Bhubaneswar: As the 71st National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi on Friday, ‘Pushkara’ was declared the best Odia film for 2023.
Films that received their certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 were eligible for these awards.
Odisha Chief Minister congratulated the producer, director, artistes and all those associated with Pushkara for the national recognition earned by the film.
୭୧ତମ ଜାତୀୟ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ପୁରସ୍କାର ପାଇଁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ଭାବରେ ‘ପୁଷ୍କରା’ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ହୋଇଛି। ପୁଷ୍କରାର ନିର୍ମାତା, ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ, କଳାକାର ତଥା ଏହା ସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ ସମସ୍ତ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିବିଶେଷଙ୍କୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ଜଗତ ଏହିପରି ଆହୁରି ଅନେକ ମୌଳିକ ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ସହିତ ଆଗକୁ…
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) August 1, 2025
Directed by noted filmmaker Subhransu Das and based on the Odia novel ‘Nadabindu’ written by Shankar Tripathy, Tarang Cine Productions’ ‘Pushkara’ centres around themes of tradition, identity, and societal transformation in rural Odisha.
The film has already been appreciated in several film festivals and now receives its highest honour on the national stage.
This recognition is expected to inspire a new wave of filmmaking in the State and bring greater attention to Odia stories and storytellers.