Produced by: National Film Development Corporation
Distributed by: National Film Development Corporation
Story: Late Godabarish Mohapatra
Dialogue: Shirshananda Das Kanungo
Art: Ajit Pattnaik
Audiography: Namita Nayak
Editing: Madan Mohan Prasad
Sound Recordist: Subir Kumar Das
Cinematography: Bharat Nerkar
Playback: Suresh Wadkar, Amarendra Mohanty, Sweta Pani, Rudra Mohanty, Arati Goswami
Lyricist: Shirshananda Das Kanungo
Music: Amarendra Mohanty
Cast: Ashrumochan Mohanty, Jaya Seal, Dhirendra Basa, Nila Mani Behera, Manorama Mohanty and others
Genre: Drama
Running time: 95 minutes
Language: Odia
Note: Magunira Shagada (Odia: ମାଗୁଣିର ଶଗଡ, is a 2002 Indian Ordia film directed by Prafulla Mohanty. This film is based on story by Late Pt. Godavarish Mohapatra, which speaks of the importance of cultural traditions and about not forgetting one’s roots.
Plot: A bullock cart rolled along the road. A full moon shone overhead. Sitting at the back of cart the villagers talked and sang happily. A journey was in progress. For Maguni, the driver of the cart it was the journey of his life. As he stirred the bullock cart along the road, he felt at peace with himself and his surroundings. But like the silky moon, which gives way to the bright sun, time eroded Maguni’s life. His bullock cart found itself out of fashion with the advent of more efficient and faster bus service. All of a sudden everybody preferred the new transport service to Maguni’s bullock cart. Trapped between necessity and freedom of spirit, Maguni chooses the latter at great cost. However, neither time nor the taunts of the villager break his spirit. Alone and hurt, Maguni continues his journey and at last his family, including his newly married wife, are reduced to starvation. Starvation forces Maguni to part with his dear bullocks for survival. But the temporary respite fails to save Maguni and his eternal faith in human beings to crumble. Its finale shows an elegiac end with the death of Maguni and his wife.
Awards and Participation:
- International Film Festival of India, 2002 (Indian Panorama Section)
- National Film Awards 2002 (Silver Lotus for Best Odia Film)
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Reference: Wikipedia