Rakta Golapa
Rakta Golapa | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | |
Produced by | Bibhuti Mishra Sashanka Sekhar Mishra |
Starring | Sriram Panda |
Cinematography | Benjamin |
Edited by | J. Narashima Rao |
Music by | |
Production company | |
Distributed by | |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 min |
Country | India |
Language | Odia |
Rakta Golapa is an Odia romantic tragedy released on 9 November 1977, starring , , Sriram Panda, and .[1][2][3][4][5]
Synopsis[]
Sharat and Mira meet at college and fall deeply in love. Sharat's family is against their love, and force Sharat into an arranged marriage with Sneha, who is in love with Ajay. On seeing the marriage, Mira tries to commit suicide and vanishes from the scene. Sharat can't bear the thought of Mira's fate and goes mad. He tries to avoid his wife Sneha and grows to hate her. In the meantime, Sneha becomes pregnant. Everybody doubts Sneha about the father of the child. Ajay comes to the fore to clear the confusion. At last Sharat and Mira unite.
Cast[]
- Suresh Mishra... Sharat
- ... Mira
- Sriram Panda... Ajay
- Vatchla... Sneha
- Radha Panda
- Nityananda Das
- Kunjananda
- Braja
- Ramesh Panigrahi
- Shanti Lata Das
- Halam... Dancer
Soundtrack[]
The music for the film was composed by . It was his debut as music composer and singer.
Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
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"Mamata Ra Madhumati Sarami Latika" | Akshaya Mohanty, S. Janaki | |
"Mana Rasia Re E Mora Mana Chhuin Ja Re" | , , | |
"Manara Manisha Jadi" | S. Janaki | |
"Hi Darling! Akhire Akhire Dele Tu" | Akshaya Mohanty, Ramola | |
"Bholare Bhola" | Gokulananda Parida |
Box office[]
Despite renowned actors, a good story and melodic music, the film was a box office flop. The reason being that the film was released in smaller towns and not in major cinemas.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Released by Year » Year 1977". Odia Movie Database.
- ^ "Rakta Golap". IncredibleOrissa.
- ^ "Film: Rakta golapa (1977)". Petlinks.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1966). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1135943257.
- ^ "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936-2010". ODISHABARTA.
- ^ B. V. Dharap, 1977. Indian Films Rajat Udyog (p-114). National Film Archive of India, Pune.
- ^ "Film : Rakta Golapa". OdiaMusic.
- ^ "Rakata Golapa". Petlinks.
- ^ "Dhananjaya Satapathy sings 'Bholare Bhola...' in Odia Movie 'Rakta Golapa'(1977)". odia melody.
- ^ "S.Janaki & Akshaya Mohanty sings 'Mamatara Madhumati...' in Odia Movie 'Rakta Golapa'(1977)". odia melody.
- ^ Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-25). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
External links[]
- Rakta Golapa at IMDb
- 1977 films
- Odia-language films
- Indian films
- 1970s Odia-language films