Kelucharan Mohapatra was born on August 1, 1926 in Raghurajpur, Orissa, India. He is known for his work on Maa (1959), Arundhati (1967) and Amada Bata (1964). He was married to Laxmi Priya. He died on April 7, 2004 in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.