Legendary
Odia
singer
and
music
director
Prafulla
Kar
died
at
his
Bhubaneswar
residence
due
to
age-related
ailments.
He
was
83
and
is
survived
by
his
wife
Manorama,
sons
Mahadip
and
Mahaprasad
and
daughter
Sandhyadeepa.
He
complained
of
chest
pain
after
having
his
dinner
on
Sunday
night
and
died
soon
after
at
his
Satya
Nagar
house.
His
family
members
were
present
with
him
when
he
breathed
his
last.
Kar's
funeral
will
be
performed
at
Swarga
Dwara
crematorium
in
Puri
on
Monday
with
full
state
honours.
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi,
Odisha
Governor
Ganeshi
Lal,
Chief
Minister
Naveen
Patnaik,
Union
Minister
Dharmendra
Pradhan
and
several
other
dignitaries
condoled
Kar's
death.
"Anguished
by
the
passing
away
of
Shri
Prafulla
Kar
Ji.
He
will
be
remembered
for
his
pioneering
contribution
to
Odia
culture
and
music.
He
was
blessed
with
a
multifaceted
personality
and
his
creativity
was
reflected
in
his
works.
Condolences
to
his
family
and
admirers.
Om
Shanti," said
PM
Modi.
Mr
Patnaik
announced
that
Kar's
last
rites
will
be
performed
with
full
state
honours.
He
asked
Education
Minister
S
R
Dash
and
Law
Minister
Pratap
Jena
to
attend
the
funeral.
A
large
number
of
people
from
different
walks
of
life
made
a
beeline
to
pay
their
last
respect
to
Kar.
A
pall
of
gloom
has
descended
on
the
Odia
film
fraternity.
Born
on
February
16,
1939
in
Puri,
Kar
was
an
eminent
musician,
singer,
lyricist,
writer
and
columnist.
He
was
popular
for
his
numerous
songs
including
'Kamala
Desha
Rajakumara'.
He
had
received
the
prestigious
Padma
Shri
award
in
2015
and
was
honoured
with
Jayadeva
award
in
2004.
He
had
received
the
state
film
award
eight
times,
six
times
in
a
row.
Kar
had
the
distinction
of
being
the
musician
who
recorded
Odia
Bhagabat
and
Odia
Chhanda,
a
rare
collection
of
traditional
Odia
songs.
'Prabhukrupa',
a
devotional
music
album
directed
by
him,
had
recorded
sales
of
over
10
lakh
cassettes.
His
composition
'Collection
of
Geet
Govindam'
was
also
a
big
hit.
Various
established
singers
such
as
Usha
Mangeshkar,
Kavita
Krishnamurty,
Suresh
Wadkar,
Md.
Aziz,
Kishore
Kumar,
Amit
Kumar,
Vani
Jairam,
S
Janaki,
Chitra,
Yesudas
and
S
P
Balasubramaniam
have
rendered
their
voices
to
Odia
music
under
his
direction.