ନୀରବ ଝଡ଼ · 1984

Niraba Jhada

Manmohan Mahapatra · 119 min · India

In a remote village in Odisha, poverty and illiteracy have fostered dependence on superstition. The villagers have mortgaged their land to the landlord Janrdhan, who forces many of them to become contract laborers and leave the village to earn a livelihood. The story revolves around two villagers, Haria and Bhamar, and Bhamar's daughter, Phoola, who become entangled in Janrdhan's greed and oppression.

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Production companies

Chayadhawni Productions, National Film Development Corporation of India

Cast

• Hemanta Das

• Jaya Swami

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  Robin Das

• Arun Nanda

• Niranjan Patnaik

• Manimala Debi