Sambalpuri cinema

The first Sambalpuri movie released was Bhukha. It was released in the year 1989 and was directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra. It was also the first film from Western Odisha to get an International Jury Award at the Gijon International Film Festival.^{[citation needed]} The second film in Sambalpuri language is Ulugulan (Revolution), which was released in 2008, directed by Mahmood Hussain and produced by Purnabasi Sahu. Its story is set in the first half of the 18th century and depicts the tyrannical rule of the Nagpur rulers.^[1]

Sambalpuri Kosli Cinema
Gross box office
National films	India: ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)

In 2013 a Sambalpuri Kosli film was released called Alar:- The Orphan, which also became the first-ever commercial cinema (Previous two were Art/Parallel Cinema) of Saliwood. Story/Screenplay/Produced by: Manabhanjan Nayak and Directed by: Litu Mohanty.

Films

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Notes
1989	Bhukha	Sabyasachi Mohapatra	Kumar Productions	This is the first film of Odisha to get an International Jury Award at the Gijón International Film Festival, Spain[2][3][4]
2008	Ulugulan	Mahmood Hussain	Maa Mangala Movies	Second Sambalpuri language film in two decades[5][6]
2011	Samiya'r Khel			[7]
2013	Alar:The Orphan	Litu Mohanty	Manabhanjan Nayak	1st Ever Sambalpuri Commercial Cinema
	Sala Budha	Sabyasachi Mohapatra	Chintu B. Mohapatra	The film had won awards in seven categories at Odisha State Film Awards including best film and best director[8][9]
2014	Aadim Vichar	Sabyasachi Mohapatra	Sushant Kumar Mohapatra Chintu B. Mohapatra	won 62nd National Film Awards in 2015.[10][11]
2015	Saha Mate Maa Samalei	Panini Prajna
2016	Chini: A Sweet Eternal
2016	Mue Dewana Tue Dewani	Manabhanjan Nayak		Executive Producer & Music Director:- Naba Mahattam

References

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4. Pratyush, Patra (2 November 2013). "GenY film-makers shun rip-offs, turn scene stealers at international arena". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
5. trailersreview (31 March 2016). "The Growth of the Odia Film Industry". Ineligible Writer. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
6. "Second Sambalpuri film "Ulugulan" in two decades". Kosal Discussion and Development Forum. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
7. "नाटक 'समय र खेल' का सफल मंचन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
8. "Adim Vichar sweeps state film honours". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
9. bureau, Odisha Diary (22 March 2017). "Salabudha is a tribute to senior citizens: Sabyasachi Mohapatra". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 2 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
10. "National award for Odia film 'Adim Vichar' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
11. Pioneer, The. "Odia film 'Aadim Vichar' wins national award". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2 March 2019.