Sabyasachi Mohapatra

Tragedy struck during a serial shoot off Odisha's Talsari beach as actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee drowned. While police ruled out foul play, the production team lacked necessary permissions. The incident highlights a concerning lack of safety regulations for film shoots in the state, with a new policy reportedly in the works.

After two critically acclaimed films in a row ace film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra is ready with his latest feature film ‘Pahada ra luha’ (Tears of Mountain) to be released next month. Like his previous films this one also deals with problems of ethnic communities and the changes in their lives due to displacement and mining.

Ace film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra on Saturday announced to make a biopic on legendary politician Biju Patnaik.

Sala Budha or 'Stupid Old Man', a film being screened at the 44th International Film Festival of India (Iffi), deals with a unique storyline.

Twenty-five years ago, Bhukha (Hungry) in Sambalpuri language became the first film from the state to receive International Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival.

Having won accolades for films like ‘Bhukha’ and ‘Jai Jagannatha’, Odia filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra is back with ‘Salabudha’, another movie with a rural background that focuses on the plight of the elderly in western Odisha villages.

Sala Budha (Stupid old man), the Sambalpuri art movie, got rave reviews at its premiere at Jayadev Bhavan.

Ace filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra once again made Odisha proud, this time with his film 'Pahada ra Luha' (Tears of Mountain).The film has been selected as the best Odia film in the 63rd National Film Awards on Monday.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bodh Gaya has launched a 10-month Executive Certificate Programme in Corporate Law (ECPCL) for professionals.

Multiple National Award-winning Odia filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s latest film, Shalabudhara Badla, was screened at Jayadev Bhavan recently, where Odia film lovers and several people from the industry had gathered.

During the British rule of India in the 1930s, the smaller cities were still ruled by the Kings.

After a gap of seven years, an Odia film finally bagged a national award, announced on Tuesday. Adim Vichar, a film by award-winning filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra, was declared the Best Odia Film.

Film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra on Saturday announced a biopic on Biju Patnaik."The full-length feature film, conceived about 25 years ago, will be ready by next year," he said."This is a dream project.

After churning out two critically-acclaimed films in a row, ace film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra is ready with his latest feature film 'Pahada ra luha' (Tears of Mountain) to be released next month.

The Film Journalists Forum (FJF) that has been reviving and restoring old Odia films and screening them for public, held a special screening of 1969 National Award-winning film Stree at the GKCM Odissi Research Centre auditorium.

When it comes to celebrating women, it has been some time now that a few organisations have started coming forward to acknowledge their contributions.

'Adim Vichar' is his second entry in a row for the coveted category after last year's 'Sala Budha'.

Former Speaker and local MLA Maheswar Mohanty has been accused of masterminding an attack on a journalist working with a leading vernacular daily.

'Sala Budha' has bagged awards in seven of the 27 categories of the 25th State Film Awards for 2013 announced here on Thursday.

For someone who began his career as a stage artist in 1944 when he played Sabya Rani Kala in Raja Harichandra, octogenarian Atal Bihari Panda who has since then acted and written over 60 plays, confessed that he had goosebumps when the director of Sala Budha approached him to play the 'stupid old man'.

Kangana Ranaut wins Best Actress, Manoj Bajpayee, Dhanush share Best Actor award

After two years, the National Film Awards were organised in the capital while following the necessary COVID guidelines. The 67th National Film Awards for 2019, which were to be given last year, were delayed as the jury could not meet to watch the films.

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With Rath Yatra all set to begin tomorrow, TOI asks why Ollywood gives this festivity a miss?

The Odia film industry got a wake up call in 2013.Most of the 38 releases fell flat on their face at the box office.There were only two hits, but no blockbuster.