Naga Phasa, Samay Bada Balaban, Danda Balunga, Sahari Bagha, Chaka Bhaunri, and Chaka Akhi Sabu Dekhuchi are some of his most notable films in this role. Initially, he opted mostly for negative roles. In 1977, he started his career in the Oriya film industry with the film Chilika Tire which won the National Award for that year. After returning to Odisha, he devoted himself to directing plays. He acted in the theatres and stayed in Delhi up to 1975. He passed successfully from the NSD with classmates like Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Om Puri, etc. After his graduation from BA, he joined the National School of Drama. He started acting in his school days while studying at M.K.C High School. He was survived with his actress wife Tandra and daughter.īijyaMohanty was born in 1950 at Pandiri (Kendrapara and brought up in Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa. A pall of gloom descended on the Ollywood fraternity after the demise of the actor. On June 14, the actor had reached Bhubaneswar in a special ambulance bus with ICU facility, after undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad. However, he breathed his last after a few hours. Reportedly, Mohanty was admitted to Care Hospital here this evening after his health condition worsened. Retrieved 26 November 2015.Bhubaneswar:20/7/20: Veteran Odia actor Bijay Mohanty passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
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Initially he opted mostly for negative roles. In 1977, Mohanty started upon his career in the Oriya film industry with the film Chilika Tire which won the National Award for that year. The couple acted in a number of films opposite each other. After returning to Odisha, he devoted himself to directing plays.īijay was married to Tandra Ray, an actress of the Oriya film industry. He acted in the theatres and stayed in Delhi up to 1975. He passed successfully from the NSD with classmates like Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, and Om Puri etc. After his graduation from BA, he joined the National School of Drama. He started acting during his school days while studying in M.K.C High School. Mohanty was born in 1950 at Pandiri, Kendrapara and brought up in Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa.