Manmohan Mahapatra (ମନମୋହନ ମହାପାତ୍ର; 10 November 1951 – 13 January 2020)[1] was an Odia filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He won eight consecutive national film awards for his films Nishita Swapna, Majhi Pahacha, Klanta Aparanha, Neeraba Jhada, Seeta Raati, and Bhinna Samaya, among others.[2]
His first film Seeta Raati made in 1976 was the first Odia film to be screened at international film festival in 1982.[2][3][4]
On 13 January 2020, Mahapatra died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at age 68 after battling prolonged kidney and heart ailments .[5]
Manmohan Mahapatra is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of art.[6][7]
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^ ab"Orissa: Manmohan Mahapatra the Father of Odia New wave Cinema". orissadiary.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012. Mahapatra has the distinct and unique achievement in the Odia Cinema history of winning as many as eight consecutive national film awards.
^"Film Journalism in Odisha". orissadiary.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012. Manmohan Mohapatra made his first film Sitarati in 1976 – It was in 1982 that Manmohan Mohapatra's Sita Rati was screened at an international film festival. It was the first Odia film to get such an honour.
^"A search for identity in 'Bits and Pieces'". The Times of India. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2012. Doyen of Odia humanist cinema Mahapatra has made the film in his signature style
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^"Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
^The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
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