Amada Bata is a classic Odia film directed by Amar Ganguly, based on eminent Odia woman writer of yester years Basant Kumari Pattanayak's master piece Amada Bata (1930), whose primary concern is the character Maya (Played by Jharana Das), before and after her marriage.
Jeevanlal, who is a thief, lives in a small village in India. He is married to Sita and together they have a daughter Meena and a son, Dharmchand.
The film portrays the ambitions and struggles in a relationship among members of a middle-class family.
