Swayamsiddha
Swayamsiddha is a 2010 Oriya film directed by Sudhanshu Sahu with a screenplay and dialogue by Dilip Choudhury, produced by Prabhat Ranjan Mallik, and starring Siddhanta Mahapatra, Sunil Kumar, and Yukta. The film focuses on the implications for the young mass adopting to Maoist insurgency and their sustained alienation from the mainstream as a result. Geo-strategic importance of changing the minds of young people adopting terrorism through love and affection. The film traces the crisis from social trauma to unfair state system encouraging Mao-Naxal insurgency in Orissa.[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Sudhanshu Sahu |
Produced by | Prabhat Ranjan Mallik |
Written by | Namita Malik |
Screenplay by | Dilip Choudhury |
Starring | Siddhanta Mahapatra Yukta Sunil Kumar Aparajita Mohanty Anita Das Pintu Nanda |
Music by | Swarup Nayak |
Cinematography | Sanjeev Mohapatra |
Edited by | Chandra Sekhar Mishra |
Production company | N K Media Ventures |
Distributed by | N K Media Ventures |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Odia |
Cast
- Siddhanta Mahapatra as Digvijay
- Yukta as Shreya / Swayamsidha
- Sunil Kumar as Raj
- Aparajita Mohanty
- Anita Das
- Shweta Acharya
- Dushmant
- Pradyumna Lenka
- Pintu Nanda
- Prasanna Patashani
- Matru Prasad
- Sarojini Rout
Filming location
The film Swayamsidha in fact was shot under very challenging and turbulent situations. Most of part of the film are filming at Naxalite-Maoist insurgency areas in Koraput district of Orissa state.
Controversy
As the main co-star of the film Siddhanta Mahapatra is an M.P. and belongs to the ruling party Biju Janata Dal of Orissa portrays himself as Maoist leader in the film, the opposition parties in the state went on strikes and demanded ban on release of the film. Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were arrested for disrupting the screening of the film.[4][5][6]
Music
The music of the film composed by Swarup Nayak. The tracks from the film include:
Track | Singer | Lyricist |
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"Dekha Aakasha Pindhichhi Indradhanu Odhani" | Kumar Bapi | Swarup Nayak |
"Ho Aame Matira Manisha He Matira" | Kumar Bapi, T. Souri | Swarup Nayak |
"Jadi Ei Pruthibita Samayara" | Tapu Misra | Swarup Nayak |
"Kichhi Kichhi Katha To Manare" | Tapu Misra, Kumar Bapi | Swarup Nayak |
"Koili Koili Aa Pakhaku Mora" | Tapu Misra | Swarup Nayak |
"Mun Mo Nijathu Aaji Gali Durei" | Tapu Misra | Swarup Nayak |
Awards
- Special Jury Award of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best Cinematographer of 2010 Odisha State Film Award for Best Photography and 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best Director of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best Editor of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best Screenplay of 2010 in State Awards,2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best sound design of 2010 in State Awards,2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
- Best Odia Film of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011
- Best Director of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011
- Best cinematographer of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011[7][8][9][10]
References
- http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/Movie.aspx?mid=40238
- "News Archives: The Hindu". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "Odia Cinema World: Oriya / Odia Film Swayamm Siddha with Actor and Berhampur M.P. Sidhanta Mohapatra in Recent Controversy". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/odisha/3333-oriya-film-swayamsiddha-in-trouble.html
- Durgesh kumar. "ORIYA CINEMA OUR CINEMA". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- http://www.india-server.com/news/oriya-movie-swayamsidha-based-on-maoist-31849.html
- "cinemasagar.com". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Second Tarang Cine Awards Showcases the Best Works in Odia Cinema, Odisha Entertainment News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ETV Oriya film award 2011 winners – Entertainment - Orissa News Updates, Orissa, Oriya , Oriya News, puri, bhubaneswar, cuttack, berhampur, rourkela, sambalpur
External links
- Swayamsiddha at IMDb