Noted Odia film producer Basudev Tripathy passed away at his Mahatab Road residence here late on Wednesday night. He was 61 and is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
Family sources said the end came due to cardiac arrest and the mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Puri Swargadwar on Thursday afternoon. His son Chandan lit the funeral pyre.
Producing Odia films under Chandan Arts banner, Tripathy first made “Antee Chhuree Tantee Kate”. Among his noted contributions to the cinema include “Sabitree”, “Basudha”, Kasia Kapila” and “Maa Mangala”. His latest production “Ghaila Bagha” was scheduled to hit the theatre in August this year.