Bhubaneswar, Oct. 11: After garnering accolades in film festivals across the world, Odisha-based film-maker Amartya Bhattacharyya's film Capital I is set for a theatrical release here.

Touted as the "first independent feature film" of Odisha, the psychodrama will release at a city multiplex on October 23.

Shot with a DSLR camera and a tripod on a shoestring budget, the film deals with subtle emotions and detailed portrayal of the human mind in a surreal way.

The film stars film director Susant Misra, known for Indradhanura Chhai, in the lead role.

Apart from Bhubaneswar, the film will also be released in Calcutta on November 6 and in Hyderabad on November 13. In the next few months, the film will be released in cities, such as Mumbai, Trivandrum, Bengaluru, Chennai and Delhi.

However, though critically acclaimed in France, UK and USA, the film found some adverse reactions from the home state. It was criticised by some vernacular media houses here for its lesbian contents.

Bhattacharyya, the film-maker, insisted that "the allegations arise from misinterpretations".

"One must watch the film before raising apprehensions. We look forward to how people from the state will react to the film," said he said.

Software engineer by profession, Bhattacharyya had made a few short films earlier, such as Niloye Jokhon and Boba Mukhosh, which were also critically acclaimed.

In 2014, Capital I was screened at the 13th Chalachhitra Utsav in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and at West Florida Film Festival, USA.

It was officially selected for the South Asian Alternative Film Festival held in Paris and the 11th Habitat Film Festival in New Delhi.

"I find a lot of people complaining about lack of funds, resources and equipment as hindrances to film-making. But it is high time that our generation starts experimenting without any inhibitions in mind. In this world of digital technology, the excuse of constraints doesn't stand strong anymore," he said.

Now, Bhattacharyya is working on his second Odia feature film after Capital I.

Another short film by Odia filmmaker Snehasis Das has been selected for the Big Water Film Festival to be held from November 9 to 13 at Wisconsin in USA.

The animation film brings to fore the problem of water scarcity through the crow-and-water folk tale. The film was earlier screened at several film festivals, including the Woodpecker Film Festival and Fica (Festival Internacional de Cinema e Video Ambiental) Film Festival in Goiás, Brazil.

"The wisdom and knowledge that have been passed on by generations in form of folklore have always played a significant part in solving problems. But the current generations are gradually forgetting the age-old stories that teach us important lessons," said Das.