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Kaa
Directed bySiddharth
Written byKahnu Charan Mohanty
Produced byParbati Ghose
StarringGour Prasad Ghose
Parbati Ghose
Geetarani
Manimala Devi
CinematographyDeoji Bhai
Bijoy De
Edited byRamesh Joshi
Music byBhubaneswar Misra
Production
company
Sarathi Films
Release date
  • 5 August 1966 (1966-08-05)
Running time
165 min
CountryIndia
LanguageOdia
BudgetINR 1,12,500

Kaa (Template:Lang-or) is an award-winning 1965 Oriya film directed by 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 the birth of a child.[7]

Synopsis

Nandika (Parbati Ghose) and Sunanda (Gour Ghose) are happily married and live with mother-in -law Abhaya (Manimala Devi) and sister-in law Kuni in their ancestral rural home. After seven years of marriage Nadika is still childless. Abhaya always worries about successor of her family. Friends and relatives always blame and offend Nandika for her barrenness. So Nandika decides to sacrifice and convinces Sunanda to marry a girl again for the sake of a child. With lot of pressure from his mother and wife, Sunanda does marry Lalita (Geetarani). Lalita compels Sunanda to take her to his home in the city and starts living there. Over time destiny takes a turn and it is Nandika that gets pregnant. Lalita becomes envious fearing Sunanda may not return to her. However so happens, Nandika dies after giving birth to a child. Lalita repents and adopts Nandika's child as her own child.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music for the film is composed by Bhubanseswar Misra.

Song Lyrics Singer(s)
Adina Bauda Adina Kuhudi Sarada Naik 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 Sarada Naik Akshaya Mohanty
Madhura E Chanda Raati Hase Taara Debdas Chotrai Nirmala Mishra
Jete Thila Aakhi Debdas Chotrai Akshaya Mohanty

[8][9][10][11][12]

Trivia

The film's director, music composer and heroine have pseudonym names.

Role Pseudonym Real name
Director Siddharth (Ram Chandra Thakur, Gour Prasad Ghose & Parbati Ghose)
Music composer Srikumar Bhubneswar Misra
Actress Chandana Parbati Ghosh

[13]

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

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1956). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
  2. ^ "Kaa". IncredibleOrissa.
  3. ^ "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936 - 2010". ORISSABARTA.COM.
  4. ^ "A List of Oriya Films". Orissacinema.com.
  5. ^ Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-24). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
  6. ^ K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake. Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas (p-66). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 9780415677745.
  7. ^ Indian Literature, Volumes 1-2 (p-103). Sahitya Akademi, 1958.
  8. ^ "Film : Kaa". OdiaMusic.
  9. ^ "ODIA KATHACHITRA GEETA". Petlinks.
  10. ^ "Nirmala Mishra sings 'Madhura E Chanda Raati....' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'(1966)". odia melody.
  11. ^ "Akshaya Mohanty sings 'Adina Bauda...Adina Kuhudi...' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'". odia melody.
  12. ^ "Sandhya Mukherjee sings 'Libhi Libhi Jaae...' in Odia Movie 'Kaa'(1966)". odia melody.
  13. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-227). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
  14. ^ Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 54, Parts 1-2 (p-133). Council of States Secretariat, 1965.
  15. ^ Cuttack Review of Literature, Criticiscm & Ideas (p-174). S. Patnaik, 1982.
  16. ^ Cultural Forum, Volume 12 (p-99). the University of California, 1969.
  17. ^ Journal (p-43). Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack, 1972.
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