Shantanu Mohapatra

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Shantanu Mohapatra
Born1936
Baripada , Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
DiedDecember 30, 2020
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Occupation(s)musician, singer and composer
InstrumentsVocalist

Shantanu Mohapatra (1936–2020[1]) was an Indian musician, singer and composer.[2] Apart from Oriya, he sang in Hindi and Bengali language. He also directed music for Oriya and Telugu films.[3][4] During his lifetime, he composed music for more than 1,600 songs.[5]

Early life[]

Shantanu Mohapatra was born on January 6, 1936, in Baripada , Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.[6] From the age of five, he learned music from Guru Banchhanidhi Panda.[7] He began performing on stage at the age of eight. In 1956, he graduated from IIT Kharagpur with a degree in Applied Geology and Geophysics. While studying at IIT, he became involved with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and mastered the art of group music. He learned music direction from Salil Chowdhury. In June 1956, he joined the Department of Mines & Geology, Government of Odisha and retired from there as a director. He worked as a geophysicist in Odisha Mining Corporation till retirement in 1994.

Music career[]

Santanu Mahapatra made his debut as an Oriya movie music composer in 1963 with the film Surjyamukhi. He composed music for 50 odd movies, features, telefilms, documentaries and especially art movies. He has also been credited as the first Odia music director to work in films in five different languages include Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese and Telugu.[5]

Mohapatra had composed the first modern Odia ballad 'Konark Gatha' with lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami and it was sung by Akshaya Mohanty. He has done more than 1,900 compositions, including 53 feature and telefilms films, 10 Jatras, 60 dramas by AIR (Cuttack) and 10 dance dramas to his credit.[1]


Honors and awards[]

  • Lalit Kala Akademi Award – 2004[citation needed]
  • Odisha Film Critics Award, 1995
  • Mother Teresa Millennium Award, 2005[citation needed]

Death[]

He died of pneumonia on December 30, 2020, at the age of 84.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Odia music maestro Shantanu Mohapatra dies at 84 in Bhubaneshwar". India Today. December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Mehrotra, Isha (December 30, 2020). "Renowned music director Shantanu Mohapatra dies at 84". Zee News.
  3. ^ National Film Festival. Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1994.
  4. ^ "ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଶାନ୍ତନୁ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ". www.khabar.odishatv.in. odisha tv. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "ସଙ୍ଗୀତଜ୍ଞ ଶାନ୍ତନୁ ମହାପାତ୍ର ଅସୁସ୍ଥ". www.dharitri.com. ଧରିତ୍ରୀ. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସଙ୍ଗୀତଜ୍ଞ ଶାନ୍ତନୁ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ୮୫ ବର୍ଷ ବୟସରେ ପରଲୋକ, ଅସୁସ୍ଥତା କାରଣରୁ ଭର୍ତ୍ତି ହୋଇଥିଲେ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲରେ. Knewsodisha. knews odisha. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  7. ^ ଜୀବନ ନାଟକରେ ଯବନିକା. Sambad. ଇଷ୍ଟର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମିଡ଼ିଆ. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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