Bhubaneswar: Eminent Jatra actor Devi Rath breathed his last at his native village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district today.

Rath (71) was unwell for last several days and he died of cardiac arrest at his residence at Paradipgarh village in Jagatsinghpur in the wee hours of today. He was a towering figure in the Jatra (opera) industry in Odisha, with a career spanning over 50 years.

Rose to fame with popular play ‘Jail Tiger’

Rath began his career in now disbanded Jatra troupe Binapani Kalakunja, Tarapur. He had created a flutter among opera lovers in Odisha when he rode a Bullet motorcycle to the stage in the play Jail Tiger in 1980s.

Rath’s stellar performances in plays like Dimiriphula, Sei Dinu Jaga Das Gaon Ku Pherini, Prema Samadhire Bibaha Bedi, Bata Chhada Sandha Asuchhi, Panat

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