Latest Release
- 21 JUN 2024
- 1 Song
- Roja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1993
- Kadhalar Dhinam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1999
- Aadukalam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2010
- Petta (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2018
- Karna - EP · 1995
- Saajan (With Jhankar Beats) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] · 1993
- Hum Se Hai Muqabala - Kadalan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1995
- Thalapathi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1991
- Sakhi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2000
- Sathya (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 1987
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About S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, known as S.P. Balu, was an influential Indian playback singer and Bollywood legend with a career that stretched over five decades and 40,000 songs. ∙ After first gaining popularity in South India, Balu became a household name throughout the country with his breakout singing performance in the 1980 film Sankarabharanam. ∙ A prolific voice actor, he provided the audio dub for Ben Kingsley’s starring role in the Telugu-language version of 1982’s Gandhi. ∙ Working as the regular playback singer to Bollywood star Salman Khan, he sang in the 1994 smash Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, which became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. ∙ An early collaborator with two-time Oscar-winner A. R. Rahman, he sang on the composer’s debut score, for 1992’s Roja, which TIME named one of the 10 best soundtracks of all time. ∙ The government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011—two of the highest honors an Indian citizen can receive. ∙ He won six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer in a record-breaking four different languages—Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu.
- HOMETOWN
- Konetammapeta, India
- BORN
- 4 June 1946
- GENRE
- Indian