Niraba Jhada

In a remote village in Odisha, poverty and illiteracy have fostered dependence on superstition. The villagers have mortgaged their land to the landlord Janrdhan, who forces many of them to become contract laborers and leave the village to earn a livelihood. The story revolves around two villagers, Haria and Bhamar, and Bhamar's daughter, Phoola, who become entangled in Janrdhan's greed and oppression.

1984

Drama·Documentary

1h 59min

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Hemanta Das
Jaya Swami
Robin Das
Arun Nanda
Niranjan Patnaik
Manimala Debi

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