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Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, or Balu to his countless fans and followers in many a country, besides his Motherland - India, is one of the leading figures of Indian Cinema, more particularly, Southern Indian Movie Industry. He had held sway for years and continues to do so, as a top-notch playback singer, in films in many Indian languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam the ‘lingua franca’, Hindi, Tulu, Oriya, Assamese, Badaga, Sanskrit, English, Konkini, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.

Balu has sung over a staggering 35,000 songs in films, private albums, TV Serials, which is a fete in itself. He is one of the most sought after “play back” singer of Southern Indian Cinema.

Balu was born on June 4th, 1946 in Konetampet, in present day Tamil Nadu, then in Andhra Pradesh. His father, Sri. S.P. Sambamurthy was a fine musician and an excellent exponent of “Harikatha” (a fine art form of entertainment combining music and story telling). Balu took to singing early. Blessed with a rich melodious voice, a fine range and timbre drenched with honeydew the sprightly lad sang in public while pursuing his engineering diploma.

While singing in one of the “talent-spotting contests” in Chennai, young Balu was spotted by the late film music composer, Sri. S.P. Kodandapani. Balu won the first prize and the enterprising music director gave the fresh talent a break to sing in the film “SRI SRI SRI MARYADA RAMANNA” (Telugu 1966).

Thus began the career that would become a legend in Southern India, the golden-voiced singer, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam. Success came by calling on wheels for young Balu, and within a short period the name SPB began to ripple out creating waves across the land. He made audiences across India sit up and take note, with his mellifluous renderings in the run-a-away super hit “EK DUJE KE LIYE”.

His singing performance in the many-award-winning Telugu Musical, “SHANKARABHARANAM” (Telugu 1979) won him the coveted Indian Government award as the best singer of the year. The film smashed records which the voice, melody, verve and feelingful rendering of Balu contributed more than amply. He also got National Awards for his singing in films like “EK DUJE KE LIYE” (Hindi 1981), “SAAGAR SANGAMAM” (Telugu 1983), “RUDRA VEENA” (Telugu 1988), “GAANA YOGI PANCHASHARI GAVAI” (Kannada 1995, “MINSARA KANAVU” (Tamil 1996) altogether six which is a record. Balu won the coveted film fare award for singing in “MAINE PYAR KIYA” in 1990, and the SurSinger Award for his best classical rendering in the Hindi film “TERE PAYAL MERE GEETH” in 1992. Balu also performed on screen and donned character roles with roaring success in as many as 45 films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannda.

Balu bagged the Tamil Nadu Government and Andhra Pradesh Government, prestigious awards at least 10 times as the best Singer, best character actor and composer. He was awarded the “KALAIMAMANI” by Tamil Nadu Government in the early seventies. He was awarded “DOCTORATE” by Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in 1999. He was awarded “Ms. LATA MANGESHKAR PURASKAR” by Madhya Pradesh Government in 1999. He was awarded by “PADMASHRI” by Indian Government in 2001. He was awarded an “Honorary Doctorate” by Satyabama University in 2009.

A quick glance of notable achievements include:


•Balu has recorded over 35,000 songs in a span of 40 years, which include film songs and devotional numbers recorded by various recording companies of the country. It is a world record which will be soon entering into the Guinness Book of World Records.
•Balu has sung in 14 regional languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu, Oriya, Assamese, Badaga, Sanskrit, Konkini, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi
•Balu has recorded 17 songs in Kannada for the composer Upendra Kumar in Bangalore from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. on February 8, 1981 which is a record.
•Balu recorded 19 songs in Tamil & Telugu in a day and 16 songs in Hindi in a day for music directors Anand and Milind, which is a notable achievement.
•From singing to composing was a short leap, composing music for 45 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi.
•Dubbing for southern Indian stars in over 100 movies is another venture that brought him recognition for his deep and astounding voice. He even received the best dubbing artiste award for ANNAMAYYA for lending his voice to Suman, who played Lord Balaji in the movie.
•He has also successfully portrayed character roles in as many as 45 films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.


Despite a vigorous singing career spanning 4 decades, SPB has donned several other avatars, giving of his best in every one of them and enjoying the variety of the experience to the full.

Awards and honours

2001 Padma Shri President of India K. R. Narayanan
1999 Doctorate Pottisreeramulu University (A.P.) Presented by Governor C. Rangarajan
2009 Doctorate Sathyabama University (Tamil Nadu) presented on 18 April 2009
2009 Kalaprapoorna (honorary doctorate) Andhra University (A.P)
2010 Doctorate JNTU -Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) presented on 16 August 2010

National awards

1997 Minsaara Kanavu "Thanga Thamarai" Tamil
1995 Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai "Umandu Ghumandu Ghana Gar Je Badara" Kannada
1988 Rudraveena "Cheppaalani Undi" Telugu
1983 Saagara Sangamam "Vedam Anuvanuvuna" Telugu
1981 Ek Duje Ke Liye "Tere Mere Beech Mein" Hindi
1979 Shankarabharanam "Om Kaara Nadhaanu" Telugu

State awards

2010 Mahatma Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Konthamandi Sonthaperu
2005 Pellam Pichhodu Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
2003 Seetayya Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Idigo Rayalaseema Gadda
2002 Vasu Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Padana Tiyyaga kammani oka pata
2000 Raghavayyagari Abbai Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1997 Annamayya Best Dubbing Artist Andhra Pradesh Dubbing for Suman
1996 Pavithra Bhandam Best Supporting Actor Andhra Pradesh Father of Venkatesh
1994 Priya Ragalu Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Chinna Chiru Chiru Navvula Chinna
1994 Bhairava Dweepam Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Sri Thumbura Narada
1993 Mr.Pellaam Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1992 Bangaaru Mama Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1991 Chanti Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1990 Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1989 Neerajanam Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1988 Prema Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1987 Abhinandana Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Prema entha madhuram
1985 Anveshana Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Kiravani
1985 Mayuri Best Music Director Andhra Pradesh
1985 Mayuri Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1984 Suvarna Sundari Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Idi Naa Jeevithalapana
1983 Bahudoorapu Baatasaari Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Ekkada Thalupulu
1981 Premaabhishekam Best Singer Andhra Pradesh Agadu Agadu e nimishamu
1979 Shankarabharanam Best Singer Andhra Pradesh
1978 Naalaga Endaro Best Singer Andhra Pradesh

The Kalaimamani by Tamil Nadu Government in 1981
Tamil Nadu Government Award - received 3 times
Film Fans' Association (Madras) Award (oldest association in the country) - received 20 times

Other awards

2001: Sangeeta Ganga award
7 April 2002: Delhi Telugu Academy's 'Rashtriya Vikas Shiromani Award (Lifetime)' in 2002 on the occasion of 'Ugadi 2002', held in New Delhi
5 August 2002: "Dr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award", given during a function in Nellore
1 September 2002: Lifetime Achievement Award, "Playback King", conferred during TVS Victor Aalaapana Music Awards function for the years 2001 and 2002, in Hyderabad
2002: Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award
2006: Raja-Lakshmi Award from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai
2006: Best Playback Singer from Vijay TV, Reliance Mobile Vijay awards
Mia Tansen Award Sur Singar Sanjad (Bombay) for best classical rendition of a song from Tere Payal Mere Geeth composed by Naushad Sab
Innumerable awards from magazines and associations fostering films
2007: Basavashree Award - Karnataka Government [7]
2007: A.P. Cinegoers Association Award for best Singer for Sri Bhagavatham (serial on ETV).
2008: Kannada Rajyothsava Award. Presented on 1 November 2008.
2009: Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in Chicago session.
2007: Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Santhosham awards
2010: Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Raagalaya Music Awards (27 February 2010 at Shanmukhanad Hall, Mumbai)
2010: Ghantasala Award
2010: Pride of Indian Cinema Award by Yuvakalavahini
2010: Great son of the soil award from Justice Rajesh Tandon Chairperson Cyber appellate tribunal New delhi at a All India conference of intellectuals in Hyderabad on Saturday.
2010: ANR Lifetime achievement award from Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Filmfare Awards

Mozhi - 2007 - Tamil - for the song "Kannal Pesum Penne"
Sri Ramadasu - 2006 - Telugu - for the song "Adigadigo Bhadragiri"
Maine Pyar Kiya - 1989 - Hindi - for the song "Dil Deewana"

SPB AS SINGER

A dulcet voice with an amazing range. An inflection that can capture every human emotion.

An energy that is prolific and prodigious. Can all these attributes dwell in one singer?

To millions who know him, SPB has all these and more. Speaking of Rafi, Lata once said that even audiences who did not speak Hindi were moved by the emotive power of his voice. The same can be said of SPB's voice. In a single concert, or in a single collection, SPB can take his listeners along with him on a rich and colourful emotional journey across states of mirth and melancholy, romance and revelry, reflection and abandon, leaving them ecstatic and breathless. His passionate portrayal of sublime emotions makes his audiences experience them together, uniting their souls as differences disappear and a sense of oneness prevails, which is arguably the greatest compliment, a categorical and conclusive acknowledgement of his contribution and service to Art and Mankind.

Making his debut in 1966 as a singer (Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna) for music director and mentor Kodandapani, SPB has sung over 35,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu, Oriya, Assamese, Badaga, Sanskrit, Konkini, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and English. He holds the record for the most number of songs rendered by a playback singer. Much loved by everyone in the film industry, SPB is highly regarded by musicians and composers for his versatility and virtuosity.



SPB AS AN ACTOR

His avatar as an actor is SPB's gift to the millions of his admiring fans. A human being who gives his all to every endeavour, SPB enjoys his performances so much so that his dedication and sincerity are evident in every character he plays. Equally manifest is the enthusiasm and verve that he experiences through the opportunity to perform with other actors.

For his fans SPB as an actor is a most natural extension of his warm and sincere personality. They have always 'heard' him 'act' while singing and seeing him in celluloid served to bring him closer to them.

SPB thrilled his audiences with memorable roles in over 45 film title, especially in Manathil Uruthi Vaendum, Thiruda Thiruda, Keladi Kanmani, Sikaram in Tamil; Pavithra Bandham, Mayabazaar, Pakkinti Ammaayi in Telugu; Muddina maava, Maangalyam thanthunaanena, Baalondu chadhuranga, in Kannada to mention a few memorable performances. Apart from the silver screen, he has also donned character roles in Tamil and Telugu TV Serials for various television channels.


SPB AS MUSIC DIRECTOR

SPB has often spoken of his immense respect for the classical tradition of India and his reverence for composers. Modest and unassuming about his achievements, SPB has explored his capability as a composer without fuss and fanfare. Given his passion for music and the close and long association he enjoyed with many great music directors, SPB's turning into a composer himself was but a short leap for Balu. He has set music and tunes for 45 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi films.


SPB AS PRODUCER

SPB produced the critically acclaimed and award-winning “Subha Sankalpam” in Telugu with Kamal Hassan in the lead role and directed by the highly talented K.Viswanath. He has produced films in most of the southern Indian languages, including the dubbed version of “Mayuri” in Tamil (1984) for which he had composed music as well and won the Andhra Pradesh state award for the original Telugu score.


SPB AS DUBBING ARTIST

Balu also “ghost voices” for Southern Indian Movie stars (dialogue). He received the best dubbing artiste award from Andhra Pradesh Government for lending his voice to Suman who portrayed Balaji’s role in the film “ANNAMAYYA”.

SPB donned the role of a dubbing artist with his characteristic zest and involvement. Clear voice, fine diction, and empathy with the character distinguished SPB's contribution as a dubbing artist. Ever the perfectionist, SPB brings to bear the ring of sincerity and depth upon the performance of the actor to whom he lends his voice.

That someone of the calibre of Padmashri Kamal Hassan chooses SPB to date to speak his lines is a clear acknowledgement of the singer's emotive ability.

SPB has dubbed in notable films such as Gandhi for Ben Kingsley, Annamaya for Suman, Slumdog Millionaire for Anil Kapoor, several award winning movies for Kamal Hassan etc. He also lent his voice for several other leading artists such as Bhagyaraj, Mohan, Girish Karnad, Gemini Ganesh, Karthik, Raghuvaran etc. in over 100 film titles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.


SPB AS TELEVISION ANCHOR

Given his long association with the Music scene in the country and his penchant for music, it was but natural that SPB should play his role as a TV Show anchor on musical shows where he could nurture musical talent. He has hosted & anchored many a TV programmes that are based on music & talent hunt shows, where he succinctly provides key inputs to participants / viewers about music and hones their skills.


Some of the TV shows that he has hosted and continues to do so:

1. PAADUTHA TEEYAGA ETV TELUGU 198 Episodes

2. YENDAROO MAHANUBHAVULU GEMINI T.V TELUGU 73 Episodes

3.PAADAALANI VUNDI MAA T.V TELUGU 300+ Episodes

4.YEDHE THUMBI HAADUVENU ETV KANNADA 403 Episodes

5.ENNODU PAATTU PAADUNGAL JAYA T.V TAMIL 150 Episodes

6.SUNADA VINODINI S.V.B.C TELUGU 49 Episodes

7.ZUMMANIDI NADAM ETV TELUGU 26+ Episodes

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Music is divine . But the voice that brings the seven notes to life plays a major role in demarcating the ordinary from the ethereal. SP’s voice belongs to this genre.
S. P. Balasubramaniam well known in the field of film music over three decades, was born in 1949, June 4th at Konaattaampettai Andhra Pradesh. In the year 1996 while doing his ITI in Engineering he used to sing in Orchestra held at neighbouring Nellore. On one occasion P Kodandapani, Music Director of Telugu was impressed by SP’s singing provided him opportunity to sing for the first time in Telugu film `Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramann’ which was a turning point in his life and later offers poured in from all the languages.Balu’s biggest ever break came with the MGR-starrer `Adimai Penn’ which had music by K V Mahadevan. Music Director M Ranga Rao by providing an opportunity to sing in his film Nakkare Aade Swarga introduced him to Kannada film industry.
S.P.B., though was very young, started singing for many different language films. As he became very busy, at times he used to sing even 17 songs in 12 hours at the recording theatre. At one stage he started acting in films. Gradually the frequency of his acting work increased in a fast pace and he did roles in Tamil and Telugu films. At one stage, he also stepped into the profession music direction and thus has so far composed music for more than 50 films! He who was in the beginning doing playback singing for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films, latter expanded this to Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Thulu too!
Balu has accompanied Latha Mangeshkar in her live shows in the US and UK, He had the rare distinction of meeting the US President Bill Clinton along with Lathaji at the White House.
Balu’s wish to become a music director was fullfilled when Dasari Narayana Rao gave him a break as composer in `Kanya-Kumari’. Since then, he has composed the music for about 50 films in Telugu. Balu has also recorded the background score for a Kannada film `Sambandha’ which had no songs. He achieved success as a director to some extent by directing music for films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
He has sung more than 30,000 songs including telugu , tamil, hindi, malyalam ,kannada , tullu. Thus he holds the Guiness Record for the most number of recordings by any single male singer. (the female record is held by Lata Mangeshkar).He has entered the Guiness Book of Records for recording 19 songs at a stretch in a day without any trace of exhaustion. And much before Shankar Mahadevan. he rendered a song in one breath in the Tamil film `Keladi Kanmani’.
Balu has built `Kodandapani Audio Laboratories’ in his mentor’s name in Chennai. It is one of the most modern sound recording theatres in the country, Balu calls it his dream temple. Singing is a passion for this veteran and nobody can do it better. He is also very passionate about cricket and is a keen watcher of the game as and when time permits him to do so.He is happily married to Savithri and has two children, daughter Pallavi and son Charan.

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1966 ല്‍ റിലീസ് ചെയ്ത ശ്രീശ്രീശ്രീ മര്യാദരാമണ്ണയാണ് എസ് പി ബി പാടിയ ആദ്യചിത്രം.

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Thanks Vipin for the great thread about a great singer,Thanks sunder.

Please post his hindi songs.

yetta

kaaate

any of his hindi album?

Wishing you a happy Birth day. God bless you in good health and good spirit...  

happy birthday

HBD    

happy birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY S.P.B

birthday wishes for the great all rounder