Report by  Ashok Palit  ; Bhubaneswar:  Parvati  Ghosh alias Chapala Nayak, actress, producer and first woman film director of Odisha has complaint against  her brother  Sarada Prasana Nayak    for his wrong statement in a press meet ,  that   he was   directing the film KAA and STREE.

Actress Paravati Ghosh   has announced that Sidarth  had comprise the name of four person they are Paravati, Her husband Gour Ghosh, Sarada Prasana Nayak and Ram Chandra  Thakur  of Mumbai.  In the complaint, she said that  information  given by a book titled  Odia  Chalachitra Angyanta Adhyaya written by Late Bhim Singh and published by  Adikanda Rout  under the banner of  Seetaleswari Prakashani, Cuttack  provided wrong information. She appealed to the media   before filing any story they should contact concerned person for the credibility of the story. 

She said when she decided to direct Chha Mana Aatha Guntha (1986) it was a good rendering of the  famous novel of the same name by Fakir Mohan Senapati but faced a lot of criticism from film critics. But her films on various social themes with, sensitive treatment and brilliant narrative touched the hearts of the masses. 

Moreover, her films were deeply rooted in the socio-cultural ethos of the then Oriya society  ,made her debut as a child artist in, Sri Jagannath in 1950. In 1953, she came to mainstream Odia filmdom as an actress essaying the lead role opposite Gour Ghosh in Amari Gaan Jhua followed by Bhiai Bhai (1956), Maa  (1959). Laxmi (1962). Kaa (1965), Stree (1968) and Sansara (1971). Laxmi, Kaa and Stree won national awards as a best regional category.

The actress told that odia cine lover likes her not as Paravati  Ghosh    but  for the character which was essayed by her in the film. In fact long before Sai Paranjpe, Kalpana Lajml and Aparna Sen, Parbati Ghosh had started her own film concern, acted and produced her own films, establishing herself as a pioneer woman director in the country.