Jharana Das

Acting

Jharana Das

Born — Died

1945-12-02 — 2022-12-02

Place of birth

Cuttack, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

8 titles

Jharana Das was a prominent Indian actress, journalist, broadcaster, and trained classical dancer, best known for her immense contributions to the Odia film industry, also known as Ollywood. Blazing a trail in the world of regional cinema, she left an indelible mark through her multifaceted career and powerful on-screen presence. Das began her professional journey in the 1960s as a child artist and announcer for All India Radio in Cuttack, where she produced diverse and creative content encompassing drama, music, and film. Her early dedication to her craft was further honed by specialized voice culture training in Kolkata, which later brought a unique depth to her film performances. Choosin…

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Puja Phula

1985

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Nandika is childless after 8 years of marriage to Sunanda and she persuades him to remarry. Sunanda and second wife Lalita move to the city and Nandika finds she is pregnant and follows them.

Kaa

1966

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Made in the budget of Rs. 85,000, this is the debut film of Sarat Pujari. The tale of Goddess Lakshmi leaving the temple to teach brothers Lord Jagannath and Lord Balabhadra a lesson was presented in the movie. This movie later remade in Hindi as "Jai Jagannath". Prashant Nanda acted as child Shri Krushna. Geeta Dutt was in the Hindi version. Famous singer Hemant Kumar also given voice in this film.

Mahalakhmi Puja

1959

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Adina Megha

1970

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Amada Bata is a classic Odia film directed by Amar Ganguly, based on eminent Odia woman writer of yester years Basant Kumari Pattanayak's master piece Amada Bata (1930), whose primary concern is the character Maya (Played by Jharana Das), before and after her marriage.

Amada Bata

1964

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Sati, who is forced into marriage by her poor parents with a rich ugly old man living with a concubine. She find the other way to overcome the mishap in her life, when a young neighbor Nath develops love interest with her. Both finally leaves the village and escape to Cuttack town. The conservative neighbors question about their relationship. Sati, unable to bear the scandal concerning her and Nath, finally commits suicide by jumping into the river.

Malajahna

1965

Film credits

1960s · 5 titles