Director: Prashanta Nanda; Writer: Prashanta Nanda, Basanta Mahapatra; Cinematographer: Rajan Kinagi; Editor: Madhu Naik; Cast: Prashanta Nanda, Mahashweta, Mohammed Mohsin, Hemant Das, Banaja Mohanty, Narendra Behera, Dhira Biswal, Dukhiram Swain
Summary: Story: Basanta Mahapatra's play
Oriya star Nanda’s successful directorial debut and the second Orissa colour film. The Brahmin woman Manika (Mahashweta in her screen debut) is rescued in a flood by the fisherman Sania (Nanda). When he takes her home, their class differences cause problems in the village. When the brutish village head tries to rape Manika, she jumps into the river and Sania goes insane.
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