Odisha's independent film maker and chief of Nrityam Institute Krushna Chandra Sahu of Makarajhola village under Hinjili Block is first to place his name in India Book of Records for making the highest number of short films starting with the same letter. Notably, Sahu has made six short films in Odia starting with the letter “A” from April 2018 to December 2020. Prominent names of the films among them include: Antaswar, Asabarna, Abhilasha, Abhipsa, Anuraga and Ananya. Each of them convey a social message and has won accolades at various local and national film festivals.
The six films are made in Hinjilicut and its adjoining places. Among the six, Abhilash and Abhipsa are the two most unique and innovative films for which the CM of Odisha has also praised him.
For this India Book of Record, Sahu now has created a special identity in field of short films not only in the State but also in India. Sahu made an appeal to State Chief Minister to allot a patch of land in Hinjili Municipality to start a film institute where he can utiliSe his professional experience and acumen in film industry. This will provide him a scope to bring the hidden artists and young talents of rural areas to limelight, he added.