New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: ‘Pushkara’ was conferred with the ‘Best Odia Film’ honour for 2023 at the 71st National Film Awards ceremony hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Tuesday.

OTV Network’s business head Litisha Mangat Panda received the award from President Droupadi Murmu for the Tarang Cine Productions’ film, which was a directorial debut of ace cinematographer Subhranshu Das. ADVERTISEMENT

Starring Sabyasachi Mishra and Supriya, the film is based on writer Shankar Tripathy’s Odia novel ‘Nadabindu’. It is a love story, which explores the journey of Neelakantha and evolves from a post-death ritual Pushkara.

Odisha-based cinematographer Prasantanu Mohapatra received the Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) for Best Cinematography for his work in ‘The Kerala Story’, a highly discussed

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