This is a list of films produced in Cinema of Odisha in the Odia language.
Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Odia language widely spoken in the state of Odisha. Odia Cinema is based in Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood.
The Odisha State Film Awards have been conferred by the Department of Culture of the Government of Odisha, India.
Prafulla Kar was an Odia musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist. He was also famous for his Odissi Music recital. He received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2015 for his contribution in the field of arts.
Sabyasachi Mishra is an Indian actor known for his work in Odia Cinema. He is referred to as "Superstar of Ollywood". Pagala Premi was his first movie, for which he earned an Odisha State Film Award for Best Actor. Sabyasachi got his second state award for Emiti Bi Prema Hue. He won the Filmfare Awards East as best actor for Mu Eka Tumara in 2013.
Prakruti Mishra is an Indian actress known for her work in Odia films and Hindi television. She is best known for her performance in the film Hello Arsi for which she won the National Film Award in 2018. She is also known for her roles in Hindi television shows and is known for her role as Devanyi In Jai Kanhaiya Lal Kion Star Bharat, as Bitti in Bitti Business Wali on & TV and in the reality show of MTV Ace Of Space 2 in which she was 5th runner up.
Babushaan Mohanty is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works for Odia films. Also Known As Superstar Of Ollywood. In 2022, Babushan Mohanty portrayed Doctor Character in DAMaN movie was an Indian Odia-language adventure drama film Released in Odia as well as in the Hindi language.
Elina Samantray is an Indian actress who works in Odia films. She made her career debut with the film Ishq Tu Hi Tu. She was the winner of the first season of the reality television show Kie Heba Mo Heroine, which was broadcast on Tarang TV. She also works in Bengal film industry.
Agastya is a 2016 Indian Odia action thriller film directed by K Muralikrishna and produced under Akshya Parija Productions. It was released on 12 June 2016 at Rajo Festival. It was one of the best Odia movies in 2016. Anubhav Mohanty, Akash, and Jhillik play lead roles. The music was released by Amara Muzik. It was a Superhit movie in the Odia film industry.
Gloria Mohanty was an Indian theatre, television and film actress who worked in the Odia film industry. She was honoured with the State's highest honour for contribution to Odia cinema – the Jayadeb Puraskar in 1994 and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992. Cultural organisation Srjan awarded her Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award for the year of 2011. and Life Time Achievement Award from Cultural organisation Ghungur in 2012.
Kabula Barabula is a 2017 Indian Odia comedy film directed by Ramesh Rout. The film stars Anubhav Mohanty and Elina Samantray in the lead roles. The film was released on September 27, 2017. The movie is a remake of 2013 Punjabi movie Singh vs Kaur.
Bhoomika Dash is an Indian actress and classical Odissi dancer who is known for her acting in the Odia film industry. She made her debut through an Odia movie called Rumku Jhumana as a child artist, then as a lead actress in the movie Tu mo love story.
Ajit Das was an Indian actor, director and playwright. He started acting in Ollywood with the Odia film Sindura Bindu. He received the moniker Hakim Babu from the film of the same name.