Atal Bihari Panda

Atal Bihari Panda (ଅଟଳ ବିହାରୀ ପଣ୍ଡା) is an Indian actor, known for his works in Sambalpuri Cinema. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in Odisha and is the recipient of numerous awards, including two back-to-back Odisha State Film Awards for best actor. His debut in films, came at an age of 83 year is quite amazing for an actor. Before his debut as an actor in films, he had already written 60 plays.[1][2]

Atal Bihari Panda
Panda receiving 26th Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor in 2014
Born
Binika, Subarnapur District
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, Playwright
Years active1944-2012 as Stage Artist
2013-Present as Film Actor
Notable work
Sala Budha, Aadim Vichar

Early works

He has acted over 100 plays apart from writing over 65 dramas in the Sambalpuri language. He has also worked as a playwright in six opera.[3] Initially well known Director Sabyasachi Mohapatra approached him to write dialogue for the film Sala Budha. The director was looking for the Protagonist for that film but he could not find one so he approached Atal to play the lead role and Panda agreed.[4]

Career
Atal Bihari Panda, Author Iti Samanta, Actor Papu Pom Pom(From left to right) during State Film Awards 2014.

He made his debut in film 'Sala Budha' in lead role and the film was directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra in 2013.[5][6] He won the Best actor award for the film Sala Budha at Odisha State Film awards. In 2014, he again got the chance to work with the director Sabyasachi Mohapatra in the film "Aadim Vichar", which was a Sequel to "Sala Budha".[7][8] He appeared again in the lead role in the third installment of Sala Budha film series titled “Sala Budhar Badla” released on 17 January 2020.[9]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleNotesref
2013Sala BudhaGauntia Budha25th Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor[10]
[11]
2014Aadim VicharKandha Budha26th Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor[12]
2020 Sala Budhar Badla Gauntia Budha

Awards
YearAwardFilmCategoryResultRef
201325th Odisha State Film AwardSala BudhaBest ActorWon[13]
201426th Odisha State Film AwardAadim VicharBest Actor
Best dialogue writer		Won[14]

Atal Bihari Panda at IMDb

References
  1. "Adim Vichar sweeps state film honours". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. "સાલા બુઢ્ઢા: 83 વર્ષના અટલ બિહારીએ ફિલ્મમાં કરી એન્ટ્રી". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. "A filmi chapter begins at 82". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. "Atal Bihari Panda on opportunity to get on the silver screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  5. Pioneer, The. "Urban people exploit tribals in State: Sabyasachi". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. "Odia feature film 'Aadim Vichar' makes it to IFFI". dna. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. "Film is a tool of Social Reform: Sabyasachi Mohapatra". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. "The Man Who At An Age Over 80 Made His Film Debut & Was Conferred With The State Film Award!". Mycitylinks- Bhubaneswar | Cuttack | Puri. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  9. "Sala Budha Ra Badla - Sabyasachi Mohapatra to make sequel". Incredible Orissa. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  10. Pioneer, The. "Sarada Nayak to get Jayadev Award". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  11. bureau, Odisha Diary (2017-08-26). "Cultural line-up at the World's Largest Prabasi Nuakhai Bhetghat released!". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  12. "Film is a tool of Social Reform: Sabyasachi Mohapatra". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  13. "Odisha state film awards for Aadim Vichar". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  14. "Atal Bihari Panda won Best actor and Best dialogue writer award". Retrieved 2019-03-03.
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