Pranab Patnaik: key obituary facts
Is Pranab Patnaik dead? Yes. Pranab Patnaik died on August 21, 2026, at age 88.
Cause of death: Pranab Patnaik's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Pranab Patnaik known for?
He was an Odia singer.
More about Pranab Patnaik
Born: 20 January 1938.
Place of birth: Odisha.
Place of death: Bhubaneswar.
Gender: male.
Occupation: singer.
Nationality: India, British Raj, Dominion of India.
Father: Lal Mohan Patnaik.
Genres: Odia film music, Odissi, devotional, folk, semi-classical, ghazal.
Years active: 1958–present.
Pranab Patnaik, an Indian playback singer and one of the pioneering voices of Odia cinema, died on August 21, 2026, aged 88.
Born on January 20, 1938, in Buxi Bazaar, Cuttack, in present-day Odisha, he built a career that stretched across more than six decades and included songs in more than 200 Odia feature films. Patnaik also contributed to Odissi music, devotional songs, folk music, semi-classical compositions and ghazals.
He was the son of Lal Mohan Patnaik, who served as Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Patnaik died in Bhubaneswar.