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Mana Akasha

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Mana Akasha
Theatrical poster
Directed byNitai Palit
Written byBasant Mahapatra
Screenplay byNitai Palit
Produced byRas Bihari Misra
StarringShanti Swaroop Misra
Prashant Nanda
Chandana
Bhanumati Debi
Dhira Biswal
Gobind Tej
Nityananda Misra
CinematographyKrishna Chakraborty
Edited byRamesh Joshi
Music byUpendra Kumar
Distributed byIdeal Distributor
Release date
  • 8 December 1974 (1974-12-08)
Running time
167 min
CountryIndia
LanguageOdia

Mana Akasha is a 1974 Oriya film directed by Nitai Palit based on Basant Mahapatra's Novel Jhara Baula.[1] The film portrays socio-economic conflicts in rural Odisha.

Plot

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Sashank Patnaik and Rudra Choudhury are close friends. Rudra's son Bhanu develops love relationship with Sashank's daughter Mala. After demise of Rudra, Sashank tries to acquire the properties of Rudra. In spite of knowing Mala is pregnant and Bhanu is her lover, Sasank tries to kill Bhanu by giving poison to be the owner of the whole property. But later on Sashank realizes his mistake helps unite Bhanu and Mala.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Track Song Singer(s) Composer lyric
1 "Mora Kania Suna Pania" Chitta Ranjan Jena & S. Janaki Upendra Kumar Shibabrata Das
2 "Bahuchhe Hure Huria Dhuka Phutichhe Phula" Sikandar Alam & Purnaprabha Bahidar Upendra Kumar Ras Bihari Misra
3 "E Bana Jharana Nachi Nachi Jaa Na" Chitta Ranjan Jena, Sikandar Alam & Purnaprabha Bahidar Upendra Kumar Shibabrata Das
4 "Mora Phula Bali" Mohini Mohan Rath & Purnaprabha Bahidar Upendra Kumar Shibabrata Das

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References

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  1. ^ K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake :Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas: Publisher, Routledge, United Kingdom
  2. ^ "Goldmine". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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