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S. P. Balasubramaniam

Profession
Sound
Born
June 4, 1946 · Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
September 25, 2020

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

Chennai Express poster
Chennai Express
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.5
Enthiran poster
Enthiran
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.6
Andaz Apna Apna poster
Andaz Apna Apna
Film · 1994 · ★ 6.8
Sivaji: The Boss poster
Sivaji: The Boss
Film · 2007 · ★ 7.1
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! poster
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
Film · 1994 · ★ 6.6
Anbe Sivam poster
Anbe Sivam
Film · 2003 · ★ 7.7
Indian poster
Indian
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.0
Athadu poster
Athadu
Film · 2005 · ★ 7.8
Chandramukhi poster
Chandramukhi
Film · 2005 · ★ 6.9
Roja poster
Roja
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.0
Lingaa poster
Lingaa
Film · 2014 · ★ 5.0
Padayappa poster
Padayappa
Film · 1999 · ★ 7.4

Filmography