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Sriram Panda (Odia: ଶ୍ରୀରାମ ପଣ୍ଡା, born c. 1954) is a former Oriya movie actor, director and a screenplay writer hailing from the Nabarangpur district, Odisha, India. He left the film industry in 1992.
Life and career
Sriram Panda started his film career in Dhir Biswal's Dharitri directed by Nitai Palit in 1972, which was a great success at that time. He emerged as a popular film star of Odisha in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1992, at the peak of his career, he quit the film industry to join the Bihar School of Yoga at Munger, Bihar, India as a Yoga preacher and renamed himself as Swami Nitya Chaitanya. During his early career, he did modelling assignments and promotions for Cavender's Cigarettes and was known for his onscreen smoking scenes which inspired many youths to smoke. Later in life, he regretted those assignments and scenes and despised them, and to atone for them he quit acting in Oriya cinema and became a monk.
He has written, directed and produced the movie Kurukshetra (1988).
Awards and accreditation
During his 20-year career, he got several state-level awards and accreditations from the media and Oriya cine public at large.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Supporting actor/actress | Director/producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Dharitri | Prashanta Nanda, Dhir Biswal | Nitai Palit / Dhir Biswal | |
| 1975 | Jajabara | Banaja Mohanty, Jairam Samal, Hemanta Das shyamalendu | Trimurty | |
| 1976 | Rakta Golapa | Banaja Mohanty | ||
| Naga Phasa | Prashanta Nanda, Malvika Roy, Bijay Mohanty, Jairam Samal | Basant Nayak | ||
| Samaya | Prashanta Nanda, Tripura Misra | Ganesh Mahapatra Nela Mohapatra | First colour movie in Odia | |
| Sindura Bindu | Prashanta Nanda, Tripura Misra, Dhir Biswal, Sujata Ananda | Sisir Misra | ||
| Manasi | Tripura Misra, Saudamini Misra | Malay Mitra | ||
| Priyatama | Mahasweta Roy | Biswajeet Das | ||
| Jhilmil | Mahasweta Roy | K.H.D. Rao | ||
| Janmadata | Mahasweta Roy | K.H.D. Rao | ||
| 1979 | Subarna Sita | Tripura Misra | Sisir Misra | |
| 1981 | Samay Bada Balawan | Bijay Mohanty, Uttam Mohanty, Mahasweta Roy, Roja Ramani | Sisir Misra | |
| 1982 | Hisab Nikas | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy, Deepa Sahu | Prashanta Nanda | First Cinemascope movie in Odia |
| Dekh Khabar Rakh Nazar | Uttam Mohanty, Sujata | Kumar Anand | He played a negative role in this movie | |
| Swapna Sagar | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy, Anita Das | Prashanta Nanda | First 70mm movie in Odia | |
| Jaga Balia | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy, Bijaya Jena | Prashanta Nanda | ||
| Sankha Sindur | Uttam Mohanty, Aparajita Mohanty | Bijoy Bhaskar | ||
| Mu Tume O Se | Sujata Anand | Kumar Anand | ||
| 1983 | Dora | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy | Prashanta Nanda | |
| Kaberi | Mahasweta Roy | Govind Tej | ||
| Gruha Lakshmi | Mahasweta Roy | C.S.R. Rao | ||
| 1984 | Eai Aam Sansar | Tandra Roy | Sisir Misra | |
| Sapan Banik | Dipti Nath | P.D.Shenoy | ||
| Hira Nila | Prashanta Nanda, Bijaya Jena | Prashanta Nanda | ||
| 1985 | Badhu Nirupama | Aparajita Mohanty, Uttam Mohanty, Radha Panda | Jugal Devta | |
| Manini | Rameswari | K.S. Sethumadhavan | Bollywood star Rameswari acted in this movie1987 | |
| 1986 | Jor Jar Mulak Tar | Raju Misra | ||
| 1987 | Bhuli Huena | Rameswari | Bijay Mohanty | |
| Anyaya Sahibi Nahin | Uttam Mohanty, Sehnaaz | Ashok Sharma | ||
| Micha Mayara Sansar | Udaya Sankar Pani | |||
| Sankha Mahuri | Mahasweta Roy | Akshya Mohanty/R.G. Gope | ||
| Suna Sansar | Babi, Niharika | Sisir Misra | ||
| Akashara Aakhi | Pankaj Pani | |||
| 1989 | Asuchi Mo Kalia Suna | Raju Misra | ||
| Mamata Ra Dori | Aparajita Mohanty | Mahamad Mohsin | ||
| Puja | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy | Prashanta Nanda | ||
| Loot Taraz | Ranjit, Pratibha Sahu | Prashanta Nanda | ||
| 1990 | Nyaya Anyaya | Uttam Mohanty | Jayanta | Played a double role |
| Hisab Kariba Kalia | Sumant Dey | |||
| 1991 | To Binu anya Gati Nahi | Mahamad Mohsin | ||
| Kandhei | Prashanta Nanda, Mahasweta Roy | Prashanta Nanda | ||
| 1992 | Ghara Mora Swarga | Tandra Ray, Mihir Das, Bijay Mohanty | Jayanta | |
| 1994 | Mahua | Snigdha Mohanty | Harish Mohanty | His last Movie which got released in 1994 |