Ashutosh Pattnaik

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Ashutosh Pattnaik
Background information
Born	(1987-10-18) 18 October 1987 (age 37)
Origin	Puri, Odisha, India
Occupation(s)	Producer, director, lyricist, cinematographer
Years active	2015–present

Ashutosh Pattnaik (born on 18 October 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, director, and lyricist.^[1]

Ashutosh was born to Baijayantimala Mohanty and Prafulla Kumar Pattnaik in an Odia family from Puri, Odisha. He went to Biswambhar Bidyapitha, Puri and subsequently attended Intermediate Science at HDV Science College, Panaspada.^{[citation needed]} Then he completed BCA in NICE under Sambalpur University and animation diploma at Pentasoft, Bhubaneswar. He is a student of cinematography at Biju Pattnaik Film and TV Institute, Cuttack, Odisha.^{[citation needed]}

He directed a short film, A Race for Resistance, on water scarcity.^{[citation needed]} Then he directed the documentary Independence based on people reviews and Khusi.^{[clarification needed][citation needed]}

He directed a short ad film, The Butterfly, in Odia language, about girl child discrimination issue. It was awarded 3rd Prize at the Kallola Film Festival^[2] organised by Aaina organization with Unicef.^[3]

He set up the music production company Pattnaik Bros. He started his first professional work as a lyricist and producer on the album Eka Eka Jibanare in Odia language.^[4]

His other notable works in 2016 were Think for a second, Sambalpuri Weavers- knitted with hopes and dreams about the struggle of the Sambalpuri Weavers, Upahar by BPFTIO (Biju Pattnaik Film & Television Institute of Odisha), The Sixth Element, and Chapter-4.

He directed a short movie, Tara Can, which won 1st prize in the 5 minute category of We Care Film Fest, 2017.^[5]

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