Sabyasachi Mohapatra directed and
Mahapatra Movie Magic Pvt. Ltd presented ‘Sala Budha’ is the third film in
Sambalpuri dialect after ‘Bhukha’ and ‘Ulgulan’.
Premiere show of the film was held on 30th November 2012 at Town Hall Balangir where a hoard of talented and renowned artistes joined at the venue to witness the show as well as to observe the silver jubilee celebration of the first ever Sambalpuri movie ‘Bhukha’ made 25 years back by the same director.
While the director had
highlighted the plight of the folk drum beaters of the western Odisha in his
earlier Sambalpuri movie ‘Bhukha’, this time he has tried to present plight of
the elderly persons in the society through a simple story set in a village of
pre-independent western Odisha. The story of ‘Sala Budha’ or ‘The stupid Old
man’ revolves around an old village head, the Sarpanch of a village, who tries
his best to take care of the subjects at any cost. The film has successfully
depicted the strong relationship of the earlier days in the villages of western
Odisha and the innocence, simplicity and righteousness of the Old man, who
finally gets his reward from the King.
The story of the film seems much
interesting and contains a lot of elements to make the audience sit tight
throughout the film. Apart from the main story, many folksy culture and
practices have been exhibited in the film, such as the ‘Ghubukudu’, ‘Mudtupaa’,
‘Haldimakha’ during the marriage, exchanging teasing words during the marriage
for fun and beyond that the kindness of the village women, who even nourishes a
beggar at the night.
We wish all the best to the film
and hope that ‘Sala Budha’ should grab some awards in the international Film festivals.
Kudos to the director and the whole unit of ‘Sala Budha’.
Artists – Atal Bihari Panda (The
old man), Tapaswini Guru ( Wife of the Old man), Netranand Barik, Prithwiraj
Nayak (The King), Bijaya Tripathy (The royal cook), Ghasiram Mishra (The
village priest), Ratan Meher, Sobha Sinha, Bhanumati Dash (first female theatre
artist of Balangir), Gadadhar Barik (the bad man), Purusottam Mishra, Pradyumn
Sahu, Pabitra Dansena,
Music – Ramesh Mahanand
Cinematography – Aum Prakash
Mahapatra
Producer – Sushant Mahapatra,
Co-producer – B. Chintu Mahapatra
Written By – Sri Kapileswar Prasad
Mahapatra
Dialogue – Atal Bihari Panda
(If anybody knows more about any cast
and crew of the movie and not mentioned here, please convey it in the comment
box so that it can be updated)
