On the second day of Natyadhara series, on Saturday the artists of the Trendy Academy and the Sriram Yubak Sangha staged play Jama Purar Kathani here at the Bhanja Kala Mandap.
Though the language of the play was Kosholi, it enthralled the audience.
The protagonist of the play is the village head Satbadi Mishra. He is a cruel money lender. Villagers though hate him, but nobody dare to say a word on his face. One day he died and went to Jamapura. Chitragupta described all the misdeeds of Satbadi.
He was charged with the most severe penal code of Jamapura. Satbadi requested Jamaraja to let him go to do something good for the people.
Getting his life back for the second time, Satbadi realised the value of human life and did good works for the people. later people remember him for his good deeds.
Dhanpati Pradhan who played the role of Satbadi said, “My character was a lesson for the people.”
Director of the play Purusottam Mishra said the play gives a massage that a man is remembered after his death only by his work in the society.
The play has 14 characters.
The music was scored by Dhruba Charan Majhi, Bhubaneswar Majhi and Somnath Biswal. Makardhwaja managed the light beautifully.