[63][64], Balasubrahmanyam's association with Hamsalekha began after the latter's successful venture Premaloka in Kannada. [72] He also dubbed for Ben Kingsley in the Telugu-dubbed version of Gandhi. He discontinued his studies early due to typhoid and joined as an associate member the Institution of Engineers, Chennai. Inside Story: How SPB Got The Chance To Sing Sankarabharanam Songs! Mahadevan, and led to an increase in the usage of Karnatak music in Telugu cinema. He returned to Bollywood music after being away from it for 15 years. He was awarded the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the films Annamayya and Sri Sai Mahima. The songs were based on classical music, such as in Saagara Sangamam (1983), for which both Ilaiayaraaja and S.P.B won National Film Awards, Swathi Muthyam (1986) and Rudraveena (1988) which again won National Awards for Ilaiyaraaja and Balasubrahmanyam. ", The Acharya actor added, "Like crores of his fans, I too am praying that Balu is back to normalcy and mesmerizes us with his songs. [10], Balasubrahmanyam began to record more songs in Tamil, especially for Ilaiyaraaja with S.Janaki, the trio considered to be highly successful in the Tamil film industry from the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Balasubrahmanyam's association with Ilaiyaraaja began even before Ilaiyaraaja came to the cine field. His first work in Hindi films was in the following year, in Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981), for which he received another National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Balasubramaniam – Songfacts", "Friday Review Hyderabad / Events : The stars shimmered bright", "SP Balasubrahmanyam: Legendary Indian singer dies", "Happy Birthday SP Balasubramaniam: Five interesting unknown facts about the fabulous singer", "Have lost count of songs sung, says record holder S.P. [7] In his words, "There were days when I used to record 15–20 songs, but only for Anand-Milind. [7] He sang over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages. This solidified Balasubrahmanyam as one of the biggest playback singers in India. [33][34][35] His son S. P. Charan is also a popular South Indian singer and actor, and a producer. Kodandapani. It was rendered by veteran playback singer P. B. Srinivas, who used to write and give him multi-lingual verses in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Sanskrit, English and Urdu. Balasubrahmanyam", "Metro Plus Kochi / Columns : KADALPAALAM 1969", "SPB has recorded the maximum number of songs in a single day – The Times of India", "Salman's voice now belongs to Shah Rukh", "Life & Style / Metroplus : Swinging sixties", "The story of an enduring friendship for 5 decades — SPB and Ilayaraja", "Metro Plus Visakhapatnam / Music : Balu live and lively", "I knew Rahman as a toddler: SP Balasubrahmanyam", "The Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema", "B'day Jukebox: SP Balasubrahmanyam Was Salman Khan's 90s Voice", "S P Balasubramanyam: The voice that made Salman Khan sing – Nishad N", "SPB Death News – SP Balu Life Journey – #RIP SP Balasubrahmanyam: The journey of a legend", "S P Balasubrahmanyam, Thank You For The Music", "40,000 songs in 16 languages: Here are some rare pictures of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam", "Balasubramaniam returns with Chennai Express title track", "Ilaiyaraaja and SPB join hands for 'Bharath Bhoomi, "A song of tribute: Ilayaraja's salute to COVID-19 warriors", "Maestro Ilaiyaraaja pays tribute to COVID-19 warriors, releases song sung by SPB", "Chit chat with S. P. Balasubramaniam – Andhravilas.com -Telugu Cinema, Telugu Movies, India News & World News, Bollywood, Songs". Sports   |   He has also provided voice-overs for various artists, including Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Salman Khan, K. Bhagyaraj, Mohan, Anil Kapoor, Girish Karnad, Gemini Ganesan, Arjun Sarja, Nagesh, Karthik, and Raghuvaran in various languages.