Hara Pattanaik (12 October 1958 – 13 January 2015), also known as Hari Patnaik, was an Indian actor, director and screenplay writer known for his works in Odia cinema.

He has acted over 60 Odia-language movies and directed about 19 others.

Pattanaik was instrumental in introducing other actors including Anubhav Mohanty, Sabyasachi Mishra and Babushaan.

[1][2][3] During his 20 years tenure, he got several state-level awards[which?]

and accreditation from media and Oriya cine public at large.