Kaa (1965 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaa
| image =
| caption = Poster
| director = Siddharth (Gour Prasad Ghose, Parbati Ghose, & Ram Chandra Thakur)
| writer = Kanhu Charan Mohanty
| starring = Gour Prasad Ghose
Parbati Ghose
Geetarani
Manimala Devi
| producer = Parbati Ghose
| music = Bhubaneswar Mishra
| cinematography = Deoji Bhai
Bijoy De
| studio = Sarathi Films
| released = {{film date|df=y|1966|8|5}}
| country = India
| runtime = 165 min
| language = Odia
| budget = INR 1,12,500
}}
Kaa is a 1965 Odia film directed by Siddhartha, which is a pseudonym for Gour Prasad Ghose, Parbati Ghose, & Ram Chandra Thakur.{{ cite web |url=https://www.gourparbati.com/filmography.php|title= GourParbati|publisher=GPGenterprise.com}}{{ cite book |author= Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1956)|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge, United Kingdom|isbn=978-1135943257}}{{ cite web |url=http://oriya.incredibleorissa.com/movie/kaa/|title=Kaa|publisher=IncredibleOrissa}}{{ cite web |url=http://www.orissabarta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8605:-odia-films-list-from-the-year-1936-2010&catid=44:tourism&Itemid=87|title=ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936 - 2010|publisher=ORISSABARTA.COM}}{{ cite web |url=http://www.orissacinema.com/history/list_of_oriya_films.html|title=A List of Oriya Films|publisher=Orissacinema.com}} The film is based on Kanhu Charan Mohanty's award-winning literary masterpiece in the same name.{{ cite book |title=Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-24)|publisher=Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978}}{{ cite book |author= K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake |title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas (p-66)|year=2013|publisher=Routledge, United Kingdom|isbn=9780415677745}} The Film glorifies the story of a barren woman, who induced her husband to marry another woman for the sake of the birth of a child.{{ cite book |title=Indian Literature, Volumes 1-2 (p-103)|publisher=Sahitya Akademi, 1958}}
Synopsis
Nandika (Parbati Ghose) and Sunanda (Gour Ghose) are happily married and live with mother-in-law Abhaya (Manimala Devi) and sister-in law Kuni in their ancestral rural home. After seven years of marriage, Nadika is still childless. Abhaya always worries about a successor to her family. Friends and relatives always blame and offend Nandika for her barrenness. So Nandika decides to make a sacrifice and convinces Sunanda to marry a girl again for the sake of a child. With lot of pressure from his mother and wife, Sunanda does marry Lalita (Geetarani). Lalita compels Sunanda to take her to his home in the city and starts living there. Over time, destiny takes a turn and it is Nandika that gets pregnant. Lalita becomes envious fearing Sunanda may not return to her. However, it so happens, Nandika dies after giving birth to a child. Lalita repents and adopts Nandika's child as her own child.
Cast
- Gour Prasad Ghose - Sunanda
- Parbati Ghose - Nandika
- Geetarani - Lalita
- Manimala Devi - Abhaya
- Byomokesh Tripathy
- Krushna Chandra Pandey
- Niranjan Satpathy
- Mayadhar Raut
- Kumud Patnaik
- Gokulananda Parida
- Babaji Nayak
- Kunjanada Sahu
Soundtrack
The music for the film is composed by Bhubanseswar Misra.
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| Song
! Lyrics ! Singer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
| "Adina Bauda Adina Kuhudi" | Narsingha Mohapatro, SP Naik, & Debdas Chhotray | Akshaya Mohanty |
| "Libhi Libhi Jae Aakhi Luha" | Debdas Chotrai | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| "Tume Janana Janana Mun Janena" | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra, Pranab Patnaik |
| "Maunabati Mauna Kiaan Lagai Dei Manare" | Narsingha Mohapatro, SP Naik, & Debdas Chhotray | Akshaya Mohanty |
| "Madhura E Chanda Raati Hase Taara" | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra |
| "Chora Chora Chahanire" | Debdas Chotrai | Raghunath Panigrahi |
Trivia
The film's director, music composer and heroine have pseudonym names.
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| Role
! Pseudonym ! Real name | ||
|---|---|---|
| Director | Siddharth | (Ram Chandra Thakur, Gour Prasad Ghose & Parbati Ghose) |
| Music composer | Srikumar | Bhubneswar Misra |
| Actress | Chandana | Parbati Ghosh |
Box office
The film was made on a budget of INR 1,12,500.00.{{ cite book|author=Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha |title=Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha, Volume 54, Parts 1-2 (p-133)|publisher=Council of States Secretariat, 1965}} The film got a huge response and was a box office hit.{{ cite book |title=Cuttack Review of Literature, Criticiscm & Ideas (p-174)|publisher=S. Patnaik, 1982}}
Awards
References
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