Evergreen Odia Songs We Can Listen To Anytime!

Evergreen Odia Songs We Can Listen To Anytime!

Music has long been considered to be the soul to the universe. And, the world of Odia music is replete with legendary names like Prafulla Kar, Akhaya Mohanty, Basudev Rath, Tansen Singh, Pranab Pattnaik, Shantanu Mohapatra, Trupti Das, Bhubaneswari MIshra and their iconic songs. Apart from Odia singers, popular names from the Indian scene of music too have lent their voices to a few Odia songs, which have become timeless.

These include singers like Anuradha Paudwal, Aarti Mukherji, Mohammed Aziz, Mohammed Rafi, Suresh Wadkar, Suman Kalyanpur, Manna Dey, Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan.

No wonder, Odia music industry boasts of a long list of evergreen songs. This World Music Day, we recall a few classic Odia songs found in every Odia music fan’s playlist while paying a tribute to all those singers, who with their soulful voices, have brought to life the deepest of human emotions.

A Phaguna Tume

This song is from a popular album of Akhaya Mohanty named as ‘Mo Priya’. The music has been composed by Prafulla Kar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqaXoMxaSRw

Majhire

Sung by Pranab Pattnaik, this song is from the Odia classic movie ‘Sesha Shrabana'. While music has been composed by Prafulla Kar, the song was filmed starring Prashanta Nanda and Mahasweta Ray.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8IOMBOrW8U

Jhumka Tike Tu Ta Haleide

Legendary singer Tansen Singh has sung this song from the Odia movie 'Chinha-Achinha' and the music has been composed by Basudev Ratha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruYnrgyNTk

A Bana Ra Chhai

This song is from the film ‘Gapa Helebi Sata’ and is sung by Suman Kalyanpur and Amit Kumar. Lyrics have been penned by Gurukrushna Goswami and music composed by Bhuban & Hari.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI_Xslgq1_w

Mun Paradesi Chadhei

Mohd. Aziz has sung this song from the Odia movie 'Maanini'. While music has been given by Radhakrushna Bhanja, lyrics have been penned by Nizam. The song has been picturised on Sriram Panda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WSYFP-fA6Q

A E Je Bana Lata Pahada

This song is from the movie ‘Phoola Chandana’. It is sung by Akshaya Mohanty, lyrics by Dilip and music has been composed by Saroj Pattnaik.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehkOIGHgv2Q

Rupa Heithiba Labanyabati

This song is from the film ‘Puja Phula’. Sung by Chitta Jena, the music has been composed by Prafulla Kar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GDHDpOQzZI

Mo Priya Tharu Kie Adhika Sundar
This song is from the film, ‘Sindura Bindu’. Singer Chitta Jena has lent his voice for the song and Prafulla Kar is both the lyricist and music composer for the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFl305Ndnz4

Mayuri Go

This song is from the film ‘Arundhati’ and has been sung by popular Indian singer Mohd. Rafi. The legendary Akshaya Mohanty is both the music director and lyricist for this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDrXOaD7-4w

Mun Ta Thili Ekutia Baanra Pakhi

This song which is from the film ‘Dora’ is picturised on Prashant Nanda and Mahasweta Ray. This has been sung by legendary Indian singer Suresh Wadkar and music has been composed by Shantanu Mohapatra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkzTbLArlwg

Jajabara

This is the title track of the film ‘Jajabara’ picturised on the lead actor of the film Sriram Panda. Sung by Akshaya Mohanty and Trupti Das, the lyricist and composer of the song is Akshaya himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT8lu7MxVPk

Abhimanini Ae Amania Dheu

This song is from the film ‘Ulka’ and has been sung by popular Indian singer Aarati Mukherjee. While Raju Mishra and Bibhu have composed its music, the lyrics have been written by Sachi Mohanty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ybiomLmO3Y