Released Odia Films in 2012 Review

In January, traditionally considered a jinxed month, “He Sakha” was the first film to be released this year. The mythological film was based on Lord Krishna and Sudama’s friendship. The film did not fare well.

The boom period was between June and August, which featured some of the highest-grossing films of the year, including “Raja Jhia Sange Heigala Bhaba”, “Matric Fail”, ” Ragila Toka”, and so on. “Ragila Toka” was the biggest hit of the year.

After Raja and Rath Yatra, the traditional peak season is Durga Puja. The puja releases included a combination of multi-starrers, romantic and thriller movies, which also did good business at the BO. The much-hyped and publicized action thriller, “ACP Ranveer”, did good business but left viewers disappointed. Entertaining love story and multi-starrer, “Parshuram” and romantic family drama, “Love Master”, were hits, too.

No new star was born on the Odia screen and only one film became a super-duper hit. 2012 was a reasonably decent year for cinema here. While last year, as many as 31 films were released, the number dropped to 22 this year, of which half-a-dozen made good business.

List of all released films in 2012 find here.