Pagala Premi (transl. Crazy lover) is a 2007 Indian Odia-language romantic drama film directed by Hara Patnaik and stars Sabyasachi Mishra and newcomer Arpita Mukherjee.[1] This is a remake of Telugu movie Arya (2004).[2][3][4]
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 Movie poster for Pagala Premi | |
| Directed by | Hara Patnaik |
| Written by | Sukumar |
| Produced by | A. Ramesh Prasad |
| Starring | Sabyasachi Mishra Arpita Mukherjee Sushant Lenka Saroj Dash |
| Cinematography | Niranjan Dash |
| Edited by | Chandra Sekhar Mishra |
| Music by | Manmatha Misra |
| Distributed by | Prasad Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Plot
editSurya (Sabyasachi Mishra) and Gitanjali (Arpita) are smart college students. Surya falls in love with Gitanjali at first sight. Ajay (Sukanta) is a spoilt brat and is the son of local M.L.A. Abinash (Pradyumna Lenka). Ajay likes Gitanjali and thus proposes to her. When Gitanjali refuses, Ajay threatens that he will jump from the college roof top. Being a meek girl, Gitanjali accepts the proposal and starts dating Ajay.
Meanwhile, Surya proposes to Gitanjali. In the presence of Gitanjali's boy friend, Ajay, Gitanjali refuses. But Surya doesn't yet to give up on her as he feels that Gitanjali doesn't love Ajay truly. Surya tries to impress Gitanjali sincerely without creating a rift between the two. The film is all about how Surya tries to win Gitanjali with his attitude and positive out look.
Cast
edit- Sabyasachi Mishra as Surya
- Arpita Mukherjee as Gitanjali
- Sukanta as Ajaya
- Pradyumna Lenka as M.L.A. Abinash
- Saroj Dash
- Chaitali
- Debjani
- Alok Roy
- Tapas Sargharia
- Nimananda
- Niranjan Pati
- Koyel Das
- Sonali
- Hara Patnaik
- Abhinayasri as an item number in "Aa Mane Anandapur"
Production
editSabyasachi Mishra was offered the lead role after he was spotted by Hara Patnaik at a stage show.[4] Kolkata-based Arpita Mukherjee made her debut with this film.[5]
Soundtrack
editThe songs were composed by Manmatha Misra who reused all the songs from the original.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aa Mane Anandpur" | Tapu Mishra, Hara Pattnayak | |
| 2. | "Feel My Love" | Kumar Bapi | |
| 3. | "One Side Love" | T. Souri, Manmath Mishra | |
| 4. | "Tak Dhina Dhin" | T. Souri | |
| 5. | "Tora E Hasare Aji" | Kumar Bapi | |
| 6. | "You Know" | T. Srinu |
Accolades
editSabyasachi Mishra won the Best Actor Award from the Orissa State Film Awards in 2007.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Pagala Premi slated for June 14 release". orissacinema.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Meet Sabyasachi Mishra, the 'Half telugu' Odia superstar". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Sabyasachi Mishra: ଲଭର୍ ବୟରୁ ରହସ୍ୟମୟ ଚରିତ୍ର..." Zee Odisha (in Odia). 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Void in Villainy: Hara Patnaik". The New Indian Express. 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Arpita Mukherjee". The Times of India. 7 October 2007.
- ^ "Orissa film awards for 2007 announced". www.orissadiary.com. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
External links
edit- Pagala Premi at IMDb