| 1 | '''Prashanta Nanda (b. 1947)''' |
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| 4 | Major Oriya actor, director and producer. |
| 5 | Acting début in Prabhat Mukherjee’s Oriya |
| 6 | films (Dasyu Ratnakara). Became a star with |
| 7 | Mrinal Sen’s Matir Manisha. Studied arts |
| 8 | and law while pursuing acting career in |
| 9 | Orissa. Made some major films with Nitai |
| 10 | Palit (Bandhan, Dharitri, Mana Akasha) |
| 11 | before turning producer with Byomkesh |
| 12 | Tripathi’s seminal hit Mamata (also |
| 13 | contributing the story). Turned director the |
| 14 | following year with the tragic melodrama |
| 15 | Shesha Shrabana; since then acted only in |
| 16 | his own films. Made three films in Hindi and |
| 17 | the Oriya-Bengali bilingual, Jaa Devi Sarva |
| 18 | Bhuteshu/Nyaya Chakra. |
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| 21 | '''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also d): 1962: Dasyu |
| 22 | Ratnakara; Nua Bou; 1964: Jeevana Sathi; |
| 23 | Nabajanma; 1966: Matir Manisha; 1969: |
| 24 | Bandhan; 1970: Adina Megha; 1972: |
| 25 | Dharitri; 1973: Ghara Sansara; 1974: Mana |
| 26 | Akasha; 1975: Samaya; Mamata; 1976: |
| 27 | Krishna Sudama; Sindura Bindu; Shesha |
| 28 | Shrabana*; 1977: Naga Phasha; Paheli*; |
| 29 | 1978: Taapoi; Balidan*; 1979: Gauri; Naiya*; |
| 30 | 1980: Maa-o-Mamata*; 1981: Pooja*; 1982: |
| 31 | Hisab Nikas*; 1983: Swapna Sagara*; 1984: |
| 32 | Dora*; Jaga Balia*; Grihasthi*; 1985: Heera |
| 33 | Lila; 1986: Bagula Baguli*; Paka Kambala |
| 34 | Poota Chhata*; 1987: Golamgiri*; 1988: Lal |
| 35 | Pan Bibi*; 1989: Jaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu/ |
| 36 | Nyaya Chakra*; 1990: Kandhei; Je Devi Sarba |
| 37 | Bhutesu; 1991: Loot Taraj; 1992: Maa*; 1993: |
| 38 | Ghar Sansar*; 1994: Lal Pan Bibi*; Emiti |
| 39 | Bhai Jagate Nahin. |
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| 41 | [[Actor]] |
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| 43 | [[Director]] |
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| 45 | [[Producer]] |