Prashanta Nanda

Prashanta Nanda
ପ୍ରଶାନ୍ତ ନନ୍ଦ
Nanda in TeachAIDS interview, 2013
Member: 12th and 14th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded by Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
Constituency Begunia
In office
2000–2004
Preceded by Harihara Sahoo
Succeeded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Constituency Begunia
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
Assumed office
4th April 2018
Preceded by Dilip Kumar Tirkey, BJD
Personal details
Born Prashanta Nanda
(1947-05-02) 2 May 1947
Odisha, India
Political party Biju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		 Nationalist Congress Party, Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Anupama Nanda
Occupation Actor, director, screenplay writer, lyricist, playback singer, politician

Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947[1]) is an Odia movie actor and politician in the Indian state of Odisha. He is currently a Member of Parliament at Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from Odisha.[2] He worked in the Odia film industry as an actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer. He was also the former Minister of State of Odisha.[3][4]

Career

In 1962, he debuted in the movie Nua Bou. Nanda worked as an actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer. Nanda acted as male lead and directed the Hindi film Naiyya released in the year 1979. In 2009, his film Jianta Bhoota was released.

He was the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) leader and Odisha state Vice President. He resigned from his membership in August 2007.[5] After that he joined the Nationalist Congress Party and then became a member of Biju Janata Dal.

Charitable work

In 2013, it was announced that he had joined other Bollywood and international celebrities in the TeachAIDS initiative, a state-of-the-art approach to worldwide HIV prevention, developed at Stanford University.[6]

Filmography

Director

  • Thukul (2011)
  • Jianta Bhoota (2009)
  • Kalishankar (2007)
  • Om Shanti Om (2002)
  • Lal Pan Bibi (1994)
  • Ghar Sansar (1
  • Maa (1991)[7]
  • Jaa Devi Sarva Bhuteshu (1989)
  • Nyaya Chakra (1989)
  • Lal Paan Bibi (1988)
  • Golamgiri (1987)
  • Bagula Baguli (1986)
  • Paka Kambal Pot Chhota (1986)
  • Dora (1984)
  • Grahasthi (1984)
  • Jaga Balia (1984)
  • Swapna Sagara (1983)
  • Hisab Nikas (1982)
  • Pooja (1981)
  • Maa o Mamata (1980)
  • Naiyya (1979)
  • Balidan (1978)
  • Paheli (1977)
  • Shesha Shrabana (1976)

Actor

Music Director

  • Ghara Sansara (1993)

Recognition

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://orissadiary.com/three-bjd-mps-prashanta-nanda-soumya-ranjan-patnaik-achyuta-samanta-take-oath-rajya-sabha/
  3. ↑ "Actor Prashanta new BJP vice-president". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 March 2007.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  5. ↑ "Orissa News Online: Crisis in Orissa BJP: Prashant Nanda resigned". orissatimes.net. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Former Minister of State, Prashanta Nanda, donates his voice for Odia animated software". TeachAIDS Blog. 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/5585/index.html
  8. ↑ "Ollywood History and list of Odia films, cinema, movies". www.insideorissa.co.in. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Hindu : Other States / Orissa News : FitFat-2008 award for Uttam Mohanty". hindu.com. 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013. director and producer Prashant Nanda received the award in 2005
  10. ↑ "Prashant Nanda conferred with lifetime achievement award" (14 February 2016). Odisha Sun Times. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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