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| 'Buxi Jagabandhu - The Forgotten Legend' poster during announcement |
Status: Unfinished
Movie Announced on: 11th January 2016
Scheduled to be released by: End of 2016
To be Directed by: Manmohan Mohapatra
Produced by: Akshay Kumar Parija
Cast: Anubhav Mohanty as Buxi Jagabandhu
Note: Producer Akshay Parija had roped in national award winning director Manmohan Mohapatra for the movie and Anubhav Mohanty was to play the titular role. Parija had big plans for the movie. Internationally acclaimed technicians like Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty (‘Slumdog Millionnaire’), national award winning music composer Isaac Thomas Kottukapally, Australian cinematographer Ross W Clarkson, editor of Firaaq fame A Sreekar Prasad and Baahubali: The Beginning’s visual effects designer V Srinivas Mohan were associated with the film. He had picked Thailand-based Kaecha Kampakdee for stunts and action, while screenplay and dialogues were supposed to be written by Nandalal Mohapatra and Bijay Malla respectively.
The project couldn't progress due to lack fund.
Reference: Update Odisha, Odisha News Insight, Odisha Bytes
