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Jyoti Ranjan Nayak is an actor from Odisha, India who usually works in Ollywood. He started his career in 2016 through the Odia movie, Mitha Mitha directed by Srikant Goutam. But, before this, some of his other films were released in theaters. Apart from film industry, he worked on some reality shows in Odisha like Raja Queen on Zee Sarthak.

Archita Sahu is an Indian Odia-language actress, model, and television personality with an established career in Odia Cinema (Ollywood). She was runner-up in the 2013 Femina Miss India, Kolkata. Her numerous accolades as an actress include four Odisha State Film Awards. She started her career in Ollywood in 2006 through Babu I Love You. Later she shared the screen with Anubhav Mohanty, Babushan Mohanty, Sabyasachi Mishra, Arindam Roy, and others.

Sabyasachi Mishra is an Indian actor, who mostly work in Odia Cinema (Ollywood). He starred in some Bengali, Telugu & Tamil language films. Stared his career through Odia Album songs, he debuted in Ollywood through Pagala Premi directed by Hara Pattnaik in 2007. His first movie gave the Best Actor Award in Odisha State Film Awards. He became the first Odia actor to win the Filmfare Awards East as best actor in 2013.

Tattwa Prakash Satapathy, better known by his stage name Papu Pom Pom, is an Indian film, television, Music Director, standup comedian. Satapathy has acted in over 50 Odia movies. He was the main lead in the well-known Odia television comedy serial 'Excuse Me: Jaha Kahibi Sata Kahibi, Faltu Katha, Aita bayata. He acted more than 500 characters in Television which is a Guinness Book of World Record but never applied for it.

Kavya Keeran is an Indian actress and model...who has mostly appeared in Odia and Hindi films. She started her film career in Ollywood & Bollywood in 2016

She got the Odisha State Film Awards Best Actress for Odia Film "Shahid Raghu Sardar"

Early life Kavya Keeran was born in Bhubaneswar odisha. She grew up in bhubaneswar & mumbai . Her late father a businessman belongs to banaras and her mother is from Kolkata, Settled in odisha.

During her early years, Kavya had a strong interest in music and trained in Indian classical. She was also passionate about theatre, which led her to join clasical Odissi dance and Theatre. She was very active in cultural activities during school and college.

Rishi Singh is an Indian Singer, Musician, Producer, and Businessman living in Mumbai. He was born on 21st September 1978 in Chandigarh and working as a singer and music director since 2004.

Mostly he worked with Bollywood and Punjabi music as well as films, and web series. He also worked with leading music companies in India like Tips, T-Series, Zee Music, India Records Venus, Saga, etc. So far, he has done some as well as Bollywood films, and regional languages like Gujurati, Tamil, Assamese, etc.

He started his career as a singer & music director in 2006 with his own independent party song named "Thodi Mila de tu". His music has been featured in the Arabic language internationally. He was awarded Best Music Director by PTC Channel.

Prem Anand is an Indian music director and composer. He usually works in Odia Film and Television Industry. In 2006, he started his career as a music director through the Odia movie Tu Eka Ama Saha Bharasa. Apart from Odia films, he composed music for Odia daily shops, Bhajans and Jatra songs. In 2009, Anand worked as a music director for the Hindi film Dekha Bhai Dekh in 2019, he composed music for Bollywood film Luv U Turn. Apart from Odia and Hindi films, he composed music for Marathi and Bengali films.

Aseema Panda (also written as Asima Panda) is a singer from Odisha, India. She started her singing career with Sambalpuri Music. She was singing Bhajans for Bhajana Antakshari show on Prarthana TV. In 2013, she started her singing career in the Odia film industry (Ollywood) through Hari Om Hari movie starring Akash and Sidhant Mohapatra. She is popular for her attractive voice and famous dance numbers. She sang lots of singles apart from movie songs. Aseema also played a small character in a film with Sabyasachi Mishra.

Pintu Nanda was an Indian film and television actor from Odisha. He started his career through an Odia daily sap on DD Odia. Later in 1996, he debuted in Ollywood thorough Koili and appeared in more than 115 Odia movies in various roles as hero, villain, character artist, and comedian.

Some of his popular films include Dosti, Hata Dhari Chalu Tha, Rumku Jhumana, Wrong Number, Shapath, Prema Rutu Asilare, and Sanju au Sanjana. Apart from TV and movies, he appeared in some popular Odia album songs. One of his famous Odia album was E Gaura Kana Khauchu.

Biraj Dash was an Odia actor who worked in Odia theater, Akashvani Radio, DD Odia, Odia film, Hindi series, and Bengali films. Dash started his career through theater and then joined DD Odia where he played various characters in different series, and telefilms. In 1986, he debuted in Ollywood through Bagula Baguli and then acted in some movies. He also scripted some plays for Akashvani Cuttack, T-Series cassettes, DD Odia.

Jagruti Rath is an actress, dancer, stage performer, and anchor from Odisha, India. She started her career as a host in the "Ajira Sakala" show on DD Odia. She started working on Odia TV Serials through a historical drama Srimandira originally aired on Tarang TV opposite Buddhaditya Mohanty. In this series, she played the role of Kanchi Princess Padmavati who got married to Purusottam Dev.

In 2022, she debuted in Ollywood through the Odia movie Sunayana produced by Tarang Cine Production and streamed on Tarang TV and TarangPlus. Apart from acting, she is a trained Odissi dancer and hosted the Nupur Junior dance reality show on Prartha TV. She replaced Sritam Das in Gyana Guru Season 3 and hosted the show telecast on Prarthana TV.

Partha Sarathi Ray is an actor from India who primarily works in Odia films and short features. He gained prominence for his performance in the critically acclaimed movie, Hello Arsi (2018), which won a national film award. Born on March 27, 1981, in Cuttack to parents Pravash Kumar Ray and Kalyani Ray, he grew up in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. He obtained a degree in history and later joined Barry John's theater group in Delhi in 2004. After acting in a few Bollywood movies, he moved to Mumbai and then shifted his focus to Ollywood films.

Pupul Bhuyan is an Odia film actor, model, dancer, and television presenter. In 2018, she won the crown of Opera Mrs India Global at Opera Miss/Mrs India Global, 2018. She started her career as a video jockey from ETV Odia. Later she debuted in the Odia film industry through Kaunri Kanya Movie in 2013. Later she played various roles in different Odia films like Blackmail. She hosted some Odia reality shows of Tarang TV and Sarthak TV. Apart from this, she also a stage presenter and hosted some award shows, political parties, and various parties in Odisha and outside Odisha.

Samaresh Routray is an Indian actor born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After completing his schooling in his hometown, he pursued his passion for acting at the prestigious National School of Drama, Delhi.

Routray began his career in 2001 with a role in the film "23rd March 1931: Shaheed". He then went on to make his mark in the Odia film industry with his debut lead role in "Dhauli Express" (2008).

Since then, he has appeared in over 50 films, showcasing his range and depth as an actor. His notable works include "Luchakali", "Kranti Dhara", "Namard", "Loafer", and "Most Wanted".

In addition to acting, Routray has ventured into film production under his banner S3Movies, producing critically acclaimed films like "Aadrushyam", "Niyati", and "Tike Love Tike Twist". His music label Odiaone has been instrumental in promoting Odia music and artists, showcasing his commitment to preserving and promoting Odia culture.

Manisha Dhar Mohapatra is an Odia actress from Baripada, Mayurbhanj. She debuted in the Odia film industry (Ollywood) through Gaon Ra Na Galuapur movie in 2021 against Papu Pom Pom. Apart from the film, Manisha has danced in some cover songs which are available on her YouTube channel. Her first film was shot before pandemic in 2019, but released in 2021.

Chinmayee Priyadarshini has started her career as a heroine in the Odia film industry (Ollywood) in 2013. Her first film was Sapanara Nayika starring Deepak Baik. Later did another Odia film Ae Janamara Sathi. In 2017, she started her production house as Debaki Film and produced her first movie To Premare Padila Pare starring Devraj, where she played the lead role. The 2nd film of her production company Chal Tike Prema Kariba has been released in 2021, where she played the lead role along with Lipsa Mishra and Devraj.

Bhaswati Basu is an Indian actress from Odisha who usually plays different roles in Odia film, TV series, Theater. Bhaswati is the daughter of Odia actor and art director Asmi Basu. She played different roles in award wining films like Jiwana Mrutyu (2005), Kathantara (2007), and Kshanika - the lost idea (2017).

Shantiraj Khosla was an Indian musician and singer from the eastern state, Odisha. He started his musical career with Akasvani Jaipur in the Koraput district as a singer. Later he came to Cuttack and learned Hindustani Classical Music. After that, he started composed some Odia music albums, Bhajans. In 2002, he started composing Odia film songs. His first Odia film was the Wrong Number. In 2009, he won the Odisha State Film Awards for Odia film Pheria.

Amarendra Mohanty was an Indian musician and singer from the eastern state, Odisha. He started his musical career with Akasvani Katak as a singer. Later he started signing in different Odia films. In 1993 he started his career as a music director through the Odia movie Shradhanjali. In 2019, his last movie released.

Sumit Panda is an Indian lyricist, scriptwriter, poet, and writer from Odisha, India. He has written lyrics for Odia-language films. 3 of his poetry books have been published till 2024. He is one of the most prominent young lyricist, and has written for more than 75 albums. He came to limelight for writing the story, dialogue & lyrics of Odia short film Byaase Sunucha starring Dipanwit Dashmohapatra.

Rajat Kumar Kar was an Odia playwright, Jagannath Culture researcher, TV & radio commentator, and an actor who played an essential role in the Odia film Ulka. He was the commentator of Shree Jagannath Ratha Jatra for more than 60 years. He played a vital role in popularising Bhanja Sahitya in Odisha.

Sakti Jagdev is an Indian film producer from Jajpur, Odisha, India. Since his early years, he has been passionate about flicks and Jatras. He gains knowledge, finds inspiration in the films, and attempts to apply the observations made by the cream in real life. To contribute to boosting Ollywood's outcomes, he entered the film industry after years of working in corporate roles in India and the Middle East.

Ghanashyam Mahapatra is an Indian film producer and director. In 1951 he joined a drama company and later joined the Filmstan studio of Bambe. In 1960, he started his production company as Konark Films Private Limited in Odisha. In 1974 his independent commercial movie Kanakalata in Odia has been released. In 2019, the Government of Odisha has awarded him with Jayadev Puraskar Samman.

With a penchant for concocting tales by the minute, Arjun Samantaray from Jatni, Khorda is a budding filmmaker and theatre artist. Often uneasy with such categorisations, he regards himself foremost as a 'kathakaara' (storyteller). One of his most notable achievements has been the performance of the play "icha " conceptualised and enacted by him in over 90 schools across the villages of Odisha. Arjun has been a part of multiple art films and documentary projects. The short films Pasa Khela: A Game of Dice (2018) and Proscenium (2018), which he wrote, directed and provided music to, have received acclaim. Pasa Khela documents this ancient and dying game form which still remains a part of the everyday leisure activities of people in certain pockets of hinterland Odisha. Proscenium brings to the fore the plight of Radhakanta Rangamancha of Mahanga, set up by the Late Jaganmohan Lal, regarded as the founder of Odia theatre. Matimuhan (2018) directed by him and translated as 'clayface' takes a philosophical turn and delves into the deepest recesses of human psyche. Our River of Seas (2018) made by him explores the dynamics of a relationship on the verge of breakdown. Examining the roots of our relationships, the film follows the trajectory of negotiations and exchanges between a couple nearing a point of irrevocable damage to their bond of love. Arjun has also been associated with the documentation of the project titled 'Prahllada Nataka", a traditional theatre form native to Ganjam and Gajapati districts of Odisha.

Right now his first feature film 'Indradhanu' is in post production stage and another project which is very personal and close to his heart 'DolaJatra' based on the famous festival of Odisha is in the development stage.

Thounaojam Strela Luwang is an Indian television anchor, social activist, model, and beauty pageant title holder who finished second in the Femina Miss India 2023 competition. After winning Femina Miss India Manipur 2023, she represented her state of Manipur in Femina Miss India 2023. In 2017, she won the Miss Manipur pageant. She was also one of the top five finalists in the 2016-17 Miss Diva Northeast pageant. She appeared in Priyakanta Laishram's 2018 educational film, Who Said Boys Can't Wear Make Up, which was the first film about gender-neutral fashion and men's make-up from Northeast India.