Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam Biography

SP Balasubrahmanyam

Birth name     Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam
Born             4 June 1946 (age 66)
                     Konetammapeta, Nagari Mandal, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం;
Born 4 June 1946) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and film producer. He is sometimes referred to as S. P. B. or Balu. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times. He won the Nandi Awards 25 times from Andhra Pradesh.

He has sung over 40,000 songs in various Indian languages. He is the only playback singer in India to have won National Film Awards across four languages. He has also won a Filmfare Award, three Filmfare Awards South and numerous state awards from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. He is a recipient of civilian awards such as Padmashri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2011) from the government of India


Balasubrahmanyam was born to S. P. Sambamurthy in Konetammapeta of Madras Presidency, present day Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh in a Brahmin Family. Balasubrahmanyam's father was a Harikatha artist who had also acted in plays.He has two brothers and five sisters. He is the elder brother of singer S.P. Sailaja.He is married to Savitri and has two children, Pallavi and S. P. B. Charan who is a playback singer and film producer as well.

Actor

As an actor he played roles in films like Pakkinti Ammayi, Parvathaalu Paanakalu, Pelli Varamandi, Kalyanathasava, Malle Pandiri, Raja Hamsa, Minsara Kanavu, Manathil Uruthi Vendum, Thiruda Thiruda, Keladi Kanmani, Sigaram, Maya, Avvai Shanmugi, Ratchagan, Nandhini, Kadhalan, Prema Maha Yedabidargi, Maya Bazaar. He has performed character roles in more than 45 films including Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. He received Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Telugu movie Pavithra Bandham (1996) from the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Music composer

He has composed music for around 40 films and albums like Seethamma Pelli, Bharyamani, Sandarbha, Bangaru Chilaka, Mayuri, Ramanna Shyamanna, Ksherasaagara, Devaralle Dane, Belliyappa Bangarappa beside few films like Muddina Maava, Sigaram, Unnai Charanadaithaen, Padamati Sandhya Ragam in Telugu, Hindi Tamil and Kannada languages. He also owns a production company called Kodandapani Film Circuits (now Captain cine creations) and produces film under this banner. Films like Subha Sankalpam, Bhamane Satya Bhamane were produced by him.

Special honors

Year	Award	From
1981	Kalaimaamani	Government of Tamil Nadu
1999	Honorary Doctorate	Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University
2001	Padma Shri	Government of India
2009	Honorary Doctorate	Sathyabama University, Chennai
2009	Kalaprapoorna (Honorary doctorate)	Andhra University
2010	Honorary Doctorate	JNTU Anantapur
2011	Padma Bhushan	Government of India

National Film Awards

Year	Film	Song	Language	Outcome
1980	Shankarabharanam	"Om Kaara Nadhaanu"	Telugu	Won
1982	Ek Duje Ke Liye	"Tere Mere Beech Mein"	Hindi	Won
1984	Saagara Sangamam	"Vedam Anuvanuvuna"	Telugu	Won
1989	Rudraveena	"Cheppaalani Undi"	Telugu	Won
1996	Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi	"Umandu Ghumandu Ghana Gar Je Badara"	Kannada	Won
1997	Minsaara Kanavu	"Thanga Thamarai"	Tamil	Won

Filmfare Awards

Year	Film	Song	Outcome
1981	Ek Duje Ke Liye	"Tere Mere Beech Mein"	Nominated
1989	Maine Pyar Kiya	"Dil Deewana"	Won
1991	Saajan	"Tumse Milne Ki Tamanna Hai"	Nominated
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!	"Hum Aapke Hain Koun"	Nominated

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Category	Film	Work	Language	Outcome
1995	Best Film	Subha Sankalpam	—	Telugu	Won
2006	Best Male Playback Singer	Sri Ramadasu	"Adigadigo Bhadragiri"	Telugu	Won
2007	Best Male Playback Singer	Mozhi	"Kannal Pesum Penne"	Tamil	Won
2010	Best Male Playback Singer	Aaptha Rakshaka	"Gharane Ghara Gharane"	Kannada	Won

Nandi Awards

Year	Film	Category	Outcome
2010	Mahatma	Best Singer	Won
2005	Pellam Pichhodu	Best Singer	Won
2003	Seetayya	Best Singer	Won
2002	Vasu	Best Singer	Won
2000	Raghavayyagari Abbai	Best Singer	Won
2000	Sri Sai Mahima	Best Dubbing Artist	Won
1997	Annamayya	Best Dubbing Artist	Won
1996	Pavithra Bandham	Best Supporting Actor	Won
1994	Priya Ragalu	Best Singer	Won
1994	Bhairava Dweepam	Best Singer	Won
1993	Mister Pellam	Best Singer	Won
1992	Bangaaru Mama	Best Singer	Won
1991	Chanti	Best Singer	Won
1990	Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari	Best Singer	Won
1989	Neerajanam	Best Singer	Won
1988	Prema	Best Singer	Won
1987	Abhinandana	Best Singer	Won
1985	Anveshana	Best Singer	Won
1985	Mayuri	Best Music Director	Won
1985	Mayuri	Best Singer	Won
1984	Suvarna Sundari	Best Singer	Won
1983	Bahudoorapu Baatasaari	Best Singer	Won
1981	Premaabhishekam	Best Singer	Won
1979	Shankarabharanam	Best Singer	Won
1978	Naalaga Endaro	Best Singer	Won

Other awards and honors

• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback - received 3 times
• Film Fans' Association (Madras) Award (oldest association in the country) - received 20 times
• Lata Mangeshkar Award in 1999
• Sangeeta Ganga award in 2001
• Delhi Telugu Academy's Rashtriya Vikas Shiromani Award (Lifetime) in 2002 on the occasion of 'Ugadi 2002', held in New Delhi on 7 April 2002
• Dr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award, given during a function in Nellore on 5 August 2002
• Lifetime Achievement Award on Playback King, conferred during TVS Victor Aalaapana Music Awards function for the years 2001 and 2002, in Hyderabad on 1 September 2002
• Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award in 2002
• Dr. C.Narayana Reddy Gold Medal in 2003
• Rani Rao Balasaraswathi Award in 2003
• Arya Bhata Prasasthi in 2003
• Sanskrithi Kalasri Award Chennai in 2004
• Best Playback Singer from Maa TV, Cinemaa awards in 2004
• Viswa Ganayogi From Karnataka Chief Minister in 2005
• Raja-Lakshmi Award from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai in 2006
• Best Playback Singer from Vijay TV, Reliance Mobile Vijay awards in 2006
• Mia Tansen Award Sur Singar Sanjad (Bombay) for best classical rendition of a song from Tere Payal Mere Geeth composed by Naushad Sab
• Cultural Icon from Rotary Club Chennai, Kilpauk, Chennai in 2006
• Naada Nidhi, from Avadhootha datta peetam, Mysore in 2006
• Best Playback Singer from Santosham awards for the film Sri Ramadasu in 2006
• Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Santhosham awards in 2007
• Basavashree Award from Karnataka Government
• A.P. Cinegoers Association Award for best Singer for Sri Bhagavatham (serial on ETV) in 2007
• Kannada Rajyothsava Award Presented on 1 November 2008
• Aasthana Vidwan Manthralaya Mutt in 2008
• Sangeetha Saagra from Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram in 2008
• Karnataka Rajyotsava Prasasthi from the Government of Karnataka in 2008
• Innumerable awards from magazines and associations fostering films
• Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in Chicago session in 2009
• P.Suseela trust National Award Presented on 29 November 2009
• Kopparapu Kavula Puraskaram from Kopparapu Kala Peetam, Visakhapatnam on 9 September 2009
• Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Raagalaya Music Awards (27 February 2010 at Shanmukhanad Hall, Mumbai) in 2010
• Ghantasala Award in 2010
• Great son of the soil award from Justice Rajesh Tandon Chairperson Cyber appellate tribunal New delhi at All India conference of intellectuals in Hyderabad on Saturday in 2010
• ANR Lifetime achievement award from Akkineni Nageswara Rao in 2010
• Pride Of Indian Cinema from Yuvakalavauhini, Hyderabad on 30 June 2010
• Best playback Singer award from "Gemini Tv Ugadi awards" 2010 for the serial "Kotha Bangaram"
• Vamsee Film awards 2010 "Best Playback Singer(male)" for the film "Mestry"
• BIG Kannada Entertainment Awards S P Balasubramanyam for the most entertaining "TV host of the year" and the programme "Yede Tumbhi Haaduvenu" being declared as the most entertaining reality show of the year
• Santosham awards 2010 Best Playback Singer(male) for the film "Mahatma"
• Lifetime Achievement Award - 2011 presented by Lux Sandal CineMAA Awards on June 19, 2011 in Hyderabad.
• Isai Thendral - Title conferred to S P Balasubrahmanyam by Botswana Tamil Cultural Association - Executive Committee (2011-2012) on April 14th 2012 in recognition towards his continuous dedication,contribution and commitment to the Indian Music and Film Industry.

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