Legendary musician Prafulla Kar passes away
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Legendary music director, singer and lyricist Prafulla Kar handed away on the age of 83 within the Capital metropolis on Sunday. Kar was ailing for the final two days and suffered a cardiac arrest at round 9.30 pm, household sources stated.
Born on February 16, 1939, Kar began singing in his school days however made debut as knowledgeable singer within the Odia movie business in 1962 with ‘Shri Shri Patita Pabana’. Thirteen years later in 1975, he started his journey as a music composer within the movie ‘Mamata’ and went on to grow to be a family title. Having directed music for over 60 Odia and 4 Bengali motion pictures, Kar was honoured with the Padma Shri within the 12 months 2015 within the discipline of artwork.
Besides the celebrated Jaydev Puraskar in 2004, the State authorities had conferred him with the Best Music Director Award on six events for his excellent contribution to the Odia music business. The six movies are ‘Mamata’, ‘Sesa Srabana’, ‘Bandhu Mohanty’, ‘Sati Anasuya’, ‘Sita Labakusa’ and ‘School Master’. He had additionally composed music for quite a few Odissi dance dramas and music CDs for the Government of Odisha.
In 2009, the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi’s highest honour – Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Award – was conferred upon him. Apart from singing and composing songs, Kar had additionally performed small roles in two Odia movies ‘Mukti’ and ‘Thukool’. People from completely different walks of life condoled his demise. Family members stated the mortal stays can be consigned to flames at Swargadwara in Puri on Monday.
