Mahalakshmi Puja
Mahalakshmi Puja is the tale of Goddess Lakshmi leaving the temple to teach brothers Mahaprabhu Jagannath and Balabhadra a lesson.
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Raghunath Panigrahi
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Cast & Crew
Production
Choreography
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
Singing
Raghunath Panigrahi
Movie Details
Sarat Pujari, the first superstar of Odia cinema, made his debut in ‘Mahalakshmi Puja’, which was later remade in Hindi as ‘Jai Jagannath’. Prashant Nanda portrayed the role of child Shri Krushna, with Geeta Dutt starring in the Hindi version. The renowned singer Hemant Kumar lent his voice to this film.
Released on: March 1959 at Hind Cinema, Cuttack
Directed by: Biswanath Nayak
Produced by: Kaviraj Krushna Chandra Tripathy Sharma
Production Co: Utkal Chalachitra Pratisthan
Story, Screenplay & Dialogues: Natyacharya Satyanarayan Panda
Editing: Biswanath Nayak
Cinematography: Ramanand Sengupta
Choreography: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, V. G. Sharma, Atin Lal
Dancers: Sanjukta Panigrahi, Jayanti, Madhuri, Bala, Jayashree
Playback: Hemant Mukherjee, Sandhya Mukherjee, Veena Pati, Raghunath Panigrahi
Lyrics: Natyacharya Satyanarayan Panda
Music: Nachiketa Ghosh
Cast: Anubha Gupta, Bharat, Bholanath, Dhira Biswal, Narendra Mitra, Sarat Pujari, Shefali, Srikant Mitra, Harekrushna, Bundaban and others
Songs:
- Aji Kartika Punei (Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee)
- Mora Mana Sina Kehi Janena (Singer: Sandhya Mukherjee)
- Jayatu Mahalakshmi (Singer: Hemant Mukherjee)
- Ratha Kahe Mun Debata (Singer: Hemant Mukherjee)
