BHUBANESWAR: ‘Sanju Aau Sanjana’ has won the Tarang Cine Award for the best film with Babusan adjudged the Best Actor (Male) for his performance in the same film.
The awards were presented in a glittering ceremony held at KISS campus with Bollywood star Shatrughan Sinha, producer Pahlaj Nihalini and actress Riya Sen attending as special invitees.
Twenty-four films released in 2010 were in the selection process for the second Tarang Cine Award, the popular and coveted awards for Oriya films.
Sudhanshu Sahu bagged the Best Director award for Swayamsiddha. Barsha Priyadarshini was awarded Best Actor (Female) for her role in ‘Aama Bhitare Kichi Achi.’ Actor Siddhant Mohapatra was adjudged best actor in negative role for the film ‘Don.’ While Mihir Das got the best supporting actor (Male) for the film ‘Sanju Aau Sanjana’, Ushashi Mishra got the best supporting actress (Female) award for her role in the film ‘Tu Tha Mu Jauchi Rushi.’ Best actor in Comic role went to Papu for his performance in the film ‘Sanju Aau Sanjana’. Newcomers Babloo was announced the best debutant actor for ‘Om Namah Shivaya’.
The Lifetime achievement award was conferred on eminent playwright and director Bijay Mishra for his contribution to Odia Cinema for a period more than three decades. Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha and Director, Orissa Television, Jagi Mangat Panda, presented the Tarang Cine Award trophy and a cheque for Rs.50,000 to the veteran writer.