Phalguna Chaitra

I always watch odia movies in TV and wanted to watch in big screen. And yesterday it was possible to watch it in Netherlands theatre with the help of joint effort by OSCAN and EuroOdia. PhalgunaChaitra is a fantastic movie and the characters are too good . I liked the Jeje character as it resembles the typical odia jeje ( how they are proud of their ancestors).

Liked the village vibes and it reminded me of my childhood and the acting is so natural.

Second part could have been better. Overall its a very good movie and its a must watch by all Odia people and also there is subtitles for non-odia people as well.

Thanks OSCAN and EuroOdia group.

The movie has a unique story, and the cinematography and music were exceptional in keeping the audience engaged throughout. The direction and casting were spot on, and it was a pleasure to see how our culture, food, land, and people were excellently portrayed. However, the editing could have been better as a few scenes were repetitive. The movie could have been a little shorter, as it became a bit stretched out due to the repetition.

Despite that, the climax was well-cleared in the mind, but the repetitive scenes made it a bit tedious. Overall, it is a wonderful piece of art that everyone should watch.

First Movie's plus point First the storyline what you think which is regular but not exactly that is a big plus point then antique home and some beautiful places then Cinematography is just wonderful feel like u must involve with this and Music just relax and speech less then actor and actress perfect Choudhury babu then Baisali ,ananya , that doctor , brother perfect you feel really, PARTHA is one of best part of this movie he just excellent on his character and his expression fantastic in all situations... and after Pratikhya this is a good one for bright odia industry DAman is very good but different type so this one is just a family feel movie.. ok but one minuse point is first half is built up story but little extra slower just this one only but 2nd half is wonderful ending just wow.... and story is like what not like normal storyline what u thing but just fantastic please watch this one...

This movie is a breath of fresh air for Odia commercial movie fans who are craving to watch family dramas instead of countless remakes that have plagued the movie Industry for the last couple of decades.

I do not want to talk much about the plot as it has a suprise twist at interval. So let me break it down a bit objectively.

For someone who loves Hollywood movies : 5/10 For someone who loves Bollywood movies : 6/10 For someone who loves Odia movies : 7/10

The good -

Visuals: movie is nicely shot and show scenic locations across Odisha.

Music : pretty good.

Story concept : not stale and bit different than the typical Odia movies.

Acting : it's good overall, everybody has done a good job, the actor who portrays Jeje (Grandpa) stands out.

The not so good -

Story : Even though the story is not very stale, it feels a bit stretched and could have been done in 1.5 hours.

Editing : Without going into too much details, entire scenes are repeated which could have been edited a bit tightly to have more impact on viewer.

Direction : Movie feels a bit choppy and scenes change abruptly at times.

To conclude - it's a very good attempt and I hope lots of Odia commercial movie fans watch it, which could bring back the golden days when we had actors like Bijoy Mohanty with beautiful stories and heartfelt dialogues.

Bonus: If you have appetite for non-commercial/indie odia movies, highly recommend watching kalira atita, it's a good movie about climate change, and the lead actor Pitobash Tripathy has done a fantastic job.

In Netherlands, enjoyed watching this odia movie with friends and family. One of the best movies. Its a family blockbuster and romantic movie. It has very intense acting and all the actors and actresses have done justice to it. Movie scenes dialogues, story presentations, songs, tuning everything was fantastic. Compared to the modern hindi movies or south indian mega budget movie, this one was just awsome. Also the areas of Nabarangpur and jeypore was picturised fantastically. The organised way of story presentation was seamless which is worth watching. Both the actresses especially the grand father role was heart touching.