Odia playback singer Humane Sagar , whose powerful, unmistakable voice shaped an entire era of Odia film music, died on November 17 at the age of 34. The singer had been on advanced life support at AIIMS Bhubaneswar for more than three days but did not recover, leaving the Ollywood music industry and lakhs of fans in shock.

Sagar had been admitted on October 14 in critical condition. Doctors later confirmed he was battling multi-organ dysfunction, acute-on-chronic liver failure, bilateral pneumonia and severe cardiac complications. Despite continuous monitoring, his condition deteriorated, and he passed away on Monday evening.

A Rise That Changed Odia Film Music

Born on 25 November 1990 in Titilagarh, Bolangir district, Sagar grew up in a family where music was a way of life. His gr

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