmmaker. He regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers in Odisha.^[1] Nayak,the young filmmaker has directed 21 movies in a short career of 8yrs in the film industry. He has also produced several movies under his production house 'Sanjay Nayak Films'. He not only directs but also write scripts,lyrics and does the screenplay. He produced and directed Keun Duniaru Asila Bandhu which is the first science fiction in Oriya.^[2]

Records

Sanjay Nayak is nominated for the Limca Book of World Records for making censor of two films Dil Tate Deichi and Sasura Ghara Jindabad of same director, same producer, same actor and same cameraman on same day. Nayak directed the two films which was produced by Uttam Chand Jain under his production house Top Films.Sabyasachi was the hero of these two movies. The cameraman was S. Ranjan. Such a record is unique and is believed first of its kind in world cinema.^{[3] [4]}

In 2003, 2005 and 2008, 3 of his films released in each year which is a record in Indian Cinema. Nayak has directed actor and MP Siddhanta Mahapatra continuously in 8 movies and has worked with him in 12 films in total.

Skills

Sanjay Nayak is best known for his experiments in movies. He experimented with a hand in his very first movie Rakhi bandhili mo rakhiba mana which was completely new and fresh in oriya films then. He presented 100 scorpions in his 2nd movieRahichi rahibi tori payeen. It was again a wonderful graphics work. Then in Dharmara Heba Jaya and Tate mo Rana he experimented with the leading male character. In Dharamara heba jaya actor Siddhant Mohapatra portrayed the character of the blind while in Tate mo Rana he portrayed the character of a soul when his character comes back even after his death.In both these films his looks was experimented. He experimented with a dog in Babu I love You,with a cow and sheep in To Bina Mo Kahani Adha, with skeleton in De Maa Shakti De, with magic in To Payeen Nebi Mu Sahe Janama .
He directed Keun Duniaru Asila Bandhu under his own production house where he showed an alien first time in oriya films.It is first sci-fi movie in oriya and was not a remake of Koi mil gaya or ET. Nayak also showed child sentiments in his movies Rahichi rahibi tori payeen and To Payeen Nebi Mu Sahe Janama where child actors Chandan and Piyali portrayed major characters respectively.

Television

Sanjay Nayak has written script for prime time mega serial Mausi on ETV ORIYA for 150 episodes. He has directed mega serial Tike Khara Tike Chayee on Doordarshan Oriya for 52 episodes.

Awards

^[5] Several times Nayak has been awarded with the best director, best scriptwriter,best storywriter in his film career.To name a few:
Best Director for Rahichi Rahibi Tori Payeen in 2003
Best Director for Sakhi Rahila Ae Singha Duarain 2004
Best Director for Babu I love You in 2006
Best Director for To Payeen Nebi Mu Sahe Janamain 2007
Best Director for Mu Sapanara Soudagara 2008
Best Director for Keun Dunia Ru Asila Bandhuin 2009
Best Director for Pagala Karichi Paunji Tora2009

Filmography

• Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana(2002)
• Rahichi Rahibi Tori Payeen(2003)
• Nari Akhire Niya(2003)
• Rakata Kahiba Kie Kahara(2003)
• Dharmara Heba Jaya(2004)
• Sakhi Rahila Ae Singha Duara(2004)
• Tate mo Rana(2005)
• Tu mo Akhira Tara(2005)
• O My Love (2005)
• Babu I love You (2006)
• De Maa Shakti De (2006)
• To Bina Mo Kahani Adha (2007)
• To Payeen Nebi Mu Sahe Janama (2007)
• Mu Sapanara Soudagara (2008)
• Mate Ani Dela Lakhye Faguna (2008)
• Dhanare Rakhibu Sapatha Mora (2008)
• Keun Duniaru Asila Bandhu (2009)
• Pagala Karichi Paunji Tora (2009)
• Dil Tate Deichi(2010)
• Sasura Ghara Zindabad(2010)

References

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External links

• Sanjay Nayak at the Internet Movie Database
• fullodisha.com
• orissacinema.com