Vishal Mourya is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vishal Mourya had his origins in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Vishal completed engineering from SATI, Vidisha, MP. After engineering, Vishal worked with MNC in Pune for 2 years but his passion for films and desire to be a director made him left his job. Vishal then worked with Star Plus (Mahayatra, 2010), Sony Tv (DPL, 2010), Zoom TV (Miss India, 2010) and Sony Tv (Miss Universe, 2010) and much more.
The movie, made at a cost of less than Rs 1 crore, saw a slow start at the box office, but it blew up following word-of-mouth just like Rishabh Shetty's Kantara. The demand for the movie increased to such a level that for the first time in decades, screens were added for an Odia movie even in multiplex theaters and the movie was released in other states as well. Many people have demanded the creators to release this movie in Hindi as well.
Vishal Mourya is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vishal Mourya had his origins in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Vishal completed engineering from SATI, Vidisha, MP. After engineering, Vishal worked with MNC in Pune for 2 years but his passion for films and desire to be a director made him left his job. Vishal then worked with Star Plus (Mahayatra, 2010), Sony Tv (DPL, 2010), Zoom TV (Miss India, 2010) and Sony Tv (Miss Universe, 2010) and much more. Vishal Mourya is known for his impressive direction in films Biju Babu (2019), B for Bundelkhand (2021) and Daman (2022).
Based on true incidents, DAMaN focuses on the journey of a doctor who gets posted in a tribal area in Malkangiri district of Odisha and his struggle to eradicate malaria from the area and convince people to visit health centres. Directed by Vishal Maurya and Debi Prasad Lenka, the movie has been made tax-free by the Odisha government.
Vishal Mourya, one of the two directors of the film, talks about making a film based on real-life incidents, shooting in challenging situations, the ‘Pan India’ phenomenon, receiving appreciation from the likes of Kamal Haasan, plans for the Hindi release, future of the Odia industry and more.