Eminent Odia playback singer Pranab Kishore Patnaik is unwell. Presently, he is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
"He was tested positive for dengue. Then he was admitted to a hospital. Now he has recovered but will stay at the hospital for some more days because of his weakness," informed his wife Kasturika Patnaik.
Meanwhile, a team of delegates met Patnaik at the health facility.
Born on January 20, 1938, Patnaik started his musical journey in 1958 when he made his debut in the film ‘Maa’. With his soulful voice, he struck a chord with the music lovers from his very first film. Patnaik has lent his voice to different genres of music such as Odissi, bhajans, semi-classical, traditional, folks and ghazals and dominated the industry for over five decades.
He has the opportunity to sing with renowned singers including Usha Mangeshkar, Bhupinder Singh, Hemelata, Vani Jayram and S Janaki. A recipient of Jayadev Samman- the highest film award of the state, he ruled the industry for over five decades.
His songs like ‘Majhire...’, ‘Jabanaru Aparadha…’, ‘Keun Nama Dhari…’, ‘Seemahina Dariya…’, ‘Jaha Mun Khojichhi…’, ‘Nakara Nakara Mana…’, ‘Urmi Adhira Eapasi Chilika…’ are still the favourite songs of music lovers of all ages.