The body of Odia Film Producers’ Association president Kusha Ranjan Patnaik, who died following a road accident here on Thursday evening, was consigned to flames at his native Aanandpur in Keonjhar district on Friday afternoon.
Patnaik was hit by a bike when he was crossing road near Ram Mandir here at around 8.45 pm. With grievous injuries, he had been rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed after two hours.
His body had been brought to his resident at the Tankapani Road where many eminent persons paid their last respect.
He had produced Odia movies like ‘Kandhei Akhire luha’, ‘Kehi Jane Bhala lagere’, ‘Chocolate’ and Bengali film ‘Putuler Pratisodh’. Besides he was the co-producer of mega serial ‘Toh Agana Ra Tulasi Mu’ and producer of ‘Topae Sindura’.
A pall of gloom descended on the Odia film industry over the sad demise of Patnaik.