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Produced by: Dhiren Patnaik
Production Co: Kanakprabha Productions
Writers: Prafulla Sengupta, Gurukrushna Goswami
Editing: Sukumar Sengupta
Dialogues: Anand Shankar Das
Cinematography: Bishu Chakravarty
Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani, Gurukrushna Goswami, Narasingh Mohapatra
Music: Shantanu Mohapatra
Cast:
- Braja Giri as Biswajeet
- Minati Mishra as Arundhati / Madhumati
- Sharat Pujari as Manoj
- Dhira Biswal
- Sujata Anand
- Ramachandra Pratihari
Genre: Social, Drama, Musical
Note: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Odia (1967). President's medal for best Odia film.
Plot: Arundhati & Manoj are lovers and part of a Odisi dance troup. Manoj desperately loves Arundhati. One day while the troup is performing in front of action packed audience, one Biswajeet claims Arundhati is to be his wife Madhumati. Actually Madhumati died in a train accident, but Biswajeet still believes that Madhumati is still alive. In suspicion, Manoj left Arundhati and disappear. Arundhati tries to convince Biswajeet that she is not Madhumati and she has deep love interest with Manoj. Later Biswajeet finds Madhumati & Arundhati are twin sisters and Madhumati actually dies in accident. Biswajeet left the troupe to search for Manoj. Biswajeet find Manoj in a small railway station and persuade Manoj to reunite with Arundhati.
Songs:
- Mayuri Go Tuma Aakashe Mun (Singer: Md. Rafi) (Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani)
- Tumaku Parunita Bhuli (Singer: Md. Rafi) (Lyrics: Jibanananda Pani)
- Ei Chhota Katha Tie Bhulana (Singers: Pranab Patnaik, Usha Mangeshkar) (Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
- Aaji Mun Shrabani Luhara Harini (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar) (Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
- Mana Teji Aaji Saaje Maanini (Singer: Raghunath Panigrahi) (Lyrics: Gurukrushna Goswami)
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'Arundhati' movie artwork (Image courtesy: NFAI) |
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