Balasubramaniam and Divya Raghavan at Swaranubhuti 2020 in Mysuru. Had he not chosen to sing, then the film industry would have been void of an amazing talent like SPB, who has no formal training, but owns every song he sings. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name, to avoid rejection. Comments will be moderated by The Hindu editorial team. But do you know his first song, and also that his second recording was in Kannada only days later? It always sounds as if I was singing it myself. © COPYRIGHT NDTV CONVERGENCE LIMITED 2020. The legendary singer breathed his last on September 25. He received Rs 150/- as remuneration for the song back in the day. SPB loved working with our Chithralaya Unit and before singing Panivizhum Malarvanam, he prostrated in front of Sridhar and me and said, “Gopu Sir, Chithralayaa is my mother’s home.”. Playback singers S.P. “He was hesitant to sing songs in the film as they were based on classical ragas. His voice became synonymous with that of Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Anant Nag, Shankar Nag, Ravichandran to Shivarajkumar and Ramesh Aravind. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. His first song in Malayalam Ee Kadalum Marukadalum was from the movie Kadalpalam . Renowned singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away on September 25 (Friday) in Chennai. Emiyee Vinta Moham is the debut song by SPB which he sang along with P Susheela, K Raghuramaiah and PB Sreenivas for the film Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna in 1966 which was released in 1967. Englishman Marcus Baatley was the cameraman. SPB with acting legend Sivaji Ganesan on the set of Sumathi En Sundari. But given that both of us were not trained in classical music, we experimented and that fetched a national award,” recalled Hamsalekha. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. The first Non-Telugu song that he recorded just eight days after his debut Telugu song was in Kannada in 1966 for the film Nakkare Ade Swarga, starring Kannada comedy stalwart T. R. Narasimharaju. Which team has a better chance of ending their 13-year IPL title drought this season? You have reached your limit for free articles this month. M. S. Viswanathan had tuned a song, Iyarkaii Ennum Ilaiyya Kanni and a few months earlier, SPB had frequented his house seeking an opportunity to sing in movies. Also read:  India-Israel sign cultural agreement to strengthen people-to-people relations. Emiyee Vinta Moham is the debut song by SPB which he sang along with P Susheela, K Raghuramaiah and PB Sreenivas for the film Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna in 1966 which was released in 1967. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. From then on, for the next decade he became the voice for Salman Khan. “He was a great actor and he brought it out in his voice.”. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. Balasubrahmanyam at an audio launch in Chennai in 2016. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. Before the effect of the song could be digested, came Salman Khan's debut Maine Pyar Kiya and his song Dil Deewana Bin Sajna Ke became a smashing hit and earned him another National Award. 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. His first song in Hindi was Ek Duje … Shivarajkumar, one of the actors whose songs have been sung by SPB from his debut, said, acting for songs was always a challenge and listening to songs recorded by SPB was work half-done. His first Tamil song Iyarkai Ennum Ilaiya Kanni was from the movie Shanthi Nilayam. The void SPB has left behind will remain empty for long. Though Adimaipen released first, SPB’s first recorded song was from Shanthi Nilayam. Track Coronavirus pandemic in India and get the latest COVID-19 news from around the world on ndtv.com/coronavirus. Among Bollywood, he was known as the perfect voice for Salman Khan after the songs of Maine Pyar Kiya won hearts across India.