Manna Dey

Manna Dey
Manna Dey
Background information
Birth name	Prabodh Chandra Dey
Born	May 1, 1919 (age 92) Calcutta, British India
Genres	Playback singing
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocalist
Years active	1929–present

Prabodh Chandra Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna Dey (Bengali: মান্না দে), is a playback singer in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Kanada,Assamese films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh he was a part of Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is rated best classical singer among all singers of Hindi film music though he sang all types of songs from Pop to folk. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2007.

Accolades and awards

Dey has been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

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
• 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 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

Filmography

• Tamanna (1942)
• Ramrajya (1943)
• Jwar Bhata (1944)
• Kavita (1944)
• Mahakavi Kalidas (1944)
• Vikramaditya (1945)
• Prabhu Ka Ghar (1946)
• Valmiki (1946)
• Geetgobind (1947)
• Awaara (1951)
• Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
• Hamdard (1953)
• Parineeta' '(1953)
• Chitrangada (1953)
• Boot Polish (1954)
• Shree 420 (1955)
• seema (1955)
• chori chori (1956)
• Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)
• Kabuliwala (1961)
• Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)(1963)
• Chitralekha (1964)
• Waqt (1965)
• Love in Tokyo (1966)
• Teesri Kasam (1966)
• Pyar Kiye Ja (1966)
• Upkaar (1967)
• Raat Aur Din (1967)
• Aamne Samne (1967)
• Palki
• Nawab Sirajdoula
• Boond Jo Ban Gaya Moti (1967)
• Padosan (1968)
• Mere Huzoor (1968)
• Neel Kamal (1968)
• Ram aur Rahim (1968)
• Ek Phool Do Mali (1969)
• Chanda Aur Bijli (1969)
• Jyoti (1969)
• Mera Naam Joker (1970)
• Anand (1970)
• Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong (1971)
• Jane Anjane (1971)
• Lal Patthar (1971)
• Buddha Mil Gaya (1971)
• Paraya Dhan (1971)
• Reshma Aur Shera (1971)
• Chemmeen (Malayalam)
• Bawarchi (1972)
• Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
• Shor (1972)
• Zindagi Zindagi (1972)
• Avishkaar (1973)
• Dil Ki Rahe (1973)
• Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973)
• Sampurna Ramayan (1973)
• Saudagar (1973)
• Zanjeer (1973)
• Bobby (1973)
• Resham ki Dori (1974)
• Us Paar (1974)
• Sholay (1975)
• Himalaya Se Ooncha (1975)
• Sanyasi (1975)
• Ponga Pandit (1975)
• Jai Santoshi Ma (1975)
• Das Mnambati (1976)
• Mehbooba (1976)
• Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
• Anurodh (1977)
• Minoo (1977)
• Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978)
• Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
• Jurmana (1978)
• Abdullah (1980)
• Choro Ki Baraat
• Kranti
• Karz (1980)
• Laawaris (1981)
• Prahaar (1990)
• Guria (1997)
• Umar (2008)