The makers releases the trailer of much-anticipated Odia film Mantra Muughda. It is helmed by National Award-winning filmmaker Anupam Patnaik, who earlier won the award for Pratikshya at the 69th film festival. Actor-director Anupam Kher is in the process of remaking the film in Hindi language.
Following the success of Karma and Gangs of Puri, widely watched OTT series, Mantra Muughda is backed by Amiya Patnaik Productions, a banner with over 42 years of legacy in Odia cinema. The film is shot extensively at the 600-year-old Dharakote Palace over a 45-day schedule. It blends multiple genres— horror, comedy, mystery, and fantasy in a single narrative. Mantra Muugdha is a supernatural horror–comedy that narrates the story of three friends who accidentally awaken something evil at an abandoned palace leading them into a wild ride of horror, comedy and fantasy.
The film has an ensemble cast that features Sanoj Kumar, Manmay Dey, Sarthak Bharadwaj, Dipanwit Dasmohapatra, Suryamayee Mohapatra, Bhoomika Dash, Hara Rath, Umakanta Sahoo, Soma Hota, Nishant Majithia, Barsha Patnaik, Choudhury Jayprakash Das, Akash Rout, Pihu Mohapatra, Ankita Mishra, Jagannath Jagan, Ishani Panda, Sujit Baral, Riten Patnaik and Ashis Rout in pivotal roles.
The story is conceived by Anupam Patnaik and Roshan Bisoi. The screenplay of the film is written by Rohit Gehlot and Anupam Patnaik while dialogues are penned by Pranab Rath. The Additional Screenplay & dialogues are contributed by Nishant Majithia.
