Tarang Cine Awards
The Tarang Cine Awards are presented annually by Tarang entertainment television channel to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Oriya language film industry mainly based in State of Orissa, India.
History
The awards have been instituted by Orissa Television Communications that has launched the Taranga exclusive entertainment channel. To commemorate the 75 glorious years of Oriya cinema Bibhuprasad Rath, Director of Orissa Televisions Limited has announced Tarang Cine Awards during the award presentation ceremony in the Bhubaneswar on 26 February 2010.First Tarang Cine Awards was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium in Cuttack in 2 May 2010.
Second Tarang cine awards held at Capital city Bhubaneswar in 26 February 2011.
Awards
Tarang Cine Awards given in 18 categories to various actors, best directors, singers and other personalities in the year 2010. Apart from this, lifetime achievement award is given to one person for his/her outstanding contribution to the Oriya cine industry.In the year 2011 adding 3 new categories Awards number goes to 21.
Merit awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actor
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Performance in a Negative Role
- Best Performance in a Comic Role
- Best Music Director
- Best Lyricist
- Best Playback Singer Male
- Best Playback Singer Female
- Best Child Artist
- Best Debutant actor
Technical awards
- Best Story
- Best Screenplay
- Best Dialogue
- Best Action
- Best Art Direction
- Best Background Score
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Choreography
- Best Sound Recording
- Best Special Effects
- Best Costume Design
Special awards
- Life Time Achievement
Past ceremonies
| Ceremony | Date | Venue | Best film winner |
| 1st Tarang Cine Awards | 2 May 2010 | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium, Cuttack | Abhimanyu |
| 2nd Tarang Cine Awards | 5 March 2011 | KISS campus, Bhubaneswar | Sanju Aau Sanjana |
| 3rd Tarang Cine Awards | 11 March 2012 | Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar | Chocolate |
| 4th Tarang Cine Awards | 3 March 2013 | Janata Maidan Bhubaneswar | Something Something |
| 5th Tarang Cine Awards | 9 March 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium, Cuttack | Hata Dhari Chalutha |
| 6th Tarang Cine Awards | 14 March 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor stadium, Cuttack | Smile Please |
| 7th Tarang Cine Awards | 20 March 2016 | Baljatra Ground, Cuttack | Pilata Bigidigala |
| 8th Tarang Cine Awards | 18 March 2017 | Janata Maidan, Bhubaneswar | Love Station |
| 9th Tarang Cine Awards 2018 | 18 March 2018 | East Coast Railway Sports Complex near Mancheswar Stadium, Bhubaneswar | Hero No.1 |