Bhubaneswar: Odia Language, Literature and Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Thursday announced the State Film Awards for the year 2020, 2021 and 2022.
For the lifetime contributions to the Odia film industry, noted writer, director and playwright Ananta Mohapatra, eminent cinematographer Srinivas Mohapatra and veteran actor Jayiram will receive the prestigious Mohan Sundar Dev Goswami Award for the years 2020, 21 and 22 respectively.
For the year 2022, DAMaN won the best film. Similarly, Babushaan Mohanty and Dipanwita Das Mohapatra won the best actor awards for DAMaN and Pratiksha. Sudhanshu Mohan Sahoo has been adjudged as the best director for the film Mayabi. For the film Boura Hatabaksa, Lopamudra Mishra won the best actress award.
Here’s the list of Award winners for 2020:
. Best Film: Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Director: Rakesh Samal for Romeo Raja
• Best Actor: Debashis Patra for Sahid Raghu Sardar and Amlan Das for Romeo Raja
• Best Actress: Kavya Keeran Shukla for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Story: Dr Biswa Patnaik for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Music Director (Balakrushna Das Puraskar): Baidyanath Das for Romeo Raja
• Best Singer (Male): Saroj Kumar Pradhan for Jibana Tu Kou Sukha Paaur from Romeo Raja
• Best Singer (Female): Asima Panda for Bahudina Pare from Romeo Raja
• Best Cameraman (Pramod Pati Award): Niranjan Das and Rajesh Yogi for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Editing: Rajesh Das for Romeo Raja
• Best Lyricist: Panchanan Nayak for Jibana Tu Kou Sukha Paaur from Romeo Raja
• Best Screenplay:
• Best Supporting Actor (male): Gyanendra Kumar Pallai for Romeo Raja
• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Pushpa Panda for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Comedian:
• Best Child Artist: Ajay Kumar Choudhary for Mask
• Best Art Director: Suresh Chandra Sethi for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Sound:
• Special Jury Award: Varsha Priyadarshini for Queen
• Best Educational Film:
• Best Children’s Film:
• Best Documentary Film: Short Film – Mask
• Best Actor in Negative Role (Male):Rajiv Mohanty for Sahid Raghu Sardar and Deepak Ranjan Moharana for Romeo Raja
• Best Actor in Negative Role (Female): Lipsa Mishra for Queen
• Best Tribal Language Film:
• Best Dialogue Writer: Rajani Ranjan Das for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Costume: Sarat Kumar Behera for Sahid Raghu Sardar
• Best Make-up artist: Satyabrat Patara for Queen• Best Choreographer: Amit Kumar Nayak for Romeo Raja
• Best Entertaining Film:
• Best Special Effect Designer/Animator:
• Best Writing on Odia Cinema: Surya Deo for Kaali Pain Kalira Cinema
Here’s the list of State Film Award winners for 2021:
• Best Film: Pratikshya and Dalchini
• Best Director: Suresh Patnaik for Trushna
• Best Actor: Ankit Kumar for Bhoka and Dipanwit Dashmohapatra for Pratikshya
• Best Actress: Suryamoyee Mohapatra for Dalchini
• Best Story: Ranjan Das for Bhoka and Gaurahari Das for Pratikshya
• Best Music Director (Balakrushna Das Puraskar): Abhijit Majumdar for Trushna
• Best Singer (Male): Swayam Prakash Padhi for Anabana Baatasabu Lage Aapana from Trushna
• Best Singer (Female): Sohini Mishra for Haay Re Mu Arundhati from Arundhati
• Best Cameraman (Pramod Pati Award): Deepak Kumar Ghadai for Chakhyu Bandhan
• Best Editing: Manas Kumar Sahoo for Chakhyu Bandhan
• Best Lyricist: Chinmay Daspattnaik for Jhada Pari Asi Pagal Karila from Bishwaas- The Light Over Darkness
• Best Screenplay: Dilip Kumar Choudhary for Chakhyu Bandhan
• Best Supporting Actor (male): Samaresh Routray for Trushna and Ajati
• Best Supporting Actor (Female): Sadhana Mali for Khyudha and Elina Samantray for Drustikona
• Best Comedian: Sankar Pradhan for Arundhati
• Best Child Artist: Nabanit Mohanty for Bishwaas- The Light Over Darkness
• Best Art Director: Sudhanshu Bhushan Mohanty for Wuhan Ru Odisha
• Best Sound: Shakti Swarup Dwivedi for Chakhyu Bandhan
• Special Jury Award: For film Yogini and for acting Pratibha Panda for Maya Darpan
• Best Educational Film: Dena – The Wings
• Best Children’s Film:
• Best Documentary Film: Short Film – The Healing Touch and Documentary film- The Mountain Hockey
• Best Actor in Negative Role (Male): Kuna Tripathy for Bhoka
• Best Actor in Negative Role (Female): Ishani Sen Gupta for Chakhyu Bandhan
• Best Tribal Language Film:
• Best Dialogue Writer: Pranab Das for Ajati and Chinmay Patnaik for Bishwaas- The Light Over Darkness
• Best Costume: Rabi Chandra Patra for Trushna
• Best Make-up artist: Samresh Pall for Mayadarpana
• Best Choreographer: Muhammad Safiq Ul Haq for Yogini
• Best Film for Wholesome Entertainment: Trushna
• Best Special Effect Designer/Animator: Anbuselvan for Drustikona
