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'''Annapurna Theatre''' is the pioneer of [[Oriya people|Odia]] Theatre Company.<br />
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==Formation==<br />
In 1933, [[Somnath Das]] formed [[Jayadurga Natya Mandali]],<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0019|title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre|first=Ananda|last=Lal|date=15 February 2019|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=www.oxfordreference.com|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0019}}</ref> an opera party in [[Khandualkote]] village in the undivided [[Puri]] district. A couple of years later, the organizers decided to switch over to theatre proper. By this time, a few artists from [[Banamali Art Theatre]] and [[Bauri Bandhu Mohanty]], an able manager, had joined them. Mohanty had ample experience in the theatrical field. Within a short time he reconstituted the party and founded Annapurna Theatre in 1936. Within a very short time Annapurna Theatre became a touring troupe.<br />
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==Branching out==<br />
In 1939, [[Kartik Kumar Ghose]] translated P.W. D. that is a Bengali play into [[Odia language|Odia]] and it was produced by '''Annapurna Theatre'''. Its success encouraged the organizers to march ahead. Later, [[Aswini Kumar Ghose]] wrote a number of works for them. As the number of artists increased, it was decided to divide the company into two branches. The A-group was stationed in [[Puri]], headed by Mohanty, and the B-group in [[Cuttack]], both on permanent stages. [[Ramchandra Mishra]]'s Social Play, Manager, inaugurated the [[Cuttack]] theatre in 1945. Ties between the two groups were cordial in the primary phase. Even a third group, Annapurna-C was started for a short period. But, gradually, relations soured and the branches separated.<br />
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==End of Theatres==<br />
Managed by [[Lingaraj Nanda]], Annapurna-B had its permanent stage at [[Tinkonia Bagicha]] in [[Cuttack]]. The building still stands at the place. Till 1968 at least five or six performance played in the Annapurna-B theatre annually. Dramatists like [[Ramchandra Mishra]], [[Bhanja Kishore Patnaik]], [[Kamal Lochan Mohanty]], and [[Bijay Mishra]] were products of this playhouse. The A-group at [[Puri]] saw its own heyday, regularly touring for two months throughout the state. But, slowly, both companies lost their financial stability and decadence crept in owing to mismanagement. Finally, in the 1970s, both the theatre closed. '''Annapurna Theatre''' created a dramatic tradition after the closure of Oriya Theatre, and took a leading role in producing performers, [[playwrights]], and other stage personalities<br />
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== Notable performers ==<br />
* [[Bhanumati Devi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1408447.ece |title=Veteran Actor Bhanumati Devi dead |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2013-01-05 |accessdate=2019-02-15}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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