Dharitri

Dharitri
Poster
Directed by Nitai Palit
Produced by Dhira Biswal
Written by Amulya Kumari Patnaik
Starring Sarat Pujari,
Prasant Nanda,
Sriram Panda,
Parbati Ghosh,
Dhira Biswal
Music by Upendra Kumar
Cinematography S. Swant
Edited by Ramesh Joshi
Production
company
Progressive Films Productions
Distributed by Progressive Films Productions
Release date
  • 30 March 1973 (1973-03-30)
Running time
 278 min
Country India
Language Odia

Dharitri is an Odia social satire drama released on 30 March 1973. It is based on Amulya Kumari Patnaik's novel in the same name. Sarat Pujari, Prashant Nanda, Sriram Panda, Parbati Ghosh and Dhira Biswal acted in key roles.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

Girish Choudhury is a pseudo social activist and politician. He has two sons, Subhendu and Sudhir. To get popularity in society he gets his daughter-in-law from a poor family for his son Subhendu. Subhendu doesn't like his wife Mamata and stays in town and engaged in contracting business with the help of his father. Grish's wife always tortures Mamata and ask for dowry. Mamata silently bears all the pain and torture caused by her mother-in-law. Sudhir, a revolutionist doesn't accept the things happens in his house and revolt back against his father, mother and brother. at last he gets success uniting Subhendu and Mamata.

Cast

  • Sarat Pujari ... Subhendu Choudhury
  • Bhanumati Devi ... Girish's wife
  • Prashant Nanda ... Rabi
  • Sriram Panda ... Sudhir Choudhury
  • Dhira Biswal ... Girish Choudhury
  • Parbati Ghosh ... Mamata
  • Sandhya Acharya ... Ketaki
  • Bhim Singh ... Braja
  • Govind Tej ... Usha's father
  • Shyamalendu Bhattacharjee ... Sudhir's friend
  • Dinabandhu Das ... Murali
  • Babaji Sahu ... Mamu
  • Narendra Behera ... Sudhir's friend
  • Aneema Pedini ... Ragini
  • Alpana Nayak ... Usha

Soundtrack

The Music for the film is composed by Upendra Kumar

Song Lyrics Singer(s)
Pirati Tora Duru JuharaBrundaban JenaChita Ranjan Jena, Sipra Bose
Prananatha Naileta Jibana HariSibabrata DasSipra Bose
Sapanara Pathe PatheSibabrata DasSikandar Alam
Swargadapi Gariyasi Janani Maa DharitriSibabrata DasShyamal Mitra
Mohan He MohanNarayan Prasad SinghNirmla Misra
Barambar Dele ParichayaNarayan Prasad SinghSikandar Alam, Sipra Bose

[5][6][7][8]

Trivia

Actor Sriram Panda debuted in the film. Actress & director Parbati Ghosh appeared in the film as Chandana.

Awards

[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Released by Year » Year 1973". Odia Movie Database.
  2. ↑ "Dharitri". IncredibleOrissa.
  3. ↑ "Dharitri (Odia Movie: 1973)". musepaper.
  4. ↑ K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayak. Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas (p-67). Routledge, United Kingdom.
  5. ↑ "Film : Dharitri". OdiaMusic.
  6. ↑ "Sikander Alam sings 'Sapanara Pathe Pathe...' in Odia Movie 'Dharitri'(1973)". odia melody.
  7. ↑ "Shyamal Mitra sings 'Swargadapi Gariyasi...' in Odia Movie 'Dharitri'(1973)". odia melody.
  8. ↑ "Chitta Jena & Sipra Bose sings 'Pirati Tora..' in Odia Movie 'Dharitri'(1973)". odia melody.
  9. ↑ Careers Digest: A Journal of Careers, Competitions, and Current Affairs, Volume 13. Carrier Digest.
  10. ↑ Sambit Prakash Dash. Orissa reference: glimpses of Orissa (p-164). TechnoCAD Systems, 2001.


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