After renowned Odia artists like Sadhu Meher, Nandita Das and Nilamadhaba Panda, who have proved their mettle in the Hindi film industry, critically acclaimed Odia director Chittaranjan Tripathy is all set to
showcase his creative talent in Bollywood through his debut film Tera Mera Tedha Medha.
Tera Mera Tedha Medha is a romantic comedy based on planetary disposition. It is a love story of two struggling painters narrated from the perspective of Shani and Mangal. The movie stars Rahul Bagga and Geetka Tyagi as the lead actors. Apart from writing and directing, Tripathy has also co-produced, acted and composed its songs, where as Swanand Kirkire has written the lyrics.
A NSD alumnus, Chittaranjan Tripathy has two Odia films, Dhauli Express and Mukhya Mantri to his credit and both were written, directed and produced by him. Dhauli Express has bagged the Best Film award by the State Government in 2007. However, the two flicks could not do well in the box office, for which he had to face financial hurdles.
After that, Tripathy went to Mumbai and directed some TV serials like Dhund legi Manzil Humein, Yeh Ishq Hai, Jaaney Pehchaney Se Ajnabee, Mano Ya Na Mano and some episodes of Savdhan India. He has also done a guest appearance in Rakesh Omprakasha Mehra’s movie Delhi 6.
A multifaceted personality, Chittarnajan Tripathy is a very famous in Delhi’s theater circle. He has composed over 500 songs in various plays. A play, Taj Mahal Ka Tender directed by him ran for almost 10 years in Delhi. In 2012, the Delhi Government had showcased 6 of his plays in a theatre festival, Hasya Rang.