Phalguna Chaitra

It's new beginning of Odia movie. Very Original story that succeeds on almost every level. Great direction with wonderful screenplay , great acting.

The supporting cast are not mere support roles rather they share the frame, and dialogues and hold the story stronger. Jeje/ Das Babu portrayed by Choudhary Jayprakash Das with a handlebar mustache and Kanha (Pranab) owned each and every frame. I salute to the producer who have courage to make this type of movie in our odia industry.

The theatre was fully occupied to its capacity and ended with a astounding Applause as the movie ends. Saw audience from all age category from people in their 60s to to children in their teens.

I think this movie can change the mindset of all odia film lover. Because the content is king and this content is not fiction it's real and screen presentation is also very natural.

Go watch it, and you will enjoy till the very end.

Worth every penny...

We watched this Oriya movie in the Netherlands. Watching the Oriya movie after many years was a unique experience. We realized the overall quality of Oriya film has improved significantly compared to old times.

Phalguna Chiatra is a great family movie. The story unfolds very nicely and continues beautifully. The suspense just before intermission creates excitement. And in the second half, it unravels with moments of high emotions.

The music is nice, and the lyrics are meaningful and touchy.

The humor is subtle and very enjoyable.

The acting is quite good.

The movies could have been shorter.

Overall, highly recommended.

I hope this trend of good Oriya movies continues.

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.

We watched the movie in Netherland . After many years like almost 25 years watching the odiya movie for the first time that to be in Netherland. So can't explain the excitement but Movie has all the content like music, screenplay, story which every movie lovers can expect. Characterisation is really good . The second half of the movie could have been little better instead of dragging to bring the point but message was clear. Really enjoyed the movie and grooming with music.

The suspense has created lot of excitement and dialogue Delivery was really good.

The house reminds my childhood where I born and brought up really and was an nostalgic feeling to watch the movie.