Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea
| Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amartya Bhattacharyya |
| Written by | Amartya Bhattacharyya |
| Produced by | Swastik Choudhury |
| Starring | Amrita Chowdhury Susant Misra Swastik Choudhury Hrushikesh Bhoi Choudhury Bikash Das Dipanwit Dashmohapatra Anu Choudhury Bhaswati Basu |
| Cinematography | Amartya Bhattacharyya |
| Edited by | Amartya Bhattacharyya |
| Music by | Kisaloy Roy |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea is a 2017 Odia language independent feature film written and directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya. The film won the state award for Best Editing at the 29th Odisha State Film Awards which was awarded to the filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya, who was also the editor of the film.
The treatment of the film is more like a satire with moments of humorous illustrations of serious reality and often merging into spaces of magic realism and surrealism. The film was the only Odia language film at the Indian Panorama at 48th International Film Festival of India 2017. The film also gathered a lot of critical acclamation at the international film festival circuit. The film is produced by Swastik Choudhury under the banner of Swastik Arthouse.
The film was premiered at Hidden Gems Film Festival in Canada followed by a number of other festivals including the Dhaka International Film Festival and Ethiopian International Film Festival. The film won the Honorable Jury Mention award at 5th Noida International Film Festival 2018.