Kosli cinema
The first ever Sambalpuri movie released was Bhukha or Bhuka. It was released in the year 1989 and was directed by Sabyasachi Mohapatra. It was also the first film from Odisha to get an International Jury Award at the Gijon International Film Festival. The second film in Sambalpuri language is Ulugulan, which was released in 2008, directed by Mahmood Hussain and produced by Purnabasi Sahu. Its story is set in the first half of the 18th century and depicts the tyrannical rule of the Nagpur rulers.
In 2013 a Sambalpuri film was released called Alar:- The Orphan, which was also became the first-ever commercial cinema of Saliwood. Story/Screenplay/Produced by: Manabhanjan Nayak & Directed By: Litu Mohanty.Films
