**Cuttack: ** 82-year-old Odia film director Nagen Ray breathed his last at his residence in the silver city here. Artists from various walks of life flocked at his residence in Nua Bazaar area here in the millennium city to pay their last respects to the veteran director.
He is best known for his direction of the first Odia colour film, ‘Gapa Hele Bi Sata’ which was released in 1976.
Though he was offered to direct several movies, he directed only one more movie ‘Tapasya’ which was released in 1980. It was Ray’s last film as director.