Known For
Sound
Born
Jun 04, 1946
Died
Sep 25, 2020
Place of Birth
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Credits
321 titles
S. P. Balasubramaniam
Biography
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as S. P. Balu, S. P. B., or Balu, was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, dubbing artist and film producer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages. He holds the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs. He has garnered six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for his works in four different languages; Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi; 25 Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for his works towards Telugu cinema, numerous other state awards from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In addition, he garnered the Filmfare Award, and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2012, he received the state NTR National Award for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2016, He was honored with the Indian Film Personality of the Year consisting of a Silver Peacock Medal. He is a recipient of civilian awards such as Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2011) from the Government of India.
Known For
Filmography
Tamilarasan
Playback Singer
Valliddari Madhya
Playback Singer
Thaggedhe Le
Playback Singer
Marutha
Playback Singer
Annaatthe
Playback Singer
Disco Raja
Playback Singer
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
Playback Singer
Darbar
Playback Singer
Payanangal Mudivathilai
Himself
Vellai Pookal
Playback Singer
Kavacha
Playback Singer
Lakshmi's NTR
Playback Singer
Yatra
Playback Singer
Devadas
Seetharamayya (Cameo Appearance)
Sri Chilukuru Balaji
Thirumaladasa
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
Producer
Kanithan
Playback Singer
Rudhramadevi
Playback Singer
Moone Moonu Varthai
Arjun's Grandfather
Lingaa
Playback Singer
Thirudan Police
Guest Appearance
Weekend With Ramesh
Himself
Kochadaiiyaan
Playback Singer
Chandra
Special Appearance
Chennai Express
Playback Singer
Bombay Talkies
Playback Singer
Mithunam
Appadasu
Shakti
Vijayaraya
Aadukalam
Playback Singer
Nagavalli
Playback Singer
Vallakottai
Playback Singer
Kiccha Huccha
Playback Singer
Enthiran
Playback Singer
Sindhu Samaveli
Playback Singer
Bale Pandiya
Self
Naanayam
Viswanath
Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum
Playback Singer
Josh
Playback Singer
Kathanayakudu
Ashok Kumar (Voice)
Inthi Ninna Preethiya
Cameo
Polladhavan
Playback Singer
Sivaji: The Boss
Playback Singer
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram
Playback Singer
Chennai 600028
Playback Singer
Sainikudu
Playback Singer
Maya Bazaar
Sri Ramadasu
Playback Singer
Athadu
Playback Singer
Chandramukhi
Playback Singer
Bunny
Playback Singer