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Actor
2017–present
Dipanwit Dashmohapatra is an Indian actor and theater artist who predominantly works in Odia movies and web series.
Early life
Dipanwit was born in Soro in Balasore district of Odisha to Jyotsna & Jeetendra Dashmohapatra. He did his schooling from Ramakrishna Sikhshya Niketana and S.N. High School of Soro. Later, his higher secondary from Upendranath College. He completed his degree in Electrical Engineering in 2017[1] from ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar.[2]
Career
Dipanwit started acting in plays from his college days. He has worked with many prominent theatre groups like Toneelstuk and Uttar Purush Theatre Group. He is an active member of Jeevan Rekha Theatre Group of Bhubaneswar.[3]
His cinematic journey began with his feature film debut in 2017 in the critically acclaimed Odia film "Khyanikaa - The Lost Idea" which was selected in the Indian Panorama section of 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa.[4] He played the character of Postman in this film produced by Swastik Arthouse and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and National Awardee Amartya Bhattacharyya who first saw his potential during the auditions for Khyanikaa held in the same college where Dipanwit was studying at that time. He was one of the delegates who represented the film at the prestigious festival in Goa.
With Samaresh Routray's production house OdiaOne he acted in several Music videos and Web series, the most popular being Rabana Podi by S3 Movies and then forayed into Art and Feature films.[5]
In 2021, Dipanwit played the innocent character of "Joe" in the much acclaimed and internationally awarded film - Adieu Godard[6][7] which won 7 international awards including the Best Feature Film (Indian section) at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival. The film was released in theaters in September 2022 and Dipanwit was very much appreciated for the nuances he brought to his character when people watched him on the big screen. He came into major limelight with movie DAMaN in a supporting role alongside Babushaan.[8] His first movie as lead Pratikshya has been selected for screening in Indian Panorama section of IFFI 2022 and has won the Best Story Feature Film Award at the Washington DC South Asia Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2022.[9][10]
Filmography
Films
| Template:Dagger | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea | Post Man | |
| 2020 | Charitra | Sudhir | |
| 2021 | Kokoli: Fish Out of Water | Deepak | |
| Adieu Godard | Joe | ||
| 2022 | DAMaN | Ravi | |
| Byaase Sunucha | Artist | Short Film | |
| Pratikshya | Sanjay Dash | ||
| 2023 | Indradhanu Template:Dagger | Not Revealed | |
| 2024 | Kuhudi | ||
| Trikanya | |||
| Parab | |||
| 2025 | Gangs of Puri | Para | Webseries |
| Dustbin | Brother | ||
| Mantra Mugdha Template:Dagger | Not Revealed | ||
| 2026 | Bindusagar |
References
- ↑ SOA felicitates its alumni and DAMaN Actor Dipanwit Dashmohapatra. SOA | SIKSHA 'O' ANUSANDHAN. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
- ↑ Kow about an accomplished actor, theatre artist Dipanwit Dashmohapatra(18 October 2019). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ↑ From Balasore to Bhubaneswar, how Dipanwit Dashmohapatra made his mark in contemporary theatre(10 April 2019). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ↑ Khyanikaa at IFFI, Goa - Indian Panorama selection(16 November 2017). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ Dipanwit Dashmohapatra.
- ↑ Adieu Godard: Amartya Bhattacharyya blends realism and surrealism in his tribute to Jean-Luc Godard. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ Adieu Godard - a film dense with ideas, reflecting a filmmaker that clearly has a lot to say(26 August 2022). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ↑ Odia film DAMaN made tax free in Odisha(5 November 2022). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ Indian Panorama.
- ↑ 'Pratikshya' wins big at Washington fest.