‘Paadum Nila’ S.P. Balasubrahmanyam no more
Popularly known as SPB, Balasubrahmanyam made his singing debut in 1966 with Telugu movie Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna. He has sung over 40,000 songs in as many as 16 languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
The best of S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific. The Hindu plays back his finest.
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