Swayamsiddha

Swayamsiddha is a 2010 Odia film directed by Sudhanshu Sahu with a screenplay and dialogue by Dilip Choudhury, produced by Prabhat Ranjan Mallik, and starring Siddhanta Mahapatra and Yukta Inderlal Mookhey. The film focuses on the implications for the young mass adopting to Maoist insurgency and their sustained alienation from the mainstream as a result. Geo-strategic importance of changing the minds of young people adopting terrorism through love and affection. The film traces the crisis from social trauma to unfair state system encouraging Mao-Naxal insurgency in Odisha.[1][2][3]

Film crew, IFFI (2010)

Swayamsiddha
Theatrical poster
Directed bySudhanshu Sahu
Written byNamita Malik
Screenplay byDilip Choudhury
Produced byPrabhat Ranjan Mallick
StarringSiddhanta Mahapatra
Yukta Inderlal Mookhey
Aparajita Mohanty
Sunil Kumar
Anita Das
Pintu Nanda
CinematographySanjeev Mohapatra
Edited byChandra Sekhar Mishra
Music bySwarup Nayak
Production
company
N K Media Ventures
Distributed byN K Media Ventures
Release date
  • 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageOdia
Budget₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹4.5 crore or US$560,000 in 2023)
Box office₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹13 crore or US$1.7 million in 2023)

Cast

Filming location

The film Swayamsidha in fact was shot under very challenging and turbulent situations. Most of part of the film are filming at Naxalite-Maoist insurgency areas in Koraput district of Orissa state.

Controversy

As the main co-star of the film Siddhanta Mahapatra is an M.P. and belongs to the ruling party Biju Janata Dal of Orissa portrays himself as Maoist leader in the film, the opposition parties in the state went on strikes and demanded ban on release of the film. Hundreds of Congress activists were arrested for disrupting the screening of the film.[4][5][6]

Music

The music of the film composed by Swarup Nayak. The tracks from the film include:

Track Singer Lyricist
"Dekha Aakasha Pindhichhi Indradhanu Odhani" Kumar Bapi Swarup Nayak
"Ho Aame Matira Manisha He Matira" Kumar Bapi, T. Souri Swarup Nayak
"Jadi Ei Pruthibita Samayara" Tapu Mishra Swarup Nayak
"Kichhi Kichhi Katha To Manare" Tapu Mishra, Kumar Bapi Swarup Nayak
"Koili Koili Aa Pakhaku Mora" Tapu Mishra Swarup Nayak
"Mun Mo Nijathu Aaji Gali Durei" Tapu Mishra Swarup Nayak

Awards

References
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  5. Durgesh kumar (31 July 2010). "ORIYA CINEMA OUR CINEMA". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. "Oriya Movie 'Swayamsidha' Based on Maoist Theme Faces BJP Protests". www.india-server.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010.
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