Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty died on Thursday evening whereas present process remedy at a personal hospital in Delhi, his household mentioned. He was 66.
Mohanty had been affected by acute liver illnesses and was airlifted to Delhi from Bhubaneswar on February 8. He’s survived by his famend actor spouse Aparajita Mohanty and son, Odia cine star Babushan.
Taking to X, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi mentioned, “I’m deeply saddened to know in regards to the demise of Odisha’s fashionable actor Uttam Mohanty. His departure has created an enormous void within the Odia artwork discipline. The impression he left within the Odia cinema will at all times maintain him within the hearts of the viewers. I pray for the everlasting peace of his soul and categorical my deepest condolences to the bereaved household.” The CM additionally ordered that Mohanty’s final rites be carried out with full state honours.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ତଥା ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ଅଭିନେତା ଉତ୍ତମ ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କର ବିୟୋଗ ଓଡ଼ିଆ କଳା ଜଗତରେ ଏକ ବିରାଟ ଶୂନ୍ୟସ୍ଥାନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ କଳା ଜଗତରେ ସେ ଛାଡିଯାଇଥିବା ଅଭିନୟର ଛାପ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ଦର୍ଶକଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟରେ ଅମର କରି ରଖିବ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା…
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) February 27, 2025
Mohanty began his performing profession with Odia movie ‘Abhimaan’ in 1977 and went on to work in over 130 movies. His greatest performances had been in movies ‘Nijhum Ratira Sathi’ (1979), ‘Phula Chandana’ (1982), ‘Jhiati Sita Pari’ (1983) and ‘Danda Balunga’ (1984). He had additionally labored in round 30 Bengali movies and a Hindi film, ‘Naya Zaher’. Mohanty had additionally labored in few TV serials together with ‘Sara Akasha’.
