Filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra on Sunday received the prestigious Rajat Kamal Award for his movie Aadim Vichar, which had been selected as the best Odia film in 62nd National Film Award, 2014 in the regional category. Mohapatra received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering ceremony held at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Aadim Vichar is a sequel of film Sala Budha, which was also selected for the Indian Panorama section in 2013. It is an adaptation of short stories written by the director’s father Kapil Prasad Mohapatra. Notably, an Odia film won the national award after a gap of eight long years. Prashant Nanda-directed Jianta Bhuta had been awarded for best film on environment and conservation in 2008.