Amiya Patnaik
{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_name = Amiya Ranjan Patnaik
| birth_date = 1955
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|10|19|1955|01|01}}
| death_place = New Delhi, India
| nationality = Indian
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| occupation = Director, Producer, Playwright
| years_active = 1985–2017
| known_for = Filmmaking
| notable_works = Hakim Babu, Tulasi Apa
| children = Anupam Patnaik
}}
Amiya Patnaik ({{langx|or|ଅମିୟ ପଟନାଏକ}}) was an Indian filmmaker and producer in the Odia film industry called Ollywood.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Amiya-Patnaik|title=Amiya Patnaik: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography {{!}} eTimes|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2019-01-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bhubaneswar/filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passes-away/articleshow/66302326.cms|title=Filmmaker Amiya Patnaik passes away - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/odisha+sun+times-epaper-osuntime/veteran+odia+filmmaker+amiya+patnaik+passes+away-newsid-99581539?listname=topicsList&index=0&topicIndex=0&mode=pwa|title=Dailyhunt|website=m.dailyhunt.in|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.odishabytes.com/filmmaker-industrialist-amiya-patnaik-no-more/|title=Odia Filmmaker Amiya Patnaik No More|last=Bureau|first=O. B.|date=2018-10-19|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://reportodisha.com/noted-producer-director-odia-films-amiya-patnaik-no/|title=Noted Producer/Director of Odia Films ‘Amiya Patnaik’ is no more|last=Bureau|first=Report Odisha|date=2018-10-19|website=Report Odisha|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.odishastory.com/2018/10/19/veteran-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passed-away/|title=Veteran Filmmaker Amiya Patnaik Passed Away|last=Bureau|first=Odisha Story|date=2018-10-19|website=ODISHA STORY|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-12}} His notable works were Hakim Babu and Tulasi Apa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/make-tulasi-apa-tax-free.html|title='Make Tulasi Apa tax-free'|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://enewsodia.com/tulasi-apa-odia-biographical-film-set-release-19th-may-2017/|title=Tulasi Apa An Odia Biographical Film All Set To Release On 19th May 2017|publisher=EnewsOdia.com|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pragativadi.com/pics-music-release-odia-biopic-tulasi-apa/|title=In pics: Music release of Odia biopic "Tulasi Apa"|date=2017-05-10|website=Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-12}} The former won the 33rd National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Odia and the latter winning the Odisha State Film Award in Six Categories.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/tulasi-apa-sweeps-film-awards/cid/1476132|title=Tulasi Apa sweeps film awards|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-12}}{{Cite web |url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/op-ed-amiya-patnaik-had-so-much-left-to-do-328263 |title=Amiya Patnaik Had So Much Left To Do |website=odishatv.in |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-05}}
Career
Patnaik worked prominently in the Odia film industry(Ollywood). He made his directorial debut with "Mamata Mage Mula (1985)". The movie was also his first venture as a producer. Since then he never looked back, he produced films like Hakim Babu (1985) which bags National award for Best feature film in Odia Category.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/oct/19/odia-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passes-away-at-63-1887304.html |title=Odia filmmaker Amiya Patnaik passes away at 63 |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2019-01-05}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odia-filmmaker-amiya-ranjan-patnaik-dead-118101900656_1.html|title=Odia filmmaker Amiya Ranjan Patnaik alive|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-10-19|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-01-12}} Back in 2015, Patnaik was decided to come back as director with ‘Tulasi Apa’ which won State Film Awards in six categories including Best film and Best Director. The movie was based on veteran social activist and Padma Shri awardee Tulasi Munda, was released in theatres to critical acclaim in 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pragativadi.com/veteran-odia-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-no-more/ |title=Veteran Odia filmmaker Amiya Patnaik no more |date=2018-10-19 |website=Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly |language=en-US |access-date=2019-01-05}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/oct/21/amiya-patnaik-cremated-at-puri-swargadwara-1887906.html |title=Amiya Patnaik cremated at Puri Swargadwar |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2019-01-05}}
Death
Patnaik was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. When his health was very critical, he shifted to a private hospital in New Delhi where he died at 7.59 am on 19 October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://odishasuntimes.com/veteran-odia-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passes-away/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043201/https://odishasuntimes.com/veteran-odia-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passes-away/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 March 2019|title=Veteran Odia filmmaker Amiya Patnaik passes away {{!}} OdishaSunTimes.com|last=Bureau|first=Odisha Sun Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.odishastory.com/2018/10/19/veteran-filmmaker-amiya-patnaik-passed-away/|title=Veteran Filmmaker Amiya Patnaik Passed Away|last=Bureau|first=Odisha Story|date=2018-10-19|website=ODISHA STORY|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}}
Filmography
References
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External links
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