Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra
Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna
Dey, is a playback singer in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati,
Marathi,
Malayalam,
Kannada, and Assamese
films.
He has also sung songs in the Indian languages of Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Magahdh, Punjabi, Maithilee, Konkani, Sindhri and Chattisgarghi. He made his debut as a playback singer in the film Tamanna in 1942. He has recorded more than 4000 songs from 1942-2013. His peak period, in Hindi playback singing, is considered to be from 1953-1976. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007.
He has also sung songs in the Indian languages of Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Magahdh, Punjabi, Maithilee, Konkani, Sindhri and Chattisgarghi. He made his debut as a playback singer in the film Tamanna in 1942. He has recorded more than 4000 songs from 1942-2013. His peak period, in Hindi playback singing, is considered to be from 1953-1976. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007.
Death: 24,
Oct, 2013 (age 94) at Bangalore.
Spouse: Sulochana
Kumaran (m. 1953–2012)
The following is
the list of Manna Dey's other awards:
- 1969 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi Film Mere Huzur
- 1971 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bengali film Nishi Padma and Hindi film Mera Naam Joker[12][13]
- 1971 Padma Shri Award by Government of India
- 1972 Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Mera Naam Joker
- 1985 Lata Mangeshkar Award awarded by Government of Madhya Pradesh
- 1988 Michale Sahittyo Puraskar awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dhaka
- 1990 Shyamal Mitra Award by Mithun Fans Association
- 1991 Sangeet Swarnachurr Award awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri
- 1993 P.C.Chandra Award by P.C.Chandra Group & others
- 1999 Kamala Devi Roy Award by Kamala Devi Group
- 2001 Anandalok Lifetime Award by the Anandabazar Group
- 2002 Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music
- 2003 Alauddin Khan Award by the Government of West Bengal
- 2004 National Award as Playback singer by Government of Kerala
- 2004 Hony D. Lit Award by the Rabindra Bharati University
- 2005 Lifetime Achievement award by the Government of Maharashtra
- 2005 Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India
- 2007 First Akshaya Mohanty Award by Government of Orissa
- 2007 Awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award by the Government of India
- 2008 Hony D. Lit Award by Jadavpur University
- 2011 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2011 Banga-Vibhushan by Government of West Bengal
2012 Annanyo
Samman - The Annanyo Samman given by 24 Ghanta TV channel to Sri Manna Dey for
his lifetime achievement.
RED SALUTE
C.SUNISH.
No comments:
Post a Comment