Chilika Teerey

 

'Chilika Teerey' movie artwork (Image courtesy: NFAI)

Released on: 2 March 1978 at Prabhat Cinema, Cuttack
Directed by: Biplab Roy Choudhury
Produced by: Shyamaghana Choudhury
Production Co: Hara Gauri films
Story: Shyamaghana Choudhury
Screenplay: Biplab Roy Choudhury
Dialogue: Harihara Mishra
Choreography: Gopikrushna
Music: Shantanu Mohapatra
Lyrics: Shibabrata Das
Cast: Bijay Mohanty, Tandra Ray, Netrananda Mishra, Hemant Das, Sujata Anand, Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap), Runu Bose, Manju Pradhan, Ashok Chakraborty, Radha Panda, Preeti Patnaik, Natabar Sena, Durllabh Singh, Harihar Mishra, Geeta Patnaik, Krushna Pratihari and others

Genre: Social, Drama

Note: Chilika Tire (Odia: ଚିଲିକା ତୀରେ), is a 1977 Odia film directed by Biplab Roy Choudhury, story of an oppressed, illiterate fisher-folk, being swindled and kept in check by the business sharks and how they revolt back. National Film Awards (1978) - Certificate of Merit for best Odia film.

Chilika Teerey audio artwork (Image courtesy: Odiamelody)

Plot: Nearby Chilika lake, there are cluster of villages inhabited by fisher-folk. They are exploited by the large fishing companies. Raghu a revolutionary village youth leads the village to confront against the fishing company. One fishing company manager Sricharan tries to demoralize & divide the unity of fisher-folk. But the revolution starts with pace. While Sricharan tries to escape from the scene, the villagers thrown him up in the Chilika lake. Raghu, has a love interest with a village girl Padma, but he is not allowed to marry her as she belongs to other caste. At last dejected Raghu hands over the revolution torch to Jadu and leaves with Padma rowing through the lake Chilika in search of new world.

Songs:

• Jaa Jaa Re Bhasi Jaa Mana (Singer: Nirmala Mishra)
• Maajhi... Uansa Raati Pahila Maajhi (Singer: Pranab Patnaik)
• Pimpudi Bapuda (Singers: Chitta Jena, Indrani Mishra)
• Shulshulia Chulbulia Chaiti Baa Re (Singers: Basant Das, Nirmala Mishra)
• Urmi Adhiraa Rupasi Chilika Ullase Aji (Singers: Pranab Patnaik)
• Jagata Pati He (Singer: Debasish Mohapatra)
• Kaincha Nuhen Ki Kankada Nuhen (Singer: Prafulla Kar)

Reference: Wikipedia, Odia Chalachitra Ra Agyat Adhyaya by Bhim Singh, Odiamelody