Bhubaneswar, Aug. 21 -- Veteran Odia playback singer Pranab Patnaik passed away at a private hospital here on Friday following a prolonged illness. He was 88.
Family sources said Patnaik had been admitted to the hospital after falling ill and succumbed to his condition while undergoing treatment.
A towering figure in Odisha's music and film industry for more than five decades, Patnaik made his playback singing debut in 1958 with the Odia film Maa. He went on to carve out a distinguished career, lending his voice to more than 200 Odia films.
Some of his most popular songs include Majhi Re, Mun Keun Sahare and Tuma Gaon Mahumachhi, among several others. He won the Odisha State Film Award for Best Playback Singer seven times and was also ho...