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| 'Mahalakshmi Puja' movie artwork |
Released on: March 1959 at Hind Cinema, Cuttack
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| Still from the 'Mahalakshmi Puja' (Image courtesy: Tushar Nath Mohapatra) |
Direction & Edited by: Biswanath Nayak
Produced by: Krushna Chandra Tripathy Sharma
Production Co: Utkal Chalachitra Pratisthan
Camera: Ramanand Sengupta
Story, Screenplay & Dialogues: Satyanarayan Panda
Lyrics: Satyanarayan Panda
Music: Nachiketa Ghosh
Cast: Bauribandhu, Jharana Das, Anubha Gupta, Sarat Pujari, Shefali, Srikant Mitra, Narendra, etc.
Genre: Mythological
Note: Made in the budget of Rs. 85,000, this is the debut film of Sarat Pujari. The tale of Goddess Lakshmi leaving the temple to teach brothers Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra a lesson was presented in the movie. This movie later remade in Hindi as "Jai Jagannath". Prashant Nanda acted as child Shri Krushna. Geeta Dutt was in the Hindi version. Famous singer Hemant Kumar also given voice in this film.
Songs:
- Aji Kartika Punei (Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee)
- Mora Mana Sina Kehi Janena (Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee)
- Jayatu Mahalakshmi (Singer: Hemant Mukherjee)
- Ratha Kahe Mun Debata (Singer: Hemant Mukherjee)
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| 'Mahalakshmi Puja' ad published in Digant magazine |
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| 'Mahalakshmi Puja' review published in Digant magazine |
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| 'Mahalakshmi Puja' ad published in Nabeen magazine |
Reference: Odia Chalachitra Ra Agyat Adhyaya by Bhim Singh,
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