Kalira Atita
| Kalira Atita (Yesterday’s Past) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nila Madhab Panda |
| Produced by | Nila Madhab Panda |
| Starring | Pitobash Tripathy |
| Music by | Daniel B. George |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Kalira Atita[1][2] is a 2020 Indian Odia-language family film directed by Nila Madhab Panda, who earlier directed I am Kalam and Jalpari. This movie talks about climate change and its repercussions.[3][4] The director sent the film to the Academy Awards committee.[5][6] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia.[7]
Plot
Disillusioned Gunu, a young man from Satavaya village, travels relentlessly from the memories of a past cyclone into the eye of an upcoming one hoping to reunite with his lost family.[1][8]
Cast
- Pitobash Tripathy as Gunu
Reception
A critic from Firstpost wrote that "In Nila Madhab Panda's National Award-winning Odia film, the lone actor Pitobash does his best to lend a human face to what is essentially an environmental documentary".[9] A critic from Cinestaan said that "A fine blend of fiction and the documentation of the villages that have been submerged by the cyclones that routinely hit the Odisha coast, Kalira Atita gives us a glimpse of an impending doomsday scenario when humans, drunk on the ambition of taking civilization forward, will find survival increasingly difficult owing to the harrowing consequences of climate change".[10]
References
- ^ a b "Odia film Kalira Atita: A poetic portrayal of emotional trauma and triumph". 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Kalira Atita (Yesterday's Past) - The upcoming Odia film based on climate change". 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Why IFFI-selected Odia feature film, Kalira Atita, is a wake-up call to global warming and its washing out of lands, people and memories". The Indian Express. 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Kalira Atita: A Film By Nila Madhab Panda Speaks Of The Emotional Impact Of Climate Change". Outlook. 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Nila Madhab Panda submits 'Kalira Atita' for Oscars". IANS. 20 February 2021 – via Telangana Today.
- ^ Rishabh Suri (1 March 2021). "Nila Madhab Panda: Oscar or not, doesn't matter, attention of people is important for Kalira Atita". Hindustan Times.
- ^ P. Parthiban (22 March 2021). "67th National Film Awards: Actors Dhanush, Manoj Bajpayee bag the Best Actor award; Kangana Ranaut wins Best Actress". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Kalira Atita (Yesterday's Past) | Cornell Cinema". cinema.cornell.edu.
- ^ Rahul Desai (6 September 2021). "Kalira Atita movie review: Noble marriage of narrative and non-fiction". Firstpost.
- ^ Roushni Sarkar (6 November 2020). "Kalira Atita review: Seamless blend of fiction and documentation depicts alarming effect of climate change". Cinestaan.