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| 'Seeta Raati' story published in newspaper |
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| Still from Seeta Raati |
Produced by: Balaram Mishra
Production Co: Bharati Pictures
Art: Sampad Mahapatra
Camera: Ranjit Roy
Editing: Mrinmay Chakraborty
Music: Shantanu Mohapatra
Cast: Hemant Das, Mahashweta Ray, Samuel Sahu (Babi), Gloria Mohanty, Subrat Mahapatra, Sadhu Meher, Arun Nanda, Sanjay Patnaik and others
Genre: Drama
Note: National Film Award (Silver Lotus) as Best Regional Film (Odia) for the year 1981
Plot: Aruna lives with her father, mother & younger brother Aju. The father who has been ailing dies.
Akhil helps Aruna to get a job in the village school. She and Pranab, Akhil's son, have known each other since childhood. Pranab is wekling and cannot decide to marry her against his father's will.
Aruna's uncle wants to get her married, he also finds a suitable match after some efforts. When he learns about Aruna's affair with Pranab, he approaches both Pranab and his father. He is refused as well as insulted.
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| Still from Seeta Raati |
Akhil and Ramapada, another sly character, have an eye on a plot of land owned by Aruna's mother. Ramapada finally succeeds to convince her to mortgage the land to him as she badly needs cash for her daughter's marriage, which infuriates Akhil.
Akhil is contesting for the Sarpanch election. Ramapada belongs to the opposite camp. Aruna's refusal to canvass for Akhil makes him wild.
Aruna meets Pranab for the last time. He is evasive. She further learns that Akhil has finalised his son's marriage elesewhere. Next morning, she accepts the match arranged by her uncle.
Reference: IFFI
