Pratikshya

I watched Pratikshya, a Odia movie in Bengaluru today. It was directed by debutant Anupam Patnaik who has arguably created one of the best Odia movies of all time. This is no mean feat considering Odia cinema has a history of 86 years. The screenplay is amazing and the movie has been shot in real-life locations of Bhubaneswar. I didn't find any artificial locations or sets anywhere. The story is extremely relatable to every Odia middle class person. The idiosyncrasies and struggles of an Odia unemployed youth is portrayed realistically. The movie is 2 hours 15 mins long and has only 3 songs. The music is quite refreshing with the use of guitar and unadulterated Odia lyrics. The music directors and singers deserve credit for this. There are no unnecessary songs and the casting is absolutely spot on. Dipanwit shines through brilliantly throughout the film. He has immersed himself into the role so much that audiences are bound to engage with the character. The movie also shows the frustration and pessimism of Odia youth with the corrupt government offices and recruitment system in most government organisations. The general preference for government jobs even at the cost of unemployment for multiple years, a massive social issue in Odisha also comes across in the film.

Choudhary Jayaprakash Das is a theatre veteran and plays the role of the father so effortlessly that it doesn't feel like he is an actor. He seems like every other typical Odia father who is nearing retirement and is worried about his son's unemployment. Barsha Nayak and Siddhant Mahapatra have played their limited roles well.

The movie is currently running at Innovative Multiplex in Bengaluru. The tickets are available on Paytm. It is expected to see greater response from Odias in Bengaluru and elsewhere in India in the coming week. The response so far in Odisha has been quite encouraging. I would urge fellow Odias to watch the movie in theatres in large numbers and support this film. Thanks for reading 🙏

Every youth of India should watch this..You will realise the sacrifices ,thinking & pain of a father towards his child. The relation between our dear ones r eroding day by day due to the stress,struggle & pressure of this modern world in our lyf. U will imagine & ur mind - heart become excessively heavy at the climax..I can't hold my emotions after 1 hr of the movie also.

Unexpected & deserving climax makes it a more than masterpiece. I can say at last I feel my father's love for me while seeing the busy open no meaning world while travelling in the bus on the way home. My father ❤😭🙏 Being in the situation in which 's the hero was in real lyf..I never agrees with him bcoz I m living in this real world,he did very harsh mistakes on me bcoz of his unawareness & slightly rough personality towards me at the same time I always realises his unconditional love ,support & silent work for my lyf. I m so much confident of me that I can win this struggling phase of my lyf bcoz of my every positive steps taken for myself is possible bcoz of strong standing of my father with me which I can't pay him back. I m very unnatural emotional right now.😭🙏Only I can realize what I m feeling right now..Go everyone watch this movie to give a mental tribute to ur father.🙏

This is a great movie. This movie is describe about a unemployed son and his father. Please support our odia movie industry. It's director Anupam brother doing fantastic job in this movie. The main hero of this movie is Dipanwit. He is a talented hero in our odia movie industry. For him the movie is all time blockbuster. Very good songs are there in this movie. The main plus point of this movie is acting, bgm and presentation. This is a very good movie. Another plus point is all youth can connect with this movie. After Daman movie this is the another super scripted movie in odia language. Thank you.

I can't forget the feeling which I got from that movie. According to me it's a story of each and every middle class family. Thanks to the entire team of Pratikhsya for this angelic gift in the end of the year. There is no way to ignore this movie. Much love and huge respect to all of you team Pratikshya. Every actors are playing their character from their heart and soul. And lyrics of the songs are also so heart touching. After a long gap I got some good odia songs through this movie. And the song Kahare Akasa, Kahide Sagar, this song is on loop in my youtube that I love it's video version. The best.

The movie gives us deep insite about a relationship between a father and the son. The special bond present between them. When their emotion acts as conversation between them. Many times ours emotion are enough to project our love towards our father. They say na "We can not repay the love a father gives us". That's what the movie showcases in a beautiful way. A father till his last breath always thinks good of this son. And when the son realises the his love than everything is gone forever. They can't tell I love you my dear son but there affection is much more towards us. A true emotional movie.