Popular Odia actor Pintu Nanda’s demise has left the Odia film industry in shock.
The actor, best known as ‘Mr.
Romeo’, passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad.
He was 45.
Nanda was was undergoing treatment for liver-related ailments for a long time died on Wednesday night, as per family sources.
He was initially being treated in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar and was shifted to New Delhi's Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) for liver transplantation after his condition deteriorated.
However because of unavailability of any organ donor in Delhi hospital Nanda’s family shifted him to a Hospital in Hyderabad.
As soon as the news of his death broke out several big names from the Odia film fraternity took to their social media handles to condole the actor’s death.
Odia superstar Sidhant Mohapatra while speaking to the media mourned the demise of his colleague and close friend Pintu Nanda.
He said that Pintu was like a younger brother to him and such a sudden departure is very sad.Read AlsoOdia thriller series ‘Anthony’ releasing in Bengali dubbed version According to reports, a relative was supposed to donate a liver to the actor but because of a mismatch of blood group, the process had to be stopped and before any donor can be arranged Nanda passed away on Wednesday night.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, Union Minister Darmendra Pradhan and many political leaders of the state also mourned the death of the popular actor.
Nanda was a well-known face in Odia cinema and television circle for his wide range of roles as hero, villain, character artist and comedian.
Pintu Nanda started his acting career in a Doordarshan program and made his film debut in 'Koili' in 1996.
Since then the actor had featured in a number of Odia films including 'Dosti', 'Hata Dhari Chalu Tha', 'Rumku Jhumana', 'Wrong Number', and 'Prema Rutu Asigala', to name a few.
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