Sriram Panda receives Jayadev Award

TNI Bureau: Putting all speculations into rest, veteran film actor Sriram Panda aka Swamy Nitya Chaitanya received the ‘Jayadev Award’ given at the 23rd State Film Awards. According to source, although Sriram was reluctant initially, his friend veteran actor Prashant Nanda persuaded him to receive the prestigious award.

Sriram Panda, who now resides in Balangir, received the award from Governor MC Bhandare and waved at his fans, who cheered him, while the music of ‘Jajabar’ was being played at the glittering function held at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar yesterday.

Siddhant Mohapatra received the ‘Best Actor’ award for “Eka Eka”, while Archita Sahu received the ‘Best Actress’ award for “Chocolate”. Prashant Nanda got the ‘Best Director’ award for “Thukul”.

Here’s The Complete List of Winners:

Best Actor: Siddhant Mohapatra (Eka Eka)
Best Actress: Archita Sahu (Chocolate)
Best Director: Prashant Nanda (Thukul)
Best Film: Eka Eka
Best Story: Prashant Nanda (Thukul)
Best Music Director: Premananda (Chandini I Miss You)
Best Supporting Actor: Minaketan (Thukul)
Best Supporting Actress: Aparajita (Mote Bohu Kari Nei Jaa)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Krishna (Mu Premi Mu Pagala)
Best Playback Singher (Female): Ira Mohanty (Mote Bohu Kari Nei Jaa)
Best Editing: Chakradhar Sahu (Kebe Tume Naha, Kebe Mu Nahin)
Best Lyricist: Arun Mantri (Kebe Tume Naha, Kebe Mu Nahin)
Best Screenplay: Subas Das (Eka Eka)
Best Comedian (Male & Female): Hadu & Leena (Mote Bohu Kari Nei Jaa)
Best Dialogue: Rajani Ranjan (Mu Premi Mu Pagala)
Best Art Director: Amiya Moharana (Keimiti E Bandhana)
Best Sound Recording: Namita Nayak (Eka Eka)
Best Child Artist: Anwesha Mohapatra (Eka Eka)
Best Costumes: Nirmal Das (143 I Love You)
Best Choreography: Dillip Kumar Swain (Mane Rahiba E Prema Kahani)
Best Make Up: Khirod Panda (Thukul)
Special Jury Award: Priya Choudhury (Chandini I Miss You)

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