The Odisha State Film Awards 2015 were announced on Saturday.Cinematographer and producer Ashok Swain would be conferred with the Jayadev Award, a special award given to a film personality for outstanding contributions in the growth and development of Odia cinema. Besides, a `1 lakh cash prize, he would be honoured with a citation.
Odisha State Film Award for Best Film would be given to ‘Kehi Nuhe Kahara.’ Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor would go to Soumya Ranjan and Odisha State Film Award for Best Actress to Barsha Nayak. Best supporting actor award would be given to Samaresh Rautaray.
Similarly, Odisha State Film Award for Best Story would go to Tapas Sargharia for movie “Ishq Tu Hi Tu” and Odisha State Film Award for Best Director to Amiya Patnaik for “Tulasi Apa”. Similarly, for Best Playback Singer (Male) Goutam Giri and for Best Playback Singer (Female) Antara Chakraborty have been selected. In 2015, a total cash prize of Rs five lakh has been announced for 27 categories.