After achieving success at the Chennai International Film Festival, Odia feature film Krantidhara has now been nominated for the 7th Bengaluru International Film Festival (IFF) in the Indian competition section.
It will be displayed in the Panorama of Indian Cinema to be held in December. Krantidhara is made under the banner of the Kadambini Media and is directed by Himansu Khatua. Susanta Bahinipati has given his cinematography efforts to the film while Ajay Mishra is the editor.
The movie is based on the story of Itirani Samanta which shows the struggling life of a woman in a political scenario. It says the role of a woman in social change and what a woman can do if she becomes strong.
Eminent Odia cine artists including Samaresh, Gargi, Debashis Patra, Priya Mishra, Bijalaxmi Praharaj, Bidyutprabha Patnaik and Puspa Panda and Prakriti Pradhan as child artist have played significant roles in Krantidhara.
It is the first ever Odia film based on sink sound, and audience can find the original voice of the artists directly without dubbing voice. Based on the story, the film has been shot at village environment and most of characters are village people.