BHUBANESWAR: YESTERYEAR Odia actress Manimala Devi passed away
after prolonged illness here on Thursday. She was 86. Manimala was
admitted to a City-based private hospital a week back. As her condition
deteriorated, she was put on ventilator support on Wednesday. She acted
in 28 Odia films of which 14 bagged the National Film Awards including
her debut film ‘Sri Loknath’ in 1960. The State Government had
felicitated her with the prestigious Jayadev award for 2000. Born on
June 19, 1931 at Balibishi village of Kendrapara district, Manimala had
joined Annapurna Theatre at the tender age of eight. She began her
career as a child artiste in Annapurna Group B and went on to perform
in at least 100 plays.
As a leading actress, she featured in films like ‘Laxmi’, ‘Bhai
Bhauja’, ‘Kaa’, ‘Malajanha’, ‘Abhinetri’ and ‘Suryamukhi’, which also
bagged a number of awards. She also acted in Nirad Mohapatra’s ‘Maya
Miriga’ which bagged the Rashtrapati Award as the second best film in
1983. Manimala also acted in director Manmohan Mohapatra’s films such
as ‘Bhinna Samaya’, ‘Andha Diganta’ and ‘Klanta Aparanha’.Manimala was
trained as a singer and classical dancer under the tutelage of Gurus
Balakrushna Das, Dhiren Das and Kabichandra Kalicharan Patnaik. She was
selected as an accredited singer for Akashvani Kendra.Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan,
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Prasad Harichandan and BJP
State president Basant Panda condoled her death. A host of actors and
actresses from Odia film industry visited her residence here to pay
their last respects. The last rites were performed in Swargadwara in
Puri.
Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor starrer Befikre’s new poster has released and fans will be more than surprised to see the lead couple indulge in a French kiss. They are seen sitting on the roof of a tall building in France as we see Eiffel Tower far in the background.
This is the first movie that that will feature Vaani and Ranveer in the lead roles together. The duo has been shooting for the film in Paris for quiet some time now. Vaani, who is just one film old in the industry, had also been sharing her behind the scenes pictures on Instagram.
The poster is one of its kind, wherein the two are seen expressing their love for each other. Their kisses in the film have already been the talk of the town as they will be seen indulging in the same quiet frequently on screen.
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Vaani, who boasted of the background in the poster while sharing it on Twitter, wrote, “This view from the top is breathtaking.”
Directed by Aditya Chopra
Produced by Aditya Chopra
Screenplay by Aditya Chopra
Story by Aditya Chopra
Starring Ranveer Singh
Vaani Kapoor
Music by Vishal-Shekhar
Cinematography Kaname Onoyama
Edited by Namrata Rao
Production
company
Yash Raj Films
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release dates 9 December 2016
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Presenting the Official Trailer of the upcoming Bollywood movie Kerry On Kutton.
Movie Name : Kerry On Kutton Cast : Satyajeet Dubey, Karan Mahavar, Aradhana Jagota & Aditya Kumar Directed by : Ashok Yadav Produced by : Shashank Shekhar Singh
Presenting the Official Trailer of the upcoming Bollywood movie A Scandall.
Movie Name: A Scandall
Cast : Reeth Mazumder, Johny B Baweja, Manav Kaul, Tanvi Vyas, Vasundhara Kaul, Puru Chibber & Vatsaal Raja.
Written & Directed by : Ishan Shrivedi
Produced By: Let’s Ring the BBell Productions
Produced
by Lets Ring The BBell Productions, “ A Scandall” is a coming of age ,
supernatural, murder mystery written and directed by Ishan Shrivedi.
Presenting the Official Movie Trailer of Waarrior Savitri starring : Om
Puri, Lucy Pinder, Niharica Raizada, Rajat Barmecha, Gulshan Grover
& Tim Man.
Cast : Om Puri, Lucy Pinder, Niharica Raizada, Rajat Barmecha, Gulshan Grover & Tim Man
Music : Param Gill
Lyrics : Param Gill
Director : Param Gill
Producer : Dr. Harindra Kanda & Upendra Maheshwari
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