Naveen congratulates National Film Awards winners from Odisha

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Apr 8:

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the eminent filmmakers from Odisha who have been nominated to receive 64^th National Film Award announced yesterday.

Patnaik posted the congratulatory message on mirco-blogging site Twitter.

With success at #NationalFilmAwards, Nila Madhab Panda, Lipika Singh, Shankhajeet De & Shibu Prusty have made #Odisha proud. Congratulations

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 8, 2017

Renowned film directors Nila Madhab Panda and Lipika Singh Darai have bagged the coveted awards at the annual event in feature and non-feature film categories.

Panda-directed Hindi movie ‘Kadvi Hawa’ won special mention award produced by Eleeanora Images Private Ltd. The movie highlights the farmer’s struggle against the changing environmental conditions.

Similarly, Lipika Singh Darai has won national award in the non feature film category for best educational film ‘The Waterfall’. The movie has been directed by Darai and produced by Syed Sultan Ahmed. The duo will receive a Rajat Kamal and Rs 50,000 each. The movie portrays the issues of development and displacement through the eyes of an endearing protagonist

Besides, two other Odias have also bagged National Film Award in the Best Arts/Cultural Film category. Shibu Prusty directed ‘The Lord of the Universe’ and Shankhajeet De directed ‘In The Shadow of Time’ have been awarded in the above category. The duo will receive Rajat Kamal and Rs 50,000 each.

https://twitter.com/ShibuPrusty/status/850734119768043521

De’s film documents a dying art-form which is haunting, touching and kept alive through the sheer will of a community of poor puppeteers.