Odisha Governor Gives Away State Film Awards

Bhubaneswar, Nov 17 (PTI) Odisha Governor Raghubar Das on Sunday gave away State Film Awards for years 2020, 2021 and 2022 under various categories at a special ceremony here.

governor conferred awards in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and or dignitaries.

prestigious Mohan Sundar Deb Goswam was conferred on eminent writer, director and atre artist Ananta Mohapatra for year 2020 while cinematographer Srinivas Mohapatra and renowned comedian Jayiram Samal received lifetime achievement award for years 2021 and 2022 respectively. award carries a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh and a citation.

In best film category, ‘Saheed Raghu Sardar' was awarded for 2020, while ‘Pratiksha' and ‘Dalchini' jointly won award for 2021, and acclaimed ‘Daman' won award for 2022.

In best director category, Rakesh Samal was selected for ‘Rakesh Raja' released in 2020, Suresh Patnaik for ‘Trushna' in 2021, and Sudhansu Mohan Sahu for ‘Mayabi' in 2022.

Debashis Patra (2021), Ankit Kumar and Dipanwit Das Mohapatra (2021) and Babushan Mohanty (2022) have received Best Actor (Male) award.

Kavya Keeran Shukla, Suryamayee Mohapatra, and Lopamudra Mishra were conferred with Best Actor (Female) award for three years, respectively.

best tribal film award went to ‘Dewa' in Koya language for 2022, while no films were awarded for 2020 and 2021.

recipients of State Film Awards have been selected by a panel of five jury members under chairmanship of Odia film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra.

Governor congratulated m and urged film industries to make films with courage and innovation while focusing on natural beauty of Odisha. PTI BBM BBM NN