Kie Kahara
Kie Kahara (1968) is an Odia film directed by Nitai Palit.[1][2][3] The film reflects the socio-economic conflicts of the declining Zamindar families, which were struggling to keep up social status with great difficulty.[4]
| Kie Kahara | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nitai Palit |
| Produced by | Dhira Biswal |
| Written by | Nitai Palit Gopal Chotrai Bhim Singh |
| Starring | Sarat Pujari Saudamini Misra Dhira Biswal Lila Dulali |
| Music by | Akshaya Mohanty |
| Cinematography | Dinen Gupta |
| Edited by | Ramesh Joshi |
Production company | Pancha Sakha Films |
Release date | 12 June 1968 |
Running time | 178 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Synopsis
Prakash's father leaves him after his wife's death and gives Prakash's custody to his sister Mamata. Mamata gives a good education to Prakash and he becomes an engineer. Prakash gets a job in town, In the town, he meets Rajendra Samantrai's family and stays in their home as tenant. Rajendra Samantrai's forefathers are Zamindars. Rajendra struggles enough to fulfill the demands of his wife and her status. in the meanwhile, Rajendra's daughter Malati falls in love with Prakash. Rajendra accepts their love, but Subhadra prefers Nagen, who is the son of a wealthy contractor Nabin Mahapatra over Prakash. Subhadra believes Nagen's wealth can help them maintain their status. When Nagen comes with an offer for his marriage with Malati, Rajendra flatly denies this. The offended Nagen tries to disrupt Rajendra's family. Also Nagen successfully creates confusion between Prakash and Malati. Prakash's father arrives the scene and ends all confusion. At last Prakash and Malati get married.
Cast
- Sarat Pujari - Parakash
- Saudamini Misra - Malati
- Samuel Sahu - Rajendra Samantrai
- Lila Dulali - Subhadra
- Dhira Biswal - Nagen Mahapatra
- Ramchandra Pratihari - Nabin Mahapatra
- Bhanumati Devi - Mamata
- Sagar Das -Ashok
- Shyamalendu Bhattacharjee - Servant
- Niranjan Satapathy - Kartik
- Narendra Behera - Prakash's friend
- Bimal Choudhury - Prakash's father
- Geetarani
- Saraswati
- Pira Misra
- Bhim Singh
Soundtrack
The music for the film was composed by Akshaya Mohanty.
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Chakori Jharana Luha" | Akshaya Mohanty | Akshaya Mohanty |
| "Hai Madabhari Aakh" | Partha Sarathi Mohapatra | Shyamal Mitra |
| "Hema Harini Mathara Mani" | Kali Charan Patnaik | Nirmala Mishra, Shipra Bose |
| "Udasi Aakhi Chanhi Rahe" | Narayan Prasad Singh | Arati Mukherjee, Ramola |
| "Udi Udi Udi Jaare Udi" | Akshaya Mohanty | Akshaya Mohanty |
| "Phulei Rani Saja Phula" | Debdas Chotrai | Akshaya Mohanty, Sipra Bose |
| "Paradesi Bandhu Tume" | Debdas Chotrai | Sipra Bose |
| "Akhi Nuhen Se Je" |
Box office
The film created a sensation and ran to packed houses for about five months in Cuttack city only.[9] It was the first Oriya film to run more than 100 days at several theaters.[10] The film became a box office hit.[11]
References
- "Kie Kahara". IncredibleOrissa.
- "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936 - 2010". ORISSABARTA.COM.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1985). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 1135943257.
- Kamal K. Mohanty. Orissa, the lost footsteps (p-165). Vision Publications, 2001. ISBN 8187176008.
- "Film : Kie Kahara". OdiaMusic.
- "Kie Kahara". Petlinks.
- "Akshaya Mohanty sings 'Chakori Jharana Luha...' in Odia Movie 'Kie-Kahara'(1968)". odia melody.
- "Shipra Bose-'Paradesi Bandhu Tume Jiba Udi Udiki...' in 'Kie-Kahara'(1968)". odia melody.
- Journal (p-17). Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack, 1972.
- "FReleased by Year ยป Year 1968". Odia Movie Database.
- Kamal K. Mohanty. Orissa, the lost footsteps (p-174). Vision Publications, 2001. ISBN 8187176008.
External links
- Kie Kahara at IMDb