Movielogr
Niraba Jhada (1984)
Directed by Manmohan Mahapatra
Overview
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.
Length 119 minutes
Actors
Hemanta Das | Jaya Swami | Robin Das | Arun Nanda | Niranjan Patnaik | Manimala