Swayamsiddha

Swayamsiddha is a 2010 Odia film directed by Sudhanshu Sahu with a screenplay and dialogue by Dilip Choudhury, produced by Prabhat Ranjan Mallik, and starring Siddhanta Mahapatra and Yukta Inderlal Mookhey. The film focuses on the implications for the young mass adopting to Maoist insurgency and their sustained alienation from the mainstream as a result. Geo-strategic importance of changing the minds of young people adopting terrorism through love and affection. The film traces the crisis from social trauma to unfair state system encouraging Mao-Naxal insurgency in Odisha.^[1][2][3]

Film crew, IFFI (2010)

Swayamsiddha
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Sudhanshu Sahu
Written by	Namita Malik
Screenplay by	Dilip Choudhury
Produced by	Prabhat Ranjan Mallick
Starring	Siddhanta Mahapatra Yukta Inderlal Mookhey Aparajita Mohanty Sunil Kumar Anita Das Pintu Nanda
Cinematography	Sanjeev Mohapatra
Edited by	Chandra Sekhar Mishra
Music by	Swarup Nayak
Production company	N K Media Ventures
Distributed by	N K Media Ventures
Release date	13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
Country	India
Language	Odia
Budget	₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹4.5 crore or US$530,000 in 2023)
Box office	₹6 crore (equivalent to ₹13 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023)

Plot

Cast

• Siddhanta Mahapatra as Digvijay
• Yukta Inderlal Mookhey as Shreya / Swayamsidha
• Sunil Kumar as Raj
• Aparajita Mohanty
• Anita Das
• Shweta Acharya
• Dushmant
• Pradyumna Lenka
• Pintu Nanda
• Prasanna Kumar Patasani
• Matru Prasad
• Sarojini Rout

Production

The muhurat took place in Taupadar near Deomali.^[4] The film Swayamsidha in fact was shot under very challenging and turbulent situations. Most of part of the film are filming at Naxalite-Maoist insurgency areas in Koraput district of Orissa state.

Controversy

As the main co-star of the film Siddhanta Mahapatra is an M.P. and belongs to the ruling party Biju Janata Dal of Orissa portrays himself as a Maoist leader in the film, the opposition parties in the state went on strikes and demanded ban on release of the film. Hundreds of Congress activists were arrested for disrupting the screening of the film.^[5][6][7]

Music

The music of the film composed by Swarup Nayak. The tracks from the film include:

Track	Singer	Lyricist
"Dekha Aakasha Pindhichhi Indradhanu Odhani"	Kumar Bapi	Swarup Nayak
"Ho Aame Matira Manisha He Matira"	Kumar Bapi, T. Souri	Swarup Nayak
"Jadi Ei Pruthibita Samayara"	Tapu Mishra	Swarup Nayak
"Kichhi Kichhi Katha To Manare"	Tapu Mishra, Kumar Bapi	Swarup Nayak
"Koili Koili Aa Pakhaku Mora"	Tapu Mishra	Swarup Nayak
"Mun Mo Nijathu Aaji Gali Durei"	Tapu Mishra	Swarup Nayak

Awards

• Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Award^[8]
• Odisha State Film Award for Best Film^[8]
• 2nd Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011 Best Actor Siddhanta Mahapatra
• Special Jury Award of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best Cinematographer of 2010 Odisha State Film Award for Best Photography and 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best Director of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best Editor of 2010 in 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best Screenplay of 2010 in State Awards, 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best sound design of 2010 in State Awards, 2nd Tarang Cine Awards 2011
• Best Odia Film of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011
• Best Director of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011
• Best cinematographer of 2010 in Etv Oriya Film Awards 2011^{[9][10][11][12]}