1989 Bhukha – First Sambalpuri movie
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Bhukha or Bhookha is a 1989 Kosli language film directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra. The movie was produced by Mohapatra under the banner of Kumar Productions and had music by Ramesh Kumar Mahananda. This movie is based on the Kosli play Bhukha written by Manglu Charan Biswal. This is the first Odia film to get an International Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival.
This film portrays the plight of the “Bajnias” or “Ganda” tribe of Odisha who are traditionally drummers by profession and the negative impact of cultural dominance by dominant class of people.
Star Cast :-
- Sarat Pujari
- Sadhu Meher
- Bijaya Pujari
- Swati Roy
- Chitta Pattnaik
- Mantu Mahapatra
Awards and nominations
- International Jury Award at Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, 1990
- Selected for World Rural Film Festival, Aurrilac, France
