| Kaa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Siddharth |
| Produced by | Parbati Ghose |
| Written by | Kahnu Charan Mohanty |
| Starring | Gour Prasad Ghose Parbati Ghose Geetarani Manimala Devi |
| Music by | Bhubaneswar Misra |
| Cinematography | Deoji Bhai Bijoy De |
| Edited by | Ramesh Joshi |
Production company | Sarathi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
| Budget | INR 1,12,500 |
Kaa is an award-winning 1965 Oriya film directed by Siddharth. [1] [2] [3] [4] The film is based on Kahnu Charan Mohanty's award-winning literary masterpiece in the same name. [5] [6] The Film glorifies the story of a barren woman, who induced her husband to marry another woman for the sake of the birth of a child. [7]
Nandika (Parbati Ghose) and Sunanda (Gour Ghose) are happily married and live with mother-in -law Abhaya (Manimala Devi) and sister-in law Kuni in their ancestral rural home. After seven years of marriage Nadika is still childless. Abhaya always worries about successor of her family. Friends and relatives always blame and offend Nandika for her barrenness. So Nandika decides to sacrifice and convinces Sunanda to marry a girl again for the sake of a child. With lot of pressure from his mother and wife, Sunanda does marry Lalita (Geetarani). Lalita compels Sunanda to take her to his home in the city and starts living there. Over time destiny takes a turn and it is Nandika that gets pregnant. Lalita becomes envious fearing Sunanda may not return to her. However so happens, Nandika dies after giving birth to a child. Lalita repents and adopts Nandika's child as her own child.
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| Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adina Bauda Adina Kuhudi | Sarada Naik | Akshaya Mohanty |
| Libhi Libhi Jae Aakhi Luha | Debdas Chotrai | Sandhya Mukherjee |
| Tume Janana Janana Mun Janena | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra, Pranab Patnaik |
| Maunabati Mauna Kiaan Lagai Dei Manare | Sarada Naik | Akshaya Mohanty |
| Madhura E Chanda Raati Hase Taara | Debdas Chotrai | Nirmala Mishra |
| Chora Chora Chahanire | Debdas Chotrai | Raghunath Panigrahi |
The film's director, music composer and heroine have pseudonym names.
A pseudonym or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which can differ from their first or true name (orthonym).
| Role | Pseudonym | Real name |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Siddharth | (Ram Chandra Thakur, Gour Prasad Ghose & Parbati Ghose) |
| Music composer | Srikumar | Bhubneswar Misra |
| Actress | Chandana | Parbati Ghosh |
The film was made on a budget of INR 1,12,500.00. [14] The film got huge response and was a box office hit. [15]
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