As he made a mark in film industry, his impeccable voice was something to be reckoned for among other the music industry in the country. From then there has been no looking back. The song “Emi E Vintha Moham”, became fairly popular. SPB made his professional debut on December 15, 1966, in the Telugu movie Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna. The song drowns the listener in pathos and provides the singer ample opportunity to emote.
The budding singer chose the melody Nilave Ennidam Nerungathe, sung by PB Sreenivas in the Tamil movie Ramu. At another such competition, music director SP Kodandapani asked for an audition. The friend entered SPB’s name in a light music competition, which he won. SPB didn’t train in classical singing, although he did show interest in learning instruments.Ī college friend’s intervention in 1963 changed SPB’s future. His failure to clear a subject in his PUC course forced him to pursue the now-defunct AMIE course in Chennai. SP Balasubrahmanyam Lifeīorn Sripathi Paditharathyula Balasubrahmanyam, in 1946, to Nellore-based Harikatha exponent Sambamurthy, SPB’s ambition was to become an engineer. “There is never a dull moment when SPB sings,” Kumar said. He surprised the listener with the drama in his voice.
His devotional songs were constantly played on the cassette player at the neighbourhood temple, Ganesha pandals and he was the top choice of those preparing for the pilgrimage to Sabarimala.įormer BBC correspondent Sampath Kumar did a 63-part radio series on Tamil film music, said SPB was never methodical in his music. Even the devotional songs he has sung in all the south Indian languages as well as in Hindi. Very few people know that SPB was not just films playback singer, he has over 6,000 devotional albums to his credit. The legendary singer, SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB as he is known popularly) who was hospitalised in August after testing positive for Covid-19, died on Friday afternoon at a private hospital in Chennai. It is hard to imagine that the colossal figure in the Indian film industry has fell silent.
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