Veteran Odia film actor and director Bijay Mohanty passed away at a private hospital here on Monday. He was 70. The body of Mohanty will be cremated with state honours.

The actor was rushed to Care Hospitals in Bhubaneswar after his condition became critical on Monday evening. He died while undergoing treatment, said sources. The actor was brought to Odisha from Hyderabad in a special ambulance on June 14. Mohanty was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad after he suffered a cardiac arrest.