Manmohan Mahapatra

Nisidhha Swapna (1988) is a National Award-winning Odia film made by Manmohan Mahapatra. Based in a rural set up in Odisha, the film dealt with a family redefining life in the context of a social change.

The idea of the subjugation of women and the subordination of people of either sex to the traditional values of the majority is central to Andha Diganta (‘Blind Horizon’, 1989), an Odia Film by Manmohan Mahapatra

Shita Rati is a 1982 Odia film directed by Manmohan Mahapatra. The National Award winning film tells the story of the love of a young couple divided by the boundaries of class.