Bhubaneswar: After winning several accolades, Odia film Krantidhara has received another prestigious award at the Seoul International Youth Festival.
Krantidhara bagged the Asian Excellence Award at the recently held Seoul International Youth Festival organised by the International Federation of Film Development.
Professor Satyabrata Aich received the award on behalf of filmmaker Himanshu Sekhar Khatua.
Krantidhara is based on the novel Jhada Parara Surya by Dr Iti Samanta. The film talks about women empowerment through a political backdrop.
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Earlier, the film had received Odisha State award in different categories including best film, best story and best actor. While Dr Iti Samanta was awarded for best story, Gargi Mohanty won the award for the best actress.
Apart from winning several awards, Krantidhara has also been screened at many national and international film festivals.
The film produced by Kadambini Media and presented by Achyuta Samanta starred Samaresh Routray, Gargi Mohanty and Debasis Patra.
Krantidhara hit the big screens on February 19, 2016.
