Akshaya Mohanty was born on October 12, 1936, in Cuttack, to Bichitrananda Mohanty and Subarna Manjari Mohanty. He had no formal musical training. He joined a government job in 1956 in his hometown of Cuttack but left after seven years in 1963. In 1956, he was approved as a lyricist by All India Radio, Cuttack. By 1959, he had been authorized as an All India Radio composer. Akshaya was a true prodigy in his field. In the 1950s, he made his debut as a vocalist with the song ‘Gadiala Bhai Dharichhi Sura Re’ 'Gori Gori Gori' from the Odia film 'Maa' was his first song as a playback vocalist (1959). Years passed, and he donned various hats, including those of a singer, lyricist, composer, and director.
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Abhijit Majumdar, also known as the Melody King of Odia cinema, is an Indian film music director and composer. On September 11th, he was born in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. Abhijit began his career as a technician in the musical department for Odia films at Sambalpuri Industry. Later on, he began working for Ollywood. He is a self-taught musician who made his debut in 1991 at the Dhaski Gala. He rose through the ranks steadily and made his breakthrough as a composer with Kaisa Kapila (2000). He has composed almost 700 songs for Odia films, albums, and the Sambalpuri business. He also directs Oriya films and sings Odia bhajans. One of his Bhajana tapes, 'Nadia Rani', presented by Sarthak Music, became a super hit and highly popular ...
Goodly Rath is an Indian film composer, musician, and singer. He has made his mark in several music-related fields such as playback singing, vocal arrangement, musical arrangement, background score, music programming, and production. His distinct approach and enthusiasm towards his profession have earned him partnerships with a number of well-known producers.
Rath was born in Bhubaneswar, Orissa in the year 1973 to a musical family. Pravabati Rath, his mother, was a state-level singer and gold medallist in several competitions. Â Khetramohan Kar, his maternal grandfather, was a well-known tabla player. Rath has a sister and four older brothers. He went to Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium School and later to Buxi Jagabandhu Coll...
Humane Sagar from Titlagarh, Balangir, Odisha, was born on 25th November 1990. He is a popular Odia playback singer and has achieved great fame in the Ollywood industry. He sings Indian pop songs and is loved by thousands in and outside of Odisha. He belongs from a musical background. His parents were both singers and singing runs in his blood. His grandfather was also into songs and composed private albums. Humane got married in 2017 to his fellow singing participant Shreya Mishra in the show Voice of Odisha season 2 and has a daughter. Humane first got recognition for his beautiful voice when he participated in a singing reality show in Odisha, the Voice of Odisha on Tarang TV, in the year 2012. He was the winner of that season and gai...
Subhash Das is a famous Indian singer who mainly worked in the Odia music industry and is known for his devotional songs in the Odia language. The bhajans sung by Subhash are very popular and highly streamed among the audience of Odisha. He recorded Jagannath bhajans and songs under the label Sarthak Music Pvt. Ltd. Mahabharat (2009), Nai Kule Mo Ghara (2009), Asthithili Kalla (1984), Sukha Dukhara Thakura (2009), and Macho Bali Mu