Bandhu Mohanty

Bandhu Mohanty (1977) is an Odia mythological film directed by Nitai Palit. Gopal Chotrai penned the dialogue of the film.

Synopsis
Bandhu Mohanty is a devotee of God Jagganath. He lives with his wife and children and maintains his livelihood by begging. When there is a famine in the village, he comes to Puri with his wife and children. Soon, they can not find food anywhere. When his wife asks him to pray to end their starvation, Bandhu prays to god, who helps him. Jagganath listens to his devotee's prayers and asks Goddess Lakshmi to meet their needs.

Cast

 * Govind Tej	... 	Bandhu Mohanty
 * Shanti Swaroop ... 	God Jaganath
 * Dhira Biswal	... 	King Gajapati
 * Anita Das ... Goddess Lakshmi
 * Banaja Mohanty
 * Lila Dulali
 * Bhim Singh
 * Biren Routrai
 * Prafula Misra
 * Sagarika

Soundtrack
The music for the film is composed by Prafulla Kar. He was awarded as Best music composer for this film in Odisha State Film Awards

Box office
The Film got success and became a hit.

Awards

 * Odisha State Film Awards 1977
 * Best Film
 * Best Director - Nitai Palit
 * Best Actor - Gobind Tej
 * Best Music Director - Prafulla Kar