Sita Bibaha

Seeta Bibaha 1936 Odia was the first Oriya film directed by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami it presented the marriage of Lord Rama to Sita, based on the epic story Ramayana. The film starred Makhanlal Bannerjee, Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami, Krishnachandra Singh, and Prabhavati. It premieredApril 1936 at the Laxmi Talkies of Puri. Sita Bibaha was the first complete Oriya film and an important part of the struggle for a manifestation of Oriya cultural identity in celluloid form. The film was a commercial success. The twohour movie was subsequently released at Cinema Palace in Cuttack. It also drew numerous crowds at several touring assignments such as the Radhakishen Chamelia Touring Cinema. The second Oriya film was produced in 1949.

Mohan Sundar as the producer then had to seek loans to pay the artists. According to the vouchers signed by the artists, Makhanlal Ram had received Rs 120 onOctober 1935. Adaita Ballabha Mohanty Laxman was paid just Rsas a conveyance fee. Actress Miss Prabhabati Sita received the highest among the lot, Rs 150.The total expenditure incurred to make the first commercial movie in the history of Odisha was Rs 29,781 andanna. The picture was subjected to Bengal Board of Film Certificate and the police commissioner of Lal Bazaar awarded it the censor certificate. ........

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