Kaa (1965 film)
| Kaa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sharada Prasana Nayak (Siddharth) |
| Written by | Kahnu Charan Mohanty |
| Produced by | Parbati Ghosh |
| Starring | Gaura Prasad Ghosh Parbati Ghosh Sarat Pujari Geetarani |
| Cinematography | Deoji Bhai Bijoy De |
| Edited by | Ramesh Joshi |
| Music by | Bhubaneswar Misra |
Production company | Sarathi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
| Budget | INR 1,12,500 |
Kaa (Odia: କା) is an 1966 Oriya film directed by Sharada Prasana Nayak under pseudonymity screen name of Siddharth.[1][2][3][4] The film is based on Kahnu Charan Mohanty's award winning literary masterpiece in the same name.[5][6] The Film glorifies the story of a barren woman, who induced her husband to marry another woman for the sake of a child.[7]
Synopsis
Nandika (Parbati Ghosh) and Sunanda (Gaura Ghosh) are happily lived together with mother-in -law Abhaya (Manimala Devi) and sister-in law Kuni. After seven years of marriage still Nadika is childless. Abhaya always worries about successor of her family. The friends and relatives always blame and offend Nanika for her barrenness. At last Nandika decides to sacrifice and convinces Sunanda to remarry a girl for the sake of a child. With lot of pressure from his mother and wife, Sunanda decides to remarry. Sunanda marries Lalita (Geetarani). After marriage Lalita compels Sunanda not to live with his family and first wife. At last Lalita and Sunanda live saperately from their family. Time passes away and the destiny tells another thing. One day Nandika finds she is pregnant, by knowing this Lalita becomes envious and fears about Sunanda, as he may not returns to Nandika. Nandika dies after giving birth to a child. Lalita understands her fault and adopts Nandika's child as her own child. the family again live happily.
Cast
- Gaura Prasad Ghosh - Sunanda
- Parbati Ghosh - Nandika
- Geetarani - Lalita
- Manimala Devi - Abhaya
- Sharat Pujari
- Byomokesh Tripathy
- Krushna Chandra Pandey
- Niranjan Satpathy
- Mayadhar Raut
- Kumud Patnaik
- Gokulananda Parida
- Noor Mohmadd
- Babaji Nayak
- Kunjanada Sahu
- Ashok Das
Soundtrack
The music for the film is composed by Bhubanseswar Misra.
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adina Bauda Adina Kuhudi | Sharada Prasana Nayak | Akshaya Mohanty |
| Libhi Libhi Jae Aakhi Luha | Debdas Chotrai | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| Tume Janana Janana Mun Janena | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra, Pranab Patnaik |
| Maunabati Mauna Kiaan Lagai Dei Manare | Sharada Prasana Nayak | Akshaya Mohanty |
| Madhura E Chanda Raati Hase Taara | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra |
| Jete Thila Aakhi | Debdas Chotrai | Akshaya Mohanty |
Trivia
The film's director, music composer and heroine have pseudonym names.
| Role | Pseudonym | Real name |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Siddharth | Sharada Prasana Nayak |
| Music composer | Srikumar | Bhubneswar Misra |
| Actress | Chandana | Parbati Ghosh |
Box office
The film was made on a budget of INR 1,12,500.00.[14] The film got huge response and was a box office hit.[15]
Awards
References
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1956). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
- ^ "Kaa". IncredibleOrissa.
- ^ "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936 - 2010". ORISSABARTA.COM.
- ^ "A List of Oriya Films". Orissacinema.com.
- ^ Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-24). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
- ^ K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake. Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas (p-66). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 9780415677745.
- ^ Indian Literature, Volumes 1-2 (p-103). Sahitya Akademi, 1958.
- ^ "Film : Kaa". OdiaMusic.
- ^ "ODIA KATHACHITRA GEETA". Petlinks.
- ^ "Nirmala Mishra sings 'Madhura E Chanda Raati....' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'(1966)". odia melody.
- ^ "Akshaya Mohanty sings 'Adina Bauda...Adina Kuhudi...' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'". odia melody.
- ^ "Sandhya Mukherjee sings 'Libhi Libhi Jaae...' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'(1966)". odia melody.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-227). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
- ^ Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 54, Parts 1-2 (p-133). Council of States Secretariat, 1965.
- ^ Cuttack Review of Literature, Criticiscm & Ideas (p-174). S. Patnaik, 1982.
- ^ Cultural Forum, Volume 12 (p-99). the University of California, 1969.
- ^ Journal (p-43). Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack, 1972.
