The chief minister made the announcement on the occasion of the fourth death anniversary of the legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam.
Published Sep 26, 2024 | 1:56 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 26, 2024 | 2:13 PM
SP Balasubrahmanyam. (X)
Four years after the death of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam’s songs remain an integral part in the lives of his fans.
Born in the erstwhile Madras state, now Andhra Pradesh, Balasubramayam , popularly known as SPB, gave life to over 50,000 songs in 16 languages and holds the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer.
To commemorate the occasion, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday, 25 September, announced that the main road of Kamdar Nagar in Nungambakkam, where he lived, will be named “SP Balasubrahmanyam Road”.
The chief minister made the announcement on the occasion of the fourth death anniversary of the singer.
Announcing the decision on X, Stalin wrote: “As one of the millions of fans of Balu, I am happy and proud to announce that on his #SPBalasubrahmanyam anniversary, the main road of Kamdar Nagar, where he lived, will be named “SP Balasubrahmanyam Road.”
பாடும் நிலா #SPBalasubrahmanyam அவர்களது நினைவு நாளில், அவர் வாழ்ந்த காம்தார் நகர் பிரதான சாலைக்கு “எஸ்.பி.பாலசுப்பிரமணியம் சாலை” எனப் பெயரிடப்படும் எனும் அறிவிப்பைச் செய்வதில் பாலு அவர்களின் கோடிக்கணக்கான ரசிகர்களில் ஒருவனாக மகிழ்ச்சியும் பெருமிதமும் கொள்கிறேன்.#SPB… pic.twitter.com/UuwwR1m1E0
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 25, 2024
SPB’s most revered early work was for the 1980 classic Shakarabharanam, for which he won his first National award. The K Viswanath directorial had music by KV Mahadevan. Despite not being a trained classical singer, SPB excelled in the genre.
In Tamil, SPB worked primarily with the music director Ilaiyaraja.
In the 1980’s, SPB gave classic hits in Hindi, like the track “Dil Deewana” in Salman Khan’s Maine Pyar Kiya. Soon after, he sang most of Salman Khan’s songs.
SPB died on 25 September 2020, after being hospitalised for over a month. In August 2020, he contracted the coronavirus. Though tested negative for the virus later, , he succumbed to comorbidities.
He was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan (2011) and Padmashri (2001).
(Edited by Sumavarsha Kandula)
