Rakta Golapa is an Odia romantic tragedy released on 9 November 1977, starring Suresh Misra, Banaja Mohanty, Sriram Panda, Radha Panda and Ramesh Panigrahi.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Rakta Golapa | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Bhimeswar Rao |
| Written by | Bijay Kumar Nanda |
| Produced by | Bibhuti Mishra Sashanka Sekhar Mishra |
| Starring | Suresh Misra Banaja Mohanty Sriram Panda Radha Panda Ramesh Panigrahi |
| Cinematography | Benjamin |
| Edited by | J. Narashima Rao |
| Music by | Dhananjay Satpathy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Udaya Shashi Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 166 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Synopsis edit
Sharat and Mira meet at college and fall deeply in love. Sharat's family is against their love, and force Sharat into an arranged marriage with Sneha, who is in love with Ajay. On seeing the marriage, Mira tries to commit suicide and vanishes from the scene. Sharat can't bear the thought of Mira's fate and goes mad. He tries to avoid his wife Sneha and grows to hate her. In the meantime, Sneha becomes pregnant. Everybody doubts Sneha about the father of the child. Ajay comes to the fore to clear the confusion. At last Sharat and Mira unite.
Cast edit
- Suresh Mishra... Sharat
- Banaja Mohanty... Mira
- Sriram Panda... Ajay
- Vatchla... Sneha
- Radha Panda
- Nityananda Das
- Kunjananda
- Braja
- Ramesh Panigrahi
- Shanti Lata Das
- Halam... Dancer
Soundtrack edit
The music for the film was composed by Dhananjay Satpathy. It was his debut as music composer and singer.
| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Mamata Ra Madhumati Sarami Latika" | Narashingh Mohapatra | Akshaya Mohanty, S. Janaki |
| "Mana Rasia Re E Mora Mana Chhuin Ja Re" | Narashingh Mohapatra | Pranab Patnaik, Dhananjaya Satapathy, H.P.Geeta |
| "Manara Manisha Jadi" | Narashingh Mohapatra | S. Janaki |
| "Hi Darling! Akhire Akhire Dele Tu" | Gokulananda Parida | Akshaya Mohanty, Ramola |
| "Bholare Bhola" | Gokulananda Parida | Dhananjaya Satapathy |
Box office edit
Despite renowned actors, a good story and melodic music, the film was a box office flop. The reason being that the film was released in smaller towns and not in major cinemas.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Released by Year » Year 1977". Odia Movie Database.
- ^ "Rakta Golap". IncredibleOrissa.
- ^ "Film: Rakta golapa (1977)". Petlinks.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (p-1966). Routledge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1135943257.
- ^ "ODIA FILMS LIST FROM THE YEAR 1936-2010". ODISHABARTA.
- ^ B. V. Dharap, 1977. Indian Films Rajat Udyog (p-114). National Film Archive of India, Pune.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Film : Rakta Golapa". OdiaMusic.
- ^ "Rakata Golapa". Petlinks.
- ^ "Dhananjaya Satapathy sings 'Bholare Bhola...' in Odia Movie 'Rakta Golapa'(1977)". odia melody.
- ^ "S.Janaki & Akshaya Mohanty sings 'Mamatara Madhumati...' in Odia Movie 'Rakta Golapa'(1977)". odia melody.
- ^ Orissa Review, Volume 36 (p-25). Home Department, Government of Orissa, 1978.
External links edit
- Rakta Golapa at IMDb
