Bhubaneswar: Veteran Odia film actor Chakradhar Jena passed away while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Jena was being treated at the healthcare facility due to lung-related ailment. He was later shifted to the ICU, where he breathed his last during treatment.
A pall of gloom descended on the Ollywood fraternity after the demise of Jena.
An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Jena made his debut in the Odia film industry with the movie ‘Pathara Khasuchhi Bada Deulu’ in 1993.
He also acted in popular movies like ‘Mo Mana Khali Tumari Pain’, ‘Rana Bhumi’, ‘Sahara Jaluchi’, ‘Tu Mo Akhira Tara’, ‘To Bina Mo Kahani Addha’, ‘To Pain Nebi Mu Sahe Janama’, ‘Sanju Aau Sanjana’ and ‘Om Namaha Shivaya’.