S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam( ; born 4 June 1946) is a multilingual India
n playback singer
, actor
, music director
, voice actor and a film producer
. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
six times closely following K. J. Yesudas
. He has sung over 40,000 songs in 15 India
n languages with a career spanning over 4 decades. Starting his career in 1966, he went on to become one of the leading playback singers of his time in India. 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 Andhra Pradesh
, Tamil Nadu
and Karnataka
. He holds the record of having recorded the most number of songs for any male playback singer. He is a recipient of the civilian awards such as Padmashri (2001) and Padma Bhushan
(2011) from the Government of India
.
in Andhra Pradesh
. 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.
Balasubrahmanyam developed an interest towards music at an early age, studied notations and learned to play instruments such as the harmonium
and flute
on his own while listening to his father. His father wanted him to become an engineer, which brought him to Anantapur, where he enrolled for the Engineering course at JNTU College of Engineering Anantapur
. Later he discontinued the course due to typhoid, and then joined as an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Chennai
. Meanwhile, he also pursued his hobby and won awards at many singing competitions. In 1964, he won the first prize in a music competition for amateur singers organised by the Madras-based Telugu Cultural Organisation, and earned his first opportunity from music director S. P. Kodandapani
.
After dropping out of engineering, Balasubrahmayam used to regularly visit music composers seeking for opportunities to sing. The first song that he sang for an audition was, "Nilave Ennidam Nerungadhe", a melody rendered by veteran playback singer P. B. Srinivas. It was P. B. Srinivas who used to write and give him some multi-lingual verses in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, English and Urdu.
, Tamil
, Kannada
, Hindi, Malayalam
, Marathi
, English
, Bengali
, Oriya
, Punjabi
, Tulu
, Sanskrit, Assamese
, Konkani
, Badaga
and Gondi
. He holds the record of having sung the most number of songs for any male playback singer in the world.
, (on guitar and later on harmonium), Baskar (on percussion), and Gangai Amaran
(on guitar). Balasubrahmanyam made his debut as a playback singer on 15 December 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna
, a Telugu
film scored by his mentor, S. P. Kodandapani
. He was selected as the best singer in a singing competition which was judged by S. P. Kodandapani
and the legendary singer Ghantasala
. Balasubrahmanyam was selected as the best singer, subsequent to which S P Kodandapani played a major role in moulding his career. He recorded his first non - Telugu song in a Kannada Movie Nakkare Ade Swarga for the song "Kanasido Nanasido" with P. Susheela in 1967. Later he entered Tamil films and recorded his first tamil song in the 1969 film Shanthi Nilaiyam, that starred Gemini Ganesan
. From then on, he became the most sought-after singer in both Telugu
and Tamil
film industries. His song "Aayiram Nilavae Vaa" for M.G.R
in the Tamil film, Aadimai Penn became very popular and he etched himself a niche for him in Tamil films. From there on it was no looking back for him. He was introduced to Malayalam film industry by R. K. Shekhar
, father of A. R. Rahman
in the film Yogamullava. Subsequently, he became popular in 1969 with the song "Ee Kadalum Marukadalum" from the film Kadalppalam in Malayalam.he also sung for the great NTR and ANR for somany hits songs.
in 1980 for the Telugu
film Shankarabharanam, a film directed by K. Vishwanath. In 1976, he recorded up to 23 songs, including 15 duets with P. Susheela in a single day. For Kannada composer Upendra Kumar, Balasubrahmanyam recorded 16 songs in just 6 hours. Again for Ram Laxman, he recorded six songs in 4 hours in Mumbai
. Between three recording theatres in Mumbai, he sang 17 songs in a day for Anand-Milind
.
He is the first recipient of the "Ghantasala National Award" named after the famous and legendary singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
, and whom Balasubrahmanyam admires a lot. He has often referred to himself as "Ekalavya Sishya" (untutored disciple) of Ghantasala
. He was playback singer for Bollywood
actor Salman Khan
in most of his movies from 1989 to 1995.
, M. M. Keeravani, S. A. Rajkumar but his association with A. R. Rahman turned out be a major success.
The song "Umandu Ghumandu" from the Kannada film Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi
(1995) was based on Hindustani classical music
, for which he received his 4th National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
M. S. Viswanathan used S.P.B's voice in the 1970s various Tamil movies. Under his composition S.P.B got opportunities to sing for senior actors like M. G. Ramachandran
, Sivaji Ganesan
and Gemini Ganesan
during this period. SPB recorder numerous duet numbers with P. Susheela
, Vani Jayaram
and L. R. Eswari
.
Colloboration with K. V. Mahadevan
Balasubrahmanyam recorded many songs with K. V. Mahadevan throughout the 1970s, mostly in Telugu. The duo worked in a film called Shankarabharanam in 1979 which was based on carnatic music
. He got his first National Film Award through this film.
Colloboration with Ilaiyaraaja
Balasubrahmanyam's association with Ilaiyaraaja began in the late 1970s when the latter made his cinematic debut. Balasubrahmanyam began to record more songs in Tamil especially for Ilaiyaraaja. The Ilaiyaraaja-S.P.B-S. Janaki trio was considered to be highly successful in the Tamil film industry from the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The trio went on to work in Telugu films based on classical music like Saagara Sangamam
(1983), for which both Ilaiayaraaja and S.P.B won National Film Awards
, Swathi Muthyam
(1986) and Rudraveena (1988) which again fetched National Awards for Ilaiyaraaja and S.P.B
Colloboration with Hamsalekha
Balasubramanyam's association with Hamsalekha began after the latter's successful venture premalokha in kannada. Balasubramanyam sung most number of songs for Hamsalekha in kannada. He also got National Award for the song 'Umandu Gumundu' of the movie Ganayogi Pachakshari Gavayi composed by Hamsalekha.
Association with A. R. Rahman
Balasubrahmanyam recorded two songs for A. R. Rahman in his debut film Roja
. He had a long time association with Rahman right from Roja, the latter's debut film. Other popular songs include "July Maadham" from Pudhiya Mugam
, which also marked the debut of singer Anupama, "Mannoothu Manthayilae" from Kizhakku Cheemayile
which was a folk number and he almost sang all songs in the musical love story Duet
and "Thanga Thaamarai" from Minsara Kanavu which fetched his sixth and latest of his National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
till date.
, Parvathaalu Paanakalu, Pelli Varahandi, 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 receuved Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor
for the Telugu movie Pavithra Bandham
(1996) from the Government of Andhra Pradesh
.
, Bhamane Satya Bhamane were produced by him.
called "jannal" directed by K. Balachander
. Now he hosts many music shows in Telugu Television including Paadutha Theeyaga on E-TV, Paadalani Undi on MAA TV
, a Kannada show called Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu on E-TV Kannada, and the Tamil shows Ennodu Paattu Paadungal on JAYA-TV and Vaanampaadi on Kaliagnar TV. He also anchors a music show called Sunada Vinodini on TTD Channel.
). He has also provided voice-over
s for various artists, including Kamal Haasan
, Rajinikanth, Salman Khan
, K. Bhagyaraj, Mohan
, Anil Kapoor
, Girish Karnad
, Gemini Ganesan
, Arjun Sarja
, Nagesh
, Karthik
and Raghuvaran
in various languages. He was assigned as the default dubbing artist for Kamal Hassan in Telugu dubbed versions of Tamil films and vice versa. For the Telugu version of Dasavathaaram he gave voice to 7 characters (including the female character) out of 10 characters played by Kamal Hassan. He was awarded Best Dubbing Artist
for the films Annamayya and Sri Sai Mahima.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, voice actor and a film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The following is a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with seven wins, whereas S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won six times for 4 different languages; Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.-Superlatives:...
six times closely following K. J. Yesudas
K. J. Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...
. He has sung over 40,000 songs in 15 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n languages with a career spanning over 4 decades. Starting his career in 1966, he went on to become one of the leading playback singers of his time in India. He is the only playback singer in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to have won National Film Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
across four languages. He has also won a Filmfare Award, three Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
and numerous state awards from Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Executive:...
, Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu
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and Karnataka
Government of Karnataka
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. He holds the record of having recorded the most number of songs for any male playback singer. He is a recipient of the civilian awards such as Padmashri (2001) and Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
(2011) from the Government of India
Government of India
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.
Early life and background
Balasubrahmanyam was born to S. P. Sambamurthy in Konetammapeta of Nellore districtNellore district
Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nellore is famous for high paddy field, and so it got its name from "Nelli". The population of the district was 2,966,082 of which 22.45% were urban as of 2011....
in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. Balasubrahmanyam's father was a Harikatha
Harikatha
Harikatha , otherwise called Katha Kalakshepa is a form of Hindu religious discourse, also known as Katha storytelling format, in which the story teller explores a religious theme, usually the life of a saint or a story from an Indian epic.Harikatha is a composite art form composed of story...
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
S. P. B. Charan
Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries...
who is a playback singer and film producer as well.
Balasubrahmanyam developed an interest towards music at an early age, studied notations and learned to play instruments such as the harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
and flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
on his own while listening to his father. His father wanted him to become an engineer, which brought him to Anantapur, where he enrolled for the Engineering course at JNTU College of Engineering Anantapur
JNTU College of Engineering Anantapur
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur is a state university in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Founded in 1946, it has since 1972 been a constituent college of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, as set by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972...
. Later he discontinued the course due to typhoid, and then joined as an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. Meanwhile, he also pursued his hobby and won awards at many singing competitions. In 1964, he won the first prize in a music competition for amateur singers organised by the Madras-based Telugu Cultural Organisation, and earned his first opportunity from music director S. P. Kodandapani
S. P. Kodandapani
Sripati Panditharadhyula Kodandapani, better known as S. P. Kodandapani is famous Music director and Playback singer in Telugu cinema. In Pandanti Kapuram film, he voiced the memorable song "Idigo Devudu Chesina Bomma" on the Hindu philosophy of Human life.He has introduced the famous playback...
.
After dropping out of engineering, Balasubrahmayam used to regularly visit music composers seeking for opportunities to sing. The first song that he sang for an audition was, "Nilave Ennidam Nerungadhe", a melody rendered by veteran playback singer P. B. Srinivas. It was P. B. Srinivas who used to write and give him some multi-lingual verses in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, English and Urdu.
Playback singing Career
Balasubrahmanyam has sung more than 40,000 songs in more than 15 different Indian languages, including TeluguTelugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
, Hindi, Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...
, Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, Oriya
Oriya language
Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...
, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Tulu
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
, Sanskrit, Assamese
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...
, Konkani
Konkani language
KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
, Badaga
Badaga language
The Badaga language is a southern Dravidian language spoken by approximately 400,000 people in the Nilgiri Hills in Southern India. It is known for its retroflex vowels. The word Badaga refers to the Badaga language as well as the Badaga community/tribe...
and Gondi
Gondi language
Gondi is spoken by the Gondi people. It is a Central-Dravidian language, spoken by about two million people chiefly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattishgarh and in various adjoining areas of neighbouring states...
. He holds the record of having sung the most number of songs for any male playback singer in the world.
Early career: 1960s
Before becoming a full-fledged cinema singer, Balu was the leader of a light music troupe composed of: Anirutta (on the harmonium), IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
, (on guitar and later on harmonium), Baskar (on percussion), and Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran is a Music director, Lyricist, Script writer, Actor and Film director in Tamil films. He is the younger brother of noted music director Ilayaraaja and father of actors Venkat Prabhu and Premji Amaren.-As script writer:...
(on guitar). Balasubrahmanyam made his debut as a playback singer on 15 December 1966 with Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna
Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna
Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna is a 1967 Telugu film produced by comedian B. Padmanabham and directed by K. Hemambharadhara Rao. This is the debut film for National singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.-The plot:...
, a Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
film scored by his mentor, S. P. Kodandapani
S. P. Kodandapani
Sripati Panditharadhyula Kodandapani, better known as S. P. Kodandapani is famous Music director and Playback singer in Telugu cinema. In Pandanti Kapuram film, he voiced the memorable song "Idigo Devudu Chesina Bomma" on the Hindu philosophy of Human life.He has introduced the famous playback...
. He was selected as the best singer in a singing competition which was judged by S. P. Kodandapani
S. P. Kodandapani
Sripati Panditharadhyula Kodandapani, better known as S. P. Kodandapani is famous Music director and Playback singer in Telugu cinema. In Pandanti Kapuram film, he voiced the memorable song "Idigo Devudu Chesina Bomma" on the Hindu philosophy of Human life.He has introduced the famous playback...
and the legendary singer Ghantasala
Ghantasala (singer)
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
. Balasubrahmanyam was selected as the best singer, subsequent to which S P Kodandapani played a major role in moulding his career. He recorded his first non - Telugu song in a Kannada Movie Nakkare Ade Swarga for the song "Kanasido Nanasido" with P. Susheela in 1967. Later he entered Tamil films and recorded his first tamil song in the 1969 film Shanthi Nilaiyam, that starred Gemini Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan
Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies....
. From then on, he became the most sought-after singer in both Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
and Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
film industries. His song "Aayiram Nilavae Vaa" for M.G.R
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
in the Tamil film, Aadimai Penn became very popular and he etched himself a niche for him in Tamil films. From there on it was no looking back for him. He was introduced to Malayalam film industry by R. K. Shekhar
R. K. Shekhar
Rajagopala Kulasekara Shekhar was a Tamil Indian music composer, who worked for Malayalam and Tamil movies. He composed music for 52 films, and was the music conductor for more than 100 films. He is best known as the father of music composer A. R. Rahman....
, father of A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
in the film Yogamullava. Subsequently, he became popular in 1969 with the song "Ee Kadalum Marukadalum" from the film Kadalppalam in Malayalam.he also sung for the great NTR and ANR for somany hits songs.
Prominence in South: 1970s
He received his first National Film Award for Best Male Playback SingerNational Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The following is a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with seven wins, whereas S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won six times for 4 different languages; Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.-Superlatives:...
in 1980 for the Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film Shankarabharanam, a film directed by K. Vishwanath. In 1976, he recorded up to 23 songs, including 15 duets with P. Susheela in a single day. For Kannada composer Upendra Kumar, Balasubrahmanyam recorded 16 songs in just 6 hours. Again for Ram Laxman, he recorded six songs in 4 hours in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. Between three recording theatres in Mumbai, he sang 17 songs in a day for Anand-Milind
Anand-Milind
Anand and Milind are an Indian music directors duo consisting of Anand Shrivastav and his younger brother Milind. They have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films and are the sons of 60s music director, Chitragupta.-Career:...
.
He is the first recipient of the "Ghantasala National Award" named after the famous and legendary singer Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Ghantasala (singer)
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a...
, and whom Balasubrahmanyam admires a lot. He has often referred to himself as "Ekalavya Sishya" (untutored disciple) of Ghantasala
Bollywood entry: 1980s
Balasubrahmanyam's first break in Hindi films was Ek Duje Ke Liye (1981), for which he received the National Film Award for Best Male Playback SingerNational Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The following is a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with seven wins, whereas S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won six times for 4 different languages; Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.-Superlatives:...
. He was playback singer for Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
in most of his movies from 1989 to 1995.
1990s
In the 1990s he worked with composers like VidyasagarVidyasagar
Vidyasagar may refer to:People*Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the Bengali scholar *Acharya Vidyasagar, the prominent Digambar Jain Acharya *Vidyasagar , the South Indian music directorOther...
, M. M. Keeravani, S. A. Rajkumar but his association with A. R. Rahman turned out be a major success.
The song "Umandu Ghumandu" from the Kannada film Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi
Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi
Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi is a musical film directed by Chindodi Bangaresh. The award-winning music was scored by Hamsalekha. SP Balasubrahmaniam received a first time National award for a Kannada song.The film starred Girish Karnad and Lokesh...
(1995) was based on Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
, for which he received his 4th National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Association with composers
Colloboration with M. S. ViswanathanM. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films...
M. S. Viswanathan used S.P.B's voice in the 1970s various Tamil movies. Under his composition S.P.B got opportunities to sing for senior actors like M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....
, Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...
and Gemini Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan
Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies....
during this period. SPB recorder numerous duet numbers with P. Susheela
P. Susheela
Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
, Vani Jayaram
Vani Jayaram
Vani Jayaram , the unmatched nightingle of India, is a prominent Indian female playback singer. She has recorded more than 8,000 songs in 14 different languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi...
and L. R. Eswari
L. R. Eswari
L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
.
Colloboration with K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after...
Balasubrahmanyam recorded many songs with K. V. Mahadevan throughout the 1970s, mostly in Telugu. The duo worked in a film called Shankarabharanam in 1979 which was based on carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. He got his first National Film Award through this film.
Colloboration with Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
Balasubrahmanyam's association with Ilaiyaraaja began in the late 1970s when the latter made his cinematic debut. Balasubrahmanyam began to record more songs in Tamil especially for Ilaiyaraaja. The Ilaiyaraaja-S.P.B-S. Janaki trio was considered to be highly successful in the Tamil film industry from the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. The trio went on to work in Telugu films based on classical music like Saagara Sangamam
Saagara Sangamam
Sagara Sangamam is a National Award–winning 1983 Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by Edida Nageshwara Rao, starring Kamal Haasan, Jayaprada, Geetha, Sarath Babu, S. P. Sailaja and Chakri Toleti. The movie was dubbed into Tamil as Salangai Oli...
(1983), for which both Ilaiayaraaja and S.P.B won National Film Awards
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...
, Swathi Muthyam
Swathi Muthyam
Swathi Muthyam is a Telugu film directed by K. Viswanath,dubbed and released in tamil as Sippikul Muthu. starring Tamil actor Kamal Haasan and Raadhika. The movie won accolades at the International Asian Film Festival in both "Best Film" and "Best Actor" categories...
(1986) and Rudraveena (1988) which again fetched National Awards for Ilaiyaraaja and S.P.B
Colloboration with Hamsalekha
Hamsalekha
Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films...
Balasubramanyam's association with Hamsalekha began after the latter's successful venture premalokha in kannada. Balasubramanyam sung most number of songs for Hamsalekha in kannada. He also got National Award for the song 'Umandu Gumundu' of the movie Ganayogi Pachakshari Gavayi composed by Hamsalekha.
Association with A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
Balasubrahmanyam recorded two songs for A. R. Rahman in his debut film Roja
Roja
Roja is a 1992 Tamil political drama, romance film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu....
. He had a long time association with Rahman right from Roja, the latter's debut film. Other popular songs include "July Maadham" from Pudhiya Mugam
Pudhiya Mugam
Pudhiya Mugam is a 1993 Tamil thriller film directed by Suresh Menon. It stars Vineeth, Suresh Menon and Revathi as prime characters. The film featured an acclaimed soundtrack by A. R...
, which also marked the debut of singer Anupama, "Mannoothu Manthayilae" from Kizhakku Cheemayile
Kizhakku Cheemayile
Kizhakku Cheemayile is a 1993 Tamil film directed by Bharathiraaja. It has music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film involves a touching sentimental story between a brother and a sister...
which was a folk number and he almost sang all songs in the musical love story Duet
Duet (film)
Duet is a 1994 Tamil musical film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prabhu, Meenakshi Seshadri, Ramesh Aravind and Prakashraj. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman...
and "Thanga Thaamarai" from Minsara Kanavu which fetched his sixth and latest of his National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
The following is a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with seven wins, whereas S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won six times for 4 different languages; Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.-Superlatives:...
till date.
As actor
As an actor he enacted memorable roles in films like Pakkinti AmmayiPakkinti Ammayi
Pakkinti Ammayi or Pakka Inti Ammayi is a 1953 Telugu comedy film produced by East Indian Company and directed by Chittajalu Pullayya. It is based on a Bengali story "Pasher Bari" by Arun Chowdhury. The film featured Anjali Devi as the beautiful neighbour girl...
, Parvathaalu Paanakalu, Pelli Varahandi, Kalyanathasava, Malle Pandiri, Raja Hamsa, Minsara Kanavu,Manathil Uruthi Vendum
Manathil Uruthi Vendum
Manathil Uruthi Vendum is a 1987 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar and Vivek.Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances.- Plot :...
, Thiruda Thiruda
Thiruda Thiruda
Thiruda Thiruda is a Tamil comedy thriller film directed by Mani Ratnam, and scripted by Ram Gopal Varma. The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by A. R. Rahman whilst the cinematography was done by P. C...
, Keladi Kanmani, Sigaram, Maya, Avvai Shanmugi
Avvai Shanmugi
Avvai Shanmugi is a 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Crazy Mohan, which is an Indian adaptation of the American comedy film, Mrs. Doubtfire. The film features Kamal Haasan in the lead role with Meena, Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Heera, Manivannan and Nassar...
, Ratchagan
Ratchagan
Ratchagan is a 1997 Tamil action film, directed by Praveen Gandhi, starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in the lead role. It also starred Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman...
, Nandhini, Kadhalan
Kadhalan
Kadhalan is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva...
, Prema Maha Yedabidargi, Maya Bazaar. He has performed character roles in more than 45 films including Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. He receuved Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor winners:...
for the Telugu movie Pavithra Bandham
Pavithra Bandham
Pavithra Bandham is a 1996 Telugu Drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It was remade in Hindi as Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain in 1999, and in Tamil as Priyamaanavale in 2000.-Plot:...
(1996) from the Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Executive:...
.
As music composer
He has composed music for around 40 films and gave memorable 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 in Tamil and Kannada. He also owns a production company called Kodandapani Film Circuits (now Captain cine creations) and produces film under this banner. Films like Subha SankalpamSubha Sankalpam
Subha Sankalpam is a 1995 Telugu-language Indian feature film directed by K. Vishwanath and produced by noted singer, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. It features Kamal Haasan, Aamani and Priya Raman in the leading roles, with Vishwanath also playing a pivotal role. P. C. Sreeram handled the camera while...
, Bhamane Satya Bhamane were produced by him.
Television career
He started of with a Tamil serial with actress LakshmiLakshmi (actress)
Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
called "jannal" directed by K. Balachander
K. Balachander
K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...
. Now he hosts many music shows in Telugu Television including Paadutha Theeyaga on E-TV, Paadalani Undi on MAA TV
MAA TV
Maa TV is a Telugu-language television channel based in Hyderabad, India.MAA TV was founded by PENMETSA MURALI KRISHNAM RAJU.It is one of the leading Telugu-language TV channels in Andhra Pradesh, India....
, a Kannada show called Ede Thumbi Haaduvenu on E-TV Kannada, and the Tamil shows Ennodu Paattu Paadungal on JAYA-TV and Vaanampaadi on Kaliagnar TV. He also anchors a music show called Sunada Vinodini on TTD Channel.
As voice actor
Balasubrahmanyam accidentally became a dubbing artist with Kamal Hassan's Movie Manmadha Leela ( dubbed version of Manmadha LeelaiManmadha Leelai
Manmadha Leelai is a Tamil-language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role, Madhu. The film directed by Kailasam Balachander also has Halam as Madhu's wife. A number of women actors debuted through this film, including Jayaprada as Kannagi, Y. Vijaya as Miss. Wrong Number, among others. The...
). He has also provided voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
s for various artists, including Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
, Rajinikanth, Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
, K. Bhagyaraj, Mohan
Mohan (actor)
Mohan is a popular Kollywood actor. He hails from the Udupi district of Karnataka. He derived his name Kokila Mohan after debuting in a film called Kokila, which starred Kamal Haasan in the lead role. He considers Balu Mahendra as his mentor...
, Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
, Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
, Gemini Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan
Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies....
, Arjun Sarja
Arjun Sarja
Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is...
, Nagesh
Nagesh
Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....
, Karthik
Karthik Muthuraman
Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
and Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films...
in various languages. He was assigned as the default dubbing artist for Kamal Hassan in Telugu dubbed versions of Tamil films and vice versa. For the Telugu version of Dasavathaaram he gave voice to 7 characters (including the female character) out of 10 characters played by Kamal Hassan. He was awarded Best Dubbing Artist
Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist
The Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist winners:...
for the films Annamayya and Sri Sai Mahima.
Humanitarian work
He is the Chairman of Kodandapani Audio Labs, Chennai. He also owns a charitable trust named S. P. Sambamurthy Foundation, named after his father, an organization to help the poor and needy.As actor
| Year | Movie name | Language | Director | Producer | Role |
| 1969 | Pellante Noorella Panta | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Muthyala Subbaiah | ||
| 1971 | Mohammed Bin Tuglaq Muhammad bin Tughluq (film) Muhammad bin Thughlaq is a 1971 socio-political satire comedy film in Tamil by Cho Ramaswamy. It is the film version of the stageplay of the same name. Both the play and the film is conceptualized, wrote and directed by Cho who also stars as the titular character... |
Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Cho Ramaswamy | Guest role in a song | |
| Muhammad bin Tuglaq | Telugu | Guest role in a song | |||
| 1980 | Pakkinti Ammayi | Telugu | K. Vasu | A. Sarathy | Bala Raju |
| 1982 | Baalondu Chaduranga | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
Dore Bhagavan | ||
| Malle Pandiri | Telugu | Jandhyala | Challa Venkatramaiah | ||
| 1983 | Bharat 2000 | Kannada | |||
| Tirugu Bhana | Kannada | K. S. R. Doss | |||
| 1987 | Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum Manathil Uruthi Vendum is a 1987 Indian Tamil language Drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Suhasini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ramesh Aravind, Sridhar and Vivek.Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj, and Vijayakanth make guest appearances.- Plot :... |
Tamil | K. Balachander K. Balachander K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or... |
Kavithalaya Films | As a doctor |
| 1988 | Prema | Telugu | Suresh Krishna | ||
| Vivaha Bhojanambu | Telugu | Jandhyala | |||
| 1990 | Keladi Kanmani Keladi Kanmani Keladi Kanmani is a 1990 Tamil film directed by Vasanth, starring noted playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam and Radhika Sarathkumar.-Plot:... /O Papa Lali |
Tamil/Telugu | Vasanth Vasanth Vasanth is an Indian film director and screenwriter, working in the Tamil film industry. Following a stint as journalist and after assisting K. Balachander, he made his directorial debut with Keladi Kanmani in 1990, which along with the trendsetting Aasai and Rhythm , are considered his finest... |
A. R. Rangaraj (primary character) | |
| Palai Vanna Ragangal | Tamil | ||||
| Sigaram | Tamil | Ananthu | Kavithalaya Films | As a music director | |
| Thalai Vaasal | Tamil | Selva Selva (director) Selva is an Indian director active in Tamil film. He often specializes in film remakes and directed a series of hits the 1990s. His first film 'Thalaivasal' launched the career of many. His noted film are Amaravathi, Karna, Pooveli, James Bond, Unnaruge Naanirunthal, Student No. 2 and Naan Avan... |
As a college principal | ||
| 1992 | Koteswaran | Tamil | Father of hero | ||
| Thyagu | Tamil | ||||
| Guna Guna (film) Guna is a 1991 Tamil drama film starring Kamal Haasan, Roshini, Rekha, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Girish Karnad, Ajay Rathnam, Janagaraj, and Sharat Saxena. It was dubbed into Telugu as Guna... |
Tamil | Police officer | |||
| Parvathalu Paanakalu | Telugu | Muthyala Subbaiah | V. Vijay Kumar Varma | Lead role friend of Parvathalu (Dasari Narayana Rao) | |
| 1993 | Thiruda Thiruda Thiruda Thiruda Thiruda Thiruda is a Tamil comedy thriller film directed by Mani Ratnam, and scripted by Ram Gopal Varma. The soundtrack and background score of the film were composed by A. R. Rahman whilst the cinematography was done by P. C... /Donga Donga |
Tamil/Telugu | Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983... |
S. Sriram | Lakshmi Narayanan CBI |
| Muddina Maava Muddina Maava Muddina Maava is a Kannada language feature film released in the year 1993.starring Shashi Kumar, Shruti, S.P.Balasubrahmanyam, Tara.-Cast:*Shashi Kumar*Shruti*S.P.Balasubrahmanyam*Tara*doddanna*dwarakish* Girija lokesh- Trivia :... |
Kannada | Om Sai Prakash | K. Prabhakar | Ramayya | |
| 1994 | Jolly | Telugu | Teacher | ||
| Kadhalan Kadhalan Kadhalan is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva... /Premikudu |
Tamil/Telugu | Shankar S. Shankar Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award... |
K. T. Kunjumon K. T. Kunjumon K.T.Kunjumon is a Tamil film Producer and Writer.Among the 11 films produced so far Gentleman was his first super hit film and that created many records in Tamil film production,latter Kaadhalan and Kadhal Desam were also hit films. Ratchagan, it remain most expensive film in Tamil film Industry... |
As Father of Prabhu Deva - Policeman | |
| 1995 | Raja Hamsa | Telugu | As doctor, family friend | ||
| 1996 | Drohi | Telugu | |||
| Kadhal Desam Kadhal Desam Kadhal Desam is a 1996 Tamil film. The film stars Abbas, Vineeth, Tabu, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu, Chinni Jayanth and Srividya and is directed by Kathir and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The The music is by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman. Abbas debuted his acting career through this... /Prema Desam |
Tamil/Telugu | Kathir | K. T. Kunjumon K. T. Kunjumon K.T.Kunjumon is a Tamil film Producer and Writer.Among the 11 films produced so far Gentleman was his first super hit film and that created many records in Tamil film production,latter Kaadhalan and Kadhal Desam were also hit films. Ratchagan, it remain most expensive film in Tamil film Industry... |
Divya's father | |
| Minsara Kanavu/Merupu Kalalu | Tamil/Telugu | Rajeev Menon | M. Balasubramaniam, M. Saravanan, M. S. Guhan M. S. Guhan M. S. Guhan is a producer of Tamil films. He has been involved in hits such as Sivaji: The Boss, Thirupathi and Minsaara Kanavu, and recently Ayan. He is the son of noted producer M. Saravanan, who owns the AVM Studios in Chennai. His grandfather was Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar.-References:... |
Thangadurai | |
| Myna | Telugu | ||||
| Nandini | Tamil/Telugu | Friend of Prakash Raj | |||
| Pavithra Bandham Pavithra Bandham Pavithra Bandham is a 1996 Telugu Drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It was remade in Hindi as Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain in 1999, and in Tamil as Priyamaanavale in 2000.-Plot:... |
Telugu | Muthyala Subbaiah | Venkatesh`s Father | ||
| Avvai Shanmughi/Bhamane Satyabhamane | Tamil/Telugu | K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar is an Indian film director and actor, primarily working in Tamil cinema. He has directed numerous films ranging from comedy and drama to action thrillers. His film Dasavathaaram went on to gross $16 million worldwide in the first four weeks and eventually became one of the... |
R. Ravindran, K. P. Hari | As a doctor | |
| 1997 | Devullu | Telugu | Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi Ramakrishna is an Indian film director and writer principally in Andhra Pradesh. He has directed more than 100 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages all together.-Profile:... |
Haribabu Chegondi, Rambabu Karatam | Lord Vinayaka |
| Pellivaramandi | Telugu | K. Veeru | V. Jayasri, A. Prakash | ||
| Prena | Telugu | ||||
| Ullaasam | Tamil | J. D. and Jerry J. D. Jerry J. D and Jerry are Tamil film directors and scriptwriters who work together as a team. Their first film as directors was Ullaasam which had Ajith and Vikram in the lead roles and produced by Amitabh Bachchan. They have also directed Whistle and numerous Tamil television serials.-References:... |
Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades... |
As a bus driver - Ajith Kumar's father | |
| Ratchagan Ratchagan Ratchagan is a 1997 Tamil action film, directed by Praveen Gandhi, starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in the lead role. It also starred Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman... /Rakshakudu |
Tamil/Telgu | Praveen Gandhi | K. T. Kunjumon K. T. Kunjumon K.T.Kunjumon is a Tamil film Producer and Writer.Among the 11 films produced so far Gentleman was his first super hit film and that created many records in Tamil film production,latter Kaadhalan and Kadhal Desam were also hit films. Ratchagan, it remain most expensive film in Tamil film Industry... , Francis Joseph |
LIC Padmanabhan ( Nagarjuna`s father) | |
| w/o Vara Prasad | Telugu | Vamsy Vamsy Vamsy or Vamsi is a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and Music director. He is considered one of the four cornerstones of Telugu Cinema of the 1980s and '90s; the others being K Viswanath, Bapu and Jandhyala.- Biography :Vamsy was born and bought up in a village called... |
Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer... |
As Vineeth's grandfather | |
| 1998 | Bharathan | Tamil | |||
| Paattu Paadavaa | Tamil | Giridharan | |||
| Sandhrba | Kannada | ||||
| Uyala | Telugu | S. V. Krishna Reddy S. V. Krishna Reddy S.V. Krishna Reddy is an Indian film director. He has been a successful and an influential director since a decade. His contribution to the Telugu Film Industry is a landmark; to his credits he adds 38 films till date which were not only hits at box office, but also his name was carved in the... |
As a doctor | ||
| Pelladi Chupistha | Telugu | ||||
| 1999 | Aaro Pranam | Telugu | K Veeru | Father of hero (Vineeth) | |
| Dheerga Sumangali Bhava | Telugu | S. V. Krishna Reddy S. V. Krishna Reddy S.V. Krishna Reddy is an Indian film director. He has been a successful and an influential director since a decade. His contribution to the Telugu Film Industry is a landmark; to his credits he adds 38 films till date which were not only hits at box office, but also his name was carved in the... |
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| Mechanic Maavaiah | Telugu | ||||
| Paadutha Theeyaga | Telugu | Father of heroine | |||
| Pedda Manushulu | Telugu | ||||
| 2000 | Goppinti Alludu Goppinti Alludu -External links:*... |
Telugu | E V V Satyanarayana E V V Satyanarayana Eedara Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, better known as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, was a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and producer... |
Nandamuri Rama Krishna | Balakrishna's father |
| Manasu Paddanu Kanni | Telugu | ||||
| Maya | Tamil | ||||
| Priyamaanavale | Tamil | K. Selvabharathi | C. Venkata Raju, G. Sivaraju | Vishwanath | |
| 2001 | Chirujallu | Telugu | Shriram Balaji | G. V. G Raju | |
| 2002 | Indra Indra (film) Indra is a Telugu language action film directed by B. Gopal. It stars Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, and Arti Agarwal. It was dubbed into Hindi and Tamil as Indra- The Tiger and Indran respectively.- Cast :... |
Telugu | B. Gopal | Vyjayanthi Movies | As Himself |
| Padharella Ammayi | Telugu | Krishna Mohan Reddy | |||
| April Maadhathil | Tamil | S. S. Stanley | V. Gnanavelu, V. Jayaprakash | As himself | |
| 2003 | Magic Magic | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
Jose Punnoose | Navodaya | Acharya |
| Fools | Telugu | Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions... |
Ravindra Babu | Guest role | |
| Maha Yedabidangi | Kannada | ||||
| 2004 | Royela | Telugu | |||
| 2006 | Mayabazaar | Telugu | Mohana Krishna | RKK Films Banner | As Lord Kubera |
| Roommates | Telugu | AVS Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam is a journalist, actor, comedian, producer and director. He was born in 1957 January, 2nd at Tenali town, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film ‘Mister Pellam’ in the year 1993. With his first film... |
Visu Films Pvt Ltd | As himself | |
| 2007 | Yen Uyirinum Melana | Tamil | K. R. Jaya | N. Thirumuragan | |
| Astram | Telugu | Suresh Krishna | Raju Hirwani | ||
| Kallu | Telugu | M. V. Raghu | |||
| Kalyanothasava | Kannada | Retired army captain | |||
| Malle Pandiri | Telugu | ||||
| Mangalyam Tanthu Naanena | Kannada | Ravichandran's father | |||
| 2010 | Naanayam | Tamil | Shakthi S.Rajan | S. P. B. Charan S. P. B. Charan Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries... |
CEO Viswanath |
| 2011 | Shakti Shakti (2011 film) Shakti is a 2011 Telugu fantasy film directed by Meher Ramesh starring Jr. NTR and Ileana D'Cruz. The film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner, features an extensive supporting cast including Sonu Sood, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi ... |
Telugu | Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh is a film writer and director. He is the cousin of actor chiranjeevi.- Director :*2011 - Shakti *2009 - Billa *2008 - Kantri *2006 - Ajay *2004 - Veera Kannadiga... |
C. Ashwini Dutt | Mahadevaraya's Father |
Television career
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| Nadhi Enge Pogiradhu | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Serial |
| Jannal | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
TV Serial |
| Vaanam Paadi | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Music show |
| Paadutha Theeyaga | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Music show |
| Paadalani Undhi | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Music show |
| Endaro Mahanubhavulu | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Serial |
| Ennodu Pattu Paadungal | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Music show |
| Edhe Thumbi Haaduvenu | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
Music show |
As music composer
| Year | Movie name | Language | Director | Producer/banner |
| 1977 | Kanya Kumari | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions... |
Sarigama Arts |
| 1978 | Sandarbha | Kannada | ||
| 1979 | Captain Krishna | Telugu | K. S. R. Das K. S. R. Das K. S. R. Das or Doss is an Indian film director.He was born on January 5, 1936. He worked for about 40 films in different positions. As a director Loguttu Perumallakeruka was his debut film, with Sobhan Babu and Rajasri playing the lead roles. He has made about 30 films with Telugu superstar... |
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| Ra Ra Krishnayya | Telugu | |||
| Thoorpu Velle Railu Thoorpu Velle Railu Thoorpu Velle Railu is a 1979 Telugu film directed by Bapu and written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. The film is starring Mohan and Jyothi.-Soundtrack:... |
Telugu | Bapu Bapu (artist) Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer... |
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| 1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:... |
Hum Paanch (Background Score) | Hindi | Bapu Bapu (artist) Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer... |
S.K. Films |
| 1981 | Ohamma Katha | Telugu | Vasanta Sen | |
| Sangeeta | Telugu | |||
| Thaiyyalkaaran | Tamil | Kalaipuli International | ||
| 1983 | Thudikkum Karangal Thudikkum Karangal -Plot:Rajinikanth is an auto mechanic and brother of Vijayakumar who works in Jaishankar's estate as a clerk. The movie portrays the events dealing with the clash between Rajini and Jaishankar. Radha is the love interest of Rajini and Y.G.Mahendran provides the comic relief.-External links:... |
Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
Sridhar | K. R. Gangadharan |
| Uranta Sankranti | Telugu | Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao B.A. is a politician, film director, and film producer. Narayana Rao directed about 150 films, produced 53 films and worked in more than 250 films as a dialogue writer and as a lyricist.Beside graduating with a BA degree, he used to take part in scores of drama competitions... |
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| 1984 | Bharyamani | Telugu | Vijaya Bapineedu Vijaya Bapineedu Gutta Bapineedu Chowdary , also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a popular story writer, producer and film director in the Telugu film industry. He directed several Telugu hit films such as Maga Maharaju, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu... |
Srinivasa Productions |
| Mantri Gaari Viyyankudu | Telugu | |||
| Seethamma Pelli | Telugu | Bapu Bapu (artist) Bapu is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.He is a music artist, painter, cartoonist, and designer... |
Muddu Art Movies | |
| 1985 | Bangaru Chilaka | Telugu | Maheswari Movies | |
| Bullet | Telugu | |||
| Devaralledane | Kannada | Chamundi Production | ||
| Dongallo Dora | Telugu | |||
| Jockey | Telugu | Muddu Art Movies | ||
| Kongumudi | Telugu | Vijaya Bapineedu Vijaya Bapineedu Gutta Bapineedu Chowdary , also known as Vijaya Bapineedu, is a popular story writer, producer and film director in the Telugu film industry. He directed several Telugu hit films such as Maga Maharaju, Gang Leader, and Magadheerudu... |
Raghavendra Cine Creations | |
| Mayuri Mayuri (film) Mayuri is a 1984 Telugu film produced by Ramoji Rao, and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It was dubbed into Malayalam as Mayoori and remade as Naache Mayuri in 1986 in Hindi. The movie starred Sudha Chandran, Subhakar, P. L. Narayana, Nirmalamma, Y. Vijaya, Potti Prasad, K. K. Sharma, S. R.... |
Tamil | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | B.R. Creations in association with ushakiran movies | |
| Mayuri Mayuri (film) Mayuri is a 1984 Telugu film produced by Ramoji Rao, and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It was dubbed into Malayalam as Mayoori and remade as Naache Mayuri in 1986 in Hindi. The movie starred Sudha Chandran, Subhakar, P. L. Narayana, Nirmalamma, Y. Vijaya, Potti Prasad, K. K. Sharma, S. R.... |
Telugu | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Usha Kiran Movies | |
| Muddula Manavaralu | Telugu | Jandhyala | Muddu Art Movies | |
| 1986 | Bete | Kannada | Vajragiri Films | |
| Maghadeerudu | Telugu | Shyam Prasad Arts | ||
| Naach Mayuri | Hindi | Lakshmi Productions | ||
| Padamati Sandhya Ragam Padamati Sandhya Ragam Padamati Sandhya Ragam is a 1986 acclaimed Telugu Film, directed by Jandhyala. The movie has Telugu actress Vijayashanti in the leading role. The songs of the movie were written by S. P... |
Telugu | Jandhyala | Gummaluri Sastry, Meer Abdulla | |
| Sowbhagyalakshmi | Kannada | Bhargava | Vasu Chitra | |
| 1987 | Gouthami | Telugu | Radha Madhava Films | |
| Lawyer Suhasini | Telugu | Vamsy Vamsy Vamsy or Vamsi is a critically acclaimed Telugu Indian film director, writer and Music director. He is considered one of the four cornerstones of Telugu Cinema of the 1980s and '90s; the others being K Viswanath, Bapu and Jandhyala.- Biography :Vamsy was born and bought up in a village called... |
Jayakrishna Combines | |
| Pratima | Telugu | |||
| Ramu | Telugu | Suresh Productions | ||
| 1988 | Chinnodu Peddodu | Telugu | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Sridevi Movies |
| Kallu | Telugu | M. V. Raghu | Mahashakthi Films | |
| Neeku Naaku Pellanta | Telugu | Jandhyala | J.J. Movies | |
| Oh Bharya Katha | Telugu | Mouli | Ushakiron Movies | |
| Premayanam | Telugu | Ushakiron Movies | ||
| Ramanna Shyamanna | Kannada | B. Subbarao | Vasu Chitra | |
| Vivaaha Bhojanambu | Telugu | Jandhyala | J.J. Movies | |
| 1990 | Siddartha | Telugu | ||
| 1991 | Mahayagnam | Telugu | ||
| Sigaram | Tamil | Ananthu | Kavithalaya Productions | |
| Jaithra Yaatra | Telugu | Sravanthi Movies | ||
| 1992 | Belliyappa Banagarappa | Kannada | Poorna Prajna | Madhu Bangarappa |
| Ksheera Saagara | Kannada | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 1993 | Muddina Maava Muddina Maava Muddina Maava is a Kannada language feature film released in the year 1993.starring Shashi Kumar, Shruti, S.P.Balasubrahmanyam, Tara.-Cast:*Shashi Kumar*Shruti*S.P.Balasubrahmanyam*Tara*doddanna*dwarakish* Girija lokesh- Trivia :... |
Kannada | Om Sai Prakash | Vijaya Sridevi Combines |
| 2003 | Unnai Charanandhen | Tamil | Samuthirakani Samuthirakani Samuthirakani is a Tamil film actor and director. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander. His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages. He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram and... |
Capital Cine Works |