Bhubaneswar, Sept 7: If there is determination in the heart and the courage to dream, no obstacle can stand in the way. For Sana Khemundi, a young man from a remote village in Koraput, Odisha, this is not merely a saying—it is a story he is living.

There was a time when Sana’s home did not even have a television. Today, he is preparing to make his debut on the big screen, bringing his acting to audiences through the much-awaited Odia film Maliput Melody.

His journey to Bhubaneswar itself is a story worth telling.

Coming from a small and distant corner of Koraput, Sana had never ventured beyond his district’s main town. He had never even seen a train in his life. Yet, for the first time, he boarded one—not as a tourist or traveller, but as a young actor heading towards a new chapter in his life.

Sana arrived in Bhubaneswar to attend a special screening of Maliput Melody, where his performance has emerged as one of the film’s most heartwarming elements.

The film, which is scheduled to hit theatres on September 18, has already generated considerable anticipation among Odia cinema audiences. The special screening in the state capital offered Sana an experience far removed from the life he had known in his village.

For a young man who had rarely stepped outside his familiar surroundings, standing before the big screen and seeing his own character come alive must have been a moment of extraordinary significance.

Sana’s story is more than a tale of a newcomer entering the film industry. It is a reminder that dreams do not belong only to those born in cities or raised amid privilege. Sometimes, they begin quietly in the most remote corners—nurtured by determination, imagination and the courage to take the first step.

From a village where television was once a luxury to a film that will soon be screened across theatres, Sana Khemundi’s journey has already become a story of hope and possibility.

And perhaps, for him, the journey has only just begun.