69th National Film Awards: Naveen, Dharmendra congratulate ‘Pratikshya’ team for bringing laurels to Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated the makers of movie Pratikshya after it was adjudged as the best Odia feature film at the 69^th National Film Awards today.

“Pratikshya has won the best Odia feature film award at the 69^th National Film Awards today. I congratulate the director, artistes and all others associated with the movie for bringing laurels to Odisha,” said Patnaik in a X post.

ଶେଷ୍ଠ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ଭାବେ ‘ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା’ ୬୯ତମ ଜାତୀୟ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ପୁରସ୍କାର ପାଇବା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଖୁସିର ବିଷୟ। ସମଗ୍ର ରାଜ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ଗୌରବ ଆଣିଥିବାରୁ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ରର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ, ଅଭିନେତାଙ୍କ ସମେତ ଏଥିସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଆନ୍ତରିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। #69thNationalFilmAwards #NationalFilmAwards2023 pic.twitter.com/lps8m51FoF

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 24, 2023

The Union Education Minister said the award-winning movie will bring new hopes and possibilities for the Odia film industry.

“Congratulation to the producer, director, artistes and all others associated with the movie for winning the best Odia feature film award at the 69^th National Film Awards today,” Pradhan said in a X post.

ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ଭାବରେ ୬୯ତମ ଜାତୀୟ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ପୁରସ୍କାର ପାଇବା ପାଇଁ ମନୋନୀତ ହୋଇଥିବା ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ‘ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା’ର ପ୍ରଯୋଜକ ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ, ସମସ୍ତ କଳାକାର ଏବଂ ଫିଲ୍ମ ସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ଏଭଳି ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ନିର୍ମାଣ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ରୁପେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସିନେ ଶିଳ୍ପ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ନୂତନ ଆଶା ଓ ସମ୍ଭାବନା ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବ ।

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 24, 2023

Pratikshya was produced under the banner of Amiya Patnaik Productions. The movie, directed by Anupam Patnaik, was released last year.

Dipanwit Dashmohapatra, Choudhury Jayaprakash Das and Barsha Patnaik essayed lead characters in the film adapted from a short story written by Gourahari Das.