A young filmmaker from Ganjam, Sanyasi Maharana, has been lauded for his achievement in getting recognition for his filmmaking skills as his documentary film ‘Kandhei Yatra’ was awarded in four categories in the Tourism Film Festival 2021 sponsored by an Odisha-based farm orifarming. While Maharana was nominated for best director in the tourism film category, Tutu Pradhan for best cinematography and Tikiri Behera in the best poster design category.
Maharana said that more than 1,500 films from 25 countries took part in the festival. The documentary was about the unique tradition of the city of Brahmapur, the Kandhei Yatra, which is celebrated every year on the full-moon day of the month of Asadha, which marks the 300-year-old cultural history of Khaspa Sahi here. While four films from Odisha won awards, the only film from Ganjam in the tourism category has been awarded in four categories.