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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Malajahna<br />
| image = malajahna.jpeg <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Nitai Palit]]<br />
| producer = [[Sriprasad Kanunugo]]<br>[[Akshaya Mohanty]]<br>Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap)<br>Arabinda Misra<br />
| writer = [[Upendra kishore Das]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Nitai Palit]]<br />
| starring = [[Jharana Das]]<br>[[Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap)]]<br>[[Bhim Singh (actor)|Bhim Singh]]<br>[[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]]<br>[[Pira Misra]] <br />
| music = [[Akshaya Mohanty]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Alok Das and Sona Mukharjee]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = [[Shree Films]]<br />
| distributor = [[Sakha Distributors]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|12|10}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Odia language|Odia]]<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Malajahna''''' (Dead Moon) is a 1965 [[Oriya film]] written and directed by [[Nitai Palit]] based on a novel of the same title by the Oriya novelist Upendra Kishore Das. The film stars [[Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap)]] and [[Jharana Das]] in the lead. Considered as a classic in the history of Oriya cinema, the film deals with an unusual theme in seventies in rural [[India]] of love between a married woman and a young man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042060450200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515024308/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042060450200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-15 |title=Other States / Orissa News : OFJF to screen a series of classic Oriya films |date=2011-04-20 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=26386 |title=Orissa: "Mala Janha" rescreened with emotions on the eve of 75th anniversary of Ollywood, Orissa Entertainment News |publisher=Orissadiary.com |date=2011-05-02 |access-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506014853/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=26386 |archive-date=6 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Plot==<br />
Sati, the female protagonist of the movie, is forced into a marriage by her poor parents with a rich ugly old man living with a [[concubine]]. She finds another way to overcome the mishap in her life when a young neighbor Nath develops love interest in her. Both finally leave the village and escape to [[Cuttack]] town. The conservative neighbors question their relationship. Sati, unable to bear the scandal concerning her and Natha, finally commits suicide by jumping into the river.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Jharana Das]] as Sati<br />
*Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap) as Nath<br />
*Manimala as Sati's mother <br />
*Pira Misra <br />
*[[Sarat Mohanty]] as Achuti <br />
*Bhim Singh as Saita <br />
*Purna Singh<br />
*Geeta Dutt as Nishi/Baula<br />
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==Production notes==<br />
The project was started in 1962 with the efforts of [[Akshaya Mohanty]] and Akshaya Mohanty (Kashyap). Some friends of the duo like Sarat Dev, Sriprasad Kanunugo and Arabinda Misra also supported them to overcome the financial crises. After four to five days of shooting, the project stopped due to financial crises. In 1963, the erstwhile king of Alli, Ban Bihari Dev again poured money to continue the project. After 60 percent shooting of the project was completed, the project stopped for another one year due to the same financial crises. At last [[Akshaya Mohanty]] sought help of the producer and director [[Dhira Biswal]]. He took the responsibility on his shoulders and the film released in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemasagar.com/2011/05/malajahna/ |title=Malajahna |publisher=CinemaSagar |date=2011-05-08 |access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref><br />
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==Review==<br />
This poignant love story is narrated in the context of life in rural [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] infested by superstitions, narrow caste prejudices and acute poverty. Women were like [[slave]]s with no mind and choice of their own and child marriages were widely prevalent. The agony and suffering of Sati may be seen as essentially related to the social evils that afflicted contemporary rural [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music of the film was composed by the debutant [[Akshaya Mohanty]] and the lyrics were written by Kabisurya Baladev Rath, Banamali and Binodini Devi. Singers were Akshay Mohanty, Pranab Patanaik, Nandita Ghose, Kalyani Bhattacharya and Nirmala Mishra. <br />
The tracks from the film include:<br />
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"Tuchhaku Mahu" sung by Kalyani Bhattacharya<br />
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"Mo Nan Te" sung by Nirmala Mishra<br />
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"Rakata Tala Mala" sung by Akshay Mohanty<br />
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"Mora Antara Mandire" sung by Pranab Patanaik<br />
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"Mu Ta Kularu Gali" sung by Pranab Patanaik and Kalyani Bhattacharya<br />
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"Galanita" sung by Akshay Mohanty <br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odiamusic.com/Category/CategoryResult.php?first=3&second=Malha%20Janha |title=Malha Janha :: Oriya Music Songs Collection |publisher=odiamusic.com |date= |access-date=2011-07-16}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[National Film Awards]](1965) -Certificate of merit for best [[Odia language|Odia]] film<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0249778|Malajhana}}<br />
* {{citwf title|0249778}}<br />
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[[Category:1965 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Odia-language films]]<br />
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