- Odia Film: Sita Bibaha directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami released in 1936.
- English Title: Rolls - 28 (1950) by Ratikant Padhi is the first Odia film with English title.
- Nation Film Award: Sri Loknath (1960) directed by Prafulla Sengupta was the first Odia film to win a National Award.
- Kite Song: Udi Udi Udi Jaare Udi is the first song in Odia films picturised on Kite flying in the movie Kie Kahara (1968).
- Lata - Rafi - Usha: Lata Mangeshkar, Md. Rafi & Usha Mangeshkar given voice for the first time in the movie Arundhati (1968).
- National Film Award for Best Actor: Sadhu Meher got National Film Award for Best Actor for Hindi classic Ankur (1974).
- Colour Film: Gapa Hele Bi Sata (1976) is the first full length colour Odia film. Dasyu Ratnakar (1961) & Samaya (1975) were partially made in colour.
- 'A' Certificate: Alibha Daga (1980) is the first Odia film to get 'A' Certificate from Censor Board.
- Akshaya - Prafulla Together: Maa O Mamata (1980) is the first movie where both Akshaya Mohanty & Prafulla Kar worked together under the music director of the film Bhubaneswar Mishra.
- Cinema Scope: Hisab Nikas (1982) is the first Cinema Scope Odia movie.
- 70 mm: Swapna Sagar (1983) is the first 70 mm Odia movie.
- Cannes Film Festival: Maya Miriga (1984) directed by Nirad Mohapatra is the first Odia film screened at Cannes Film Festival (1984).
- 81 songs in an Odia Film: Basanta Rasa (1984) is the first Odia film featuring 81 songs.
- Sambalpuri Film: Bhookha (1989) directed by Sabyasachi M0hapatra is the first Sambalpuri language film. The second movie is Ulgulan (2010).
- 15 Languages: Jai Jagannath (2007) directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra is the first Odia film to be made in 15 languages.
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