Topic: Cinema Of Odisha

The origin of Odisha cinema can be seen from its first film Sita Bibaha which was made by Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami in 1936. Its story was drawn from the Indian epic Ramayana, which was based on the marriage of Sita and Ram.

• The first Odia film with an English name was Roles to Eight, which was released in 1951.
• The Odia film industry, which is also known as Ollywood, became a recognized film industry in the state by the Government of Odisha in 1974.
• Odisha Film Development Corporation in Cuttack was also established by the State Government in 1976.

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