Pandit Raghunath Murmu Academy of Santali Cinema & Art ('RASCA', Santali :meaning Joy), is a cine academy based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. It is formed to promote and develop Santali films across the state.
Activities
This academy classes are provided to the students in acting & dancing primarily along with technical education of film equipments along with guest lectures.
Surya Singh Besra, the director of RASCA announced the launch of santali film awards, at a meeting held on February 3, 2008. RASCA's major achievement is that it arranges an award programme for Santali Films each year on 5 May, in which persons related to Santali Films are awarded with certificates, trophies and cash.
The first award ceremony was held on 5 May 2008, at XLRI Auditorium, Jamshedpur.
Award programme was not organised in the year 2009 due to parliamentary elections, & in 2010 due to inadequate number films for nominations, which broke the continuity of organising the award programme each year.
RASCA Award Ceremony 2008
This was the maiden award ceremony organised by RASCA, & was held on 5 May 2008, at XLRI Auditorium, Jamshedpur.
RASCA Award Ceremony 2011
2nd RASCA Award was organised in 2011 after a gap of 2 yrs, which became the starting point of continuity, for organising the award programme each year. The award programme was held at Michael John Auditorium, Bistupur.
RASCA Award Ceremony 2012
The third RASCA Award Ceremony was held on Saturday 05/05/2012, at Birsa Munda Town Hall, Sidhgora. Category Winner Best Santali Movie Aamge Sari Dulariya Best Director Jagannath Murmu (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Actor Bubun Mardi Best Actress Bir Baha Hansda (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Villain Dharmendra Mardi (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Comic Actor Sukhlal Murmu (Muluk More Maha) Best Child Actor Karna Murmu (Kahins) Best Supporting Actor Sunil Hansda (Hala) Best Supporting Actress Merila Murmu (Muluk More Maha) Best Playback Singer (Male) Subhash Hansda (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Playback Singer (Female) Anjali (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Lyricist Chamachand Murmu (Accha Thik Geya) Best Music Shyam (Aamge Sari Dulariya) Best Story Lakshman Soren (Bonga Kudi)
RASCA Award Ceremony 2013
The fourth RASCA Award Ceremony was held on Sunday 5 May 2013, at XLRI Auditorium, Jamshedpur. Category Winner Best Santali Movie Aminj Dular Meya (Production House-Sagen Films) Best Director Raju Raaj Biruily (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Actor Lakhan Soren (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Actress Sonam (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Villain Vinod Soren (Sontok) Best Comic Actor Srimat Mandi (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Child Actor NO Nominations Best Supporting Actor Raju Raaj (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Supporting Actress Riya (Juwan Mone) Best Playback Singer (Male) Dushasan Mahato (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Playback Singer (Female) Geeta Baskey ( Juwan Mone) Best Lyricist Dushasan Mahato (Aminj Dular Meya) Best Music Govinda & Firoz (Lugu Lumang) Best Story Krish Sharma & Krishna (Jiwi Gaate) Best Editing Pankaj Murmu (Jiwi Gaate) Best Choreographer Vishnu Charan Tudu (Juwan Mone) Best Cinematography Raja & Tarak (Juwan Mone) Best Short Film 1 Sari Sohray (Saheb) Best Short Film 2 Kumbru Kate Aatkar Kedam (Ramswaroop Soren)
Special Jury Award Dashrath Hansda (Dosar Jonom) Twinkle Soren (Aminj Dular Meya) Rupa Hansda (Jiwi Gaate) Mansingh Majhi (Lugu Lumang) Munna Hembrom (Jiwi Gaate)
RASCA Award Ceremony 2014
The 5th RASCA Award Ceremony was held on Monday 05/05/2014, at Sidgora Town hall, Jamshedpur. Meanwhile, the 5th edition of the Santhali film festival hosted by Pandit Raghunath Academy of Santhali Cinema and Art (RASCA) would be held on May 5 may at Sidgora Town hall. Category Winner Best Santali Movie Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj Best Director Raajuraj and Chandramohan Hembram (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Actor Ravi Hansda (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Actress Reema Sahni(Asha Dolan) Best Villain Bajar Hembram( Fagun Koyel) Best Comic Actor Sunil Majhi(Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Child Actor NO Nominations Best Supporting Actor Bubun Mardi( Asha Dolan) Best Supporting Actress Phulmani Soren(Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Playback Singer (Male) Tara Gulshan Tudu(Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Playback Singer (Female) Geeta-Sushma (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Lyricist Sanjeev Hembram (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Music Subrat (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Story Lakhan Tudu (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Editing Lakhan Soren (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Choreographer Manoj Hembram (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Cinematography Rajuraaj (Jaway Oda Bonga Chapad kidinj) Best Short Film 1 Best Short Film 2
See also Santali Language Santali Latin Alphabet Ol Chiki Script Ol Chiki Alphabet Santali People Santali Alphabet Santhals Santhal
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