Veteran lyricist, who has written more than 2,000 songs for Odia cinema, Surendra Nath Vidyadhar passed away at his Buxi Bazaar residence here on Sunday afternoon. He was 78 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
His the mortal remains were cremated at the Puri Swargadwar late in the evening, family sources said.Although Vidyadhar was a lawyer by profession, he had a flare for writing songs andwas a senior artist of the All India Radio.He had penned several popular songs for Odia cinema and was an affable person in the Odia film industry.