Onaatah

Onaatah: Of the Earth
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Directed by	Pradip Kurbah
Screenplay by	Paulami Duttagupta Lionel Fernandes Pradip Kurbah
Story by	Paulami Duttagupta Pradip Kurbah
Produced by	Arpana Kurbah Jova Kurbah
Starring	Sweety Pala Merlvin Mukhim
Cinematography	Pradip Daimary
Edited by	Lionel Fernandes
Music by	Original score: Anurag Saikia Re-recording mixer & sound designer: Hengul Medhi Sound mixer: Debajit Gayan
Production companies	Kurbah Films Cat N Mouse Entertainment 3ME Entertainment Maiti Pictures
Release date	13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	India
Language	Khasi

Onaatah: Of the Earth is a 2016 Khasi feature film directed by Pradip Kurbah. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is about a young woman who retreats to a small village by the hills, where she finds hope, love and new purpose after seeking to heal following a traumatic assault. ^[4] The film got official selections at various film festivals, which include 48th International Film Festival of India, 16th International Film Festival of Kerala, Puerto Rico International Film Festival 2017, Hong Kong World International Film Festival 2016, Habitat Film Festival, Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017, Festival of Cinema, Manipur 2016 and many others. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Onaatah was remade into a Marathi film titled Mann Udhan Vaara and was released in 2021. ^{[8] [9]} This is the only second time after Assamese film Chameli Memsaab, 1975, that a northeast Indian film has been remade in another language. ^[10]

Cast

• Sweety Pala as Onaatah
• Merlvin Mukhim as Duh
• Aruna Mucherla
• P. Bharathiraja
• Richard Kharpuri
• Enshon Lamare
• Mary Nonghuloo
• Margarita Marbaniang
• Benjamin War
• Wansuklin Kynta
• Ampolous Rajee
• Renaldus Kharbuli
• Destina Mawrie

Accolades

Award	Category	Winner's name	Ref.
63rd National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Khasi	Producers: Arpana Kurbah & Jova Kurbah Director: Pradip Kurbah	[11]
Prag Cine Awards North-East 2016	Best Director North-East	Pradip Kurbah	[12]
	Best Actor North-East Female	Sweety Pala

References

1. R. Jennifer War and Glenn C. Kharkongor. "Onaatah breaks the silence". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. Neil Nongkynrih. "Onaatah: A film with a heart". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
3. "Onaatah (2016) - Movie - Reviews, Cast & Release Date". in.bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
4. Abdul Gani. "National award winning Khasi film Onaatah remade in Marathi". The News Mill. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
5. "NE docus, films make cut for Goa film fest". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
6. "IFFK 2016 - Two Malayalam films in international competition". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
7. "Onaatah - Of the Earth". www.hellomeghalaya.in. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
8. "National Award-winning Khasi film 'Onaatah' remade in Marathi as 'Mann Udhan Vaara'". The Hindu . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
9. "Marathi remake of Khasi film 'Onaatah' ready to release". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
10. Namrata Joshi. "Khasi film 'Onaatah: Of the Earth' to get a Marathi retelling". The Hindu . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
11. "List of awards and nominations received by Pradip Kurbah". The Times of India . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
12. "Onaatah bags three awards at Prag Cine Awards". The Shillong Times. Shillong. 17 May 2016.

External links

• Onaatah at IMDb
• Onaatah at Rotten Tomatoes