Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced the winners of the State Film Awards in different categories for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Announcing the awards at a press meet in the Sanskriti Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, Suryabanshi Suraj, Minister of Odia Language, Literature & Culture said the State Film Awards would be given away in 32 categories for the three years.
The Minister said film director Anant Mohapatra would be conferred with the ‘Mohan Sunder Deb Goswami’ award for 2020. Mohapatra was selected for the award for his lifelong contributions to the cinema industry. The award is instituted by the Odia Language, Literature and Culture department.
Similarly, Odia filmmakers Srinibas Mohapatra and Jairam Samal will be presented with the ‘Mohan Sunder Deb Goswami’ award for 2021 and 2022 respectively. The award includes Rs 5 lakh in cash and a citation.
While ‘Daman’ has been adjudged the best film for 2022, Babusan Mohanty has been announced the winner of the Best Actor award for 2022 for his performance in the movie. Actress Lopamudra Mishra has won the Best Actress award for ‘Baura Hata Baksha’ in the same year.
‘Pratikshya’ has been declared as Best Film of 2021.