Early life and background
Balasubrahmanyam was born in a
Telugu Brahmin family to S. P. Sambamurthy in Konetammapeta,
Nellore district,
Andhra Pradesh,
India.
[1] He is married to Savitri. He has two brothers and five sisters. He is the elder brother of the well-known singer
S.P. Sailaja. Balasubrahmanyam has a daughter, Pallavi and a son,
S. P. B. Charan who is a well-known singer as well.
Career
Balasubrahmanyam began singing as a hobby during his childhood. He
developed an interest in music very early in his life, 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; this brought him to
Ananthpur, where he enrolled for the Engineering course at
JNTU.
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.
Band
Before he became a full-fledged cinema singer, Balasubrahmanyam was the leader of a light music troupe that comprised:
[2]
Playback singing
Balasubrahmanyam made his debut in film music as a singer on 15 December 1966 with
Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna, a 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.
[3][4]
Balasubrahmanyam was selected as the best singer, subsequent to which S
P Kodandapani played a major role in moulding his career.
[5] He made his debut in Malayalam in 1969 with the hit song "Ee Kadalum Marukadalum" from
Kadalppalam.
[6] He has sung in more than fifteen different
Indian languages, including
Telugu,
Tamil,
Kannada,
Hindi,
Malayalam,
Marathi,
English,
Bengali,
Oriya,
Punjabi,
Tulu,
Sanskrit,
Assamese,
Konkani,
Badaga and
Gondi.
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 Singer. He was playback singer for
Bollywood actor
Salman Khan in most of his movies from 1989 to 1995.
He has performed both the popular and classical music of India. For example, the songs he performed in the films
Sankarabharanam,
Sagara Sangamam, and
Rudra Veena were based on
Carnatic classical music, and the song "Umandu Ghumandu" in the movie
Ganayogi Panchakshari Gavayi was based on
Hindustani classical music.
He hosts many TV shows in Telugu 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.
Voice acting
Balasubrahmanyam has also provided
voice-overs 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’s Telugu movies dubbed from Tamil and vice versa. He was awarded
Best Dubbing Artist for dubbing for
Suman in the film
Annamayya.
Awards and honours
Special honours
National Film Awards
Nandi Awards
- The Kalaimamani by Tamil Nadu Government in 1981
- Tamil Nadu Government Award - received 3 times
- Film Fans' Association (Madras) Award (oldest association in the country) - received 20 times
Other awards
- Sangeeta Ganga award in 2001.
- Delhi Telugu Academy's Rashtriya Vikas Shiromani Award (Lifetime) in 2002 on the occasion of 'Ugadi 2002', held in New Delhi on 7 April 2002.
- Dr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award, given during a function in Nellore on 5 August 2002.
- Lifetime Achievement Award on Playback King, conferred during TVS Victor Aalaapana Music Awards function for the years 2001 and 2002, in Hyderabad on 1 September 2002.
- Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award in 2002.
- Dr. C.Narayana Reddy Gold Medal in 2003.
- Rani Rao Balasaraswathi Award in 2003.
- Arya Bhata Prasasthi in 2003.
- Sanskrithi Kalasri Award Chennai in 2004.
- Viswa Ganayogi From Karnataka Chief Minister in 2005.
- Raja-Lakshmi Award from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai in 2006.
- Best Playback Singer from Vijay TV, Reliance Mobile Vijay awards in 2006.
- Mia Tansen Award Sur Singar Sanjad (Bombay) for best classical rendition of a song from Tere Payal Mere Geeth composed by Naushad Sab.
- Cultural Icon from Rotary Club Chennai, Kilpauk, Chennai in 2006.
- Naada Nidhi, from Avadhootha datta peetam, Mysore in 2006.
- Best Playback Singer from Santosham awards for the film Sri Ramadasu in 2006
- Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Santhosham awards in 2007.
- Basavashree Award from Karnataka Government[7]
- A.P. Cinegoers Association Award for best Singer for Sri Bhagavatham (serial on ETV) in 2007.
- Kannada Rajyothsava Award Presented on 1 November 2008.
- Aasthana Vidwan Manthralaya Mutt in 2008.
- Sangeetha Saagra from Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram in 2008.
- Karnataka Rajyotsava Prasasthi from the Government of Karnataka in 2008.
- Innumerable awards from magazines and associations fostering films.
- Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in Chicago session in 2009.
- Kopparapu Kavula Puraskaram from Kopparapu Kala Peetam, Visakhapatnam on 9 September 2009.
- Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Raagalaya Music Awards (27 February 2010 at Shanmukhanad Hall, Mumbai) in 2010.
- Ghantasala Award in 2010,
- Great son of the soil award from Justice Rajesh Tandon Chairperson
Cyber appellate tribunal New delhi at a All India conference of
intellectuals in Hyderabad on Saturday in 2010.
- ANR Lifetime achievement award from Akkineni Nageswara Rao in 2010.
- Pride Of Indian Cinema from Yuvakalavauhini, Hyderabad on 30 June 2010.
- Best playback Singer award from "Gemini Tv Ugadi awards" 2010 for the serial "Kotha Bangaram"
- Vamsee Film awards 2010 "Best Playback Singer(male)" for the film "Mestry"
- BIG Kannada Entertainment Awards S P Balasubramanyam for the
most entertaining "TV host of the year" and the programme "Yede Tumbhi
Haaduvenu" being declared as the most entertaining reality show of the
year.
- Santosham awards 2010 Best Playback Singer(male) for the film "Mahatma"
[edit] Filmfare Awards
Filmography
As actor
| Year |
Movie name |
Language |
Director |
Producer |
Role |
| 1969 |
Pellante Noorella Panta |
Telugu |
Muthyala Subbaiah |
|
|
| 1971 |
Mohammed Bin Tuglaq |
Tamil |
Cho Ramaswamy |
|
Guest role in a song |
| 1980 |
Pakkinti Ammayi |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| 1982 |
Baalondu Chaduranga |
Kannada |
|
|
|
| Malle Pandiri |
Telugu |
Jandhyala |
Challa Venkatramaiah |
|
| 1983 |
Bharat 2000 |
Kannada |
|
|
|
| Tirugu Bhana |
Kannada |
|
|
|
| 1987 |
Manadil Urudi Vendum |
Tamil |
K. Balachander |
Kavithalaya Films |
As a doctor |
| 1988 |
Prema |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Vivaha Bhojanambu |
Telugu |
Jandhyala |
|
|
| 1990 |
Keladi Kanmani |
Tamil |
Vasanth |
|
A. R. Rangaraj (primary character) |
| Palai Vanna Ragangal |
Tamil |
|
|
|
| Sigaram |
Tamil |
|
Kavithalaya Films |
As a music director |
| Thalai Vaasal |
Tamil |
|
|
As a college principal |
| Baamane Sathya Baamane |
Telugu |
|
|
As a doctor |
| 1992 |
Koteswaran |
Tamil |
|
|
Father of hero |
| Thyagu |
Tamil |
|
|
|
| Guna |
Tamil |
|
|
Police officer |
| Parvathalu Paanakalu |
Telugu |
Muthyala Subbaiah |
V. Vijay Kumar Varma |
Lead role friend of Parvathalu (Dasari Narayana Rao) |
| 1993 |
Thiruda Thiruda |
Tamil |
Mani Ratnam |
|
Lakshmi Narayanan CBI |
| 1994 |
Jolly |
Telugu |
|
|
Teacher |
| Kaadalan/Premikudu/Humse Hain Muqabla |
Tamil/Telugu |
Shankar |
K. T. Kunjumon |
|
| Ullasam |
Tamil |
J. D. and Jerry |
Amitabh Bachchan |
As a bus driver - Ajith Kumar's father |
| Kadhalan |
Tamil |
|
|
As a policeman |
| 1995 |
Raja Hamsa |
Telugu |
|
|
As doctor, family friend |
| 1996 |
Drohi |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Kaadal Desam/Prema Desam/Duniya Dilwalon Ki |
Tamil/Telugu/Hindi |
Kathir |
|
|
| Minsaara Kanavu |
Tamil |
Rajeev Menon |
|
Thangadurai |
| Myna |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Nandini |
Tamil |
|
|
Guest role |
| Pavithra Bandham |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Avvai Shanmugi |
Tamil |
K. S. Ravikumar |
|
Guest role as doctor |
| 1997 |
Devullu |
Telugu |
|
|
Lord Vinayaka |
| Pellivaramandi |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Prena |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Ratchagan |
Tamil |
Praveen Kanth |
|
LIC Padmanabhan |
| w/o Vara Prasad |
Telugu |
|
|
As Vineeth's grandfather |
| 1998 |
Bharathan |
Tamil |
|
|
|
| Paattu Paadavaa |
Tamil |
|
|
Giridharan |
| Sandhrba |
Kannada |
|
|
|
| Uyala |
Telugu |
S. V. Krishna Reddy |
|
As a doctor |
| Pelladi Chupistha |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| 1999 |
Aaro Pranam |
Telugu |
|
K Veeru |
Father of hero (Vineeth) |
| Dheerga Sumangali |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Mechanic Maavaiah |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Paadutha Theeyaga |
Telugu |
|
|
Father of heroine |
| Pedda Manushulu |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
Goppinti Alludu |
Telugu |
E.V.V. Sathyanarana |
|
Balakrishna's father |
| Manasu Paddanu Kanni |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| Maya |
Tamil |
|
|
|
| Priyamaanavale |
Tamil |
K. Selvabharathi |
|
|
| 2001 |
Chirujallu |
Telugu |
Shriram Balaji |
|
|
| 2002 |
Indra |
Telugu/Hindi |
B. Gopal |
Vyjayanthi Movies |
As Dr. SPB |
| Padharella Ammayi |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Magic Magic/Chota Jadugar |
Malayalam/Hindi/Telugu |
Jose Punnoose |
Navodaya |
As magician acharya |
| Fools |
Telugu |
Dasari Narayana Rao |
|
Guest role |
| Maha Yedabidangi |
Kannada |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Royela |
Telugu |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
Mayabazaar |
Telugu |
Mohana Krishna |
RKK Films Banner |
As Lord Kubera |
| Roommates |
Telugu |
AVS |
Visu Films Pvt Ltd |
As himself |
| 2007 |
Yen Uyirinum Melana |
Tamil |
|
|
|
|
April Maadham |
Tamil |
|
|
|
|
Astram |
Telugu |
|
|
|
|
Kallu |
Telugu |
|
|
|
|
Kalyanothasava |
Kannada |
|
|
Retired army captain |
|
Malle Pandiri |
Telugu |
|
|
|
|
Mangalyam Tanthu Naanena |
Kannada |
|
|
Ravichandran's father |
|
Muddina Maava |
Kannada |
|
|
Ramayya |
| 2010 |
Nanayam |
Tamil |
Shakthi S.Rajan |
SPB Charan |
CEO Viswanath |
| 2011 |
Shakti |
Telugu |
Meher Ramesh |
C. Ashwini Dutt |
Co-starring NTR Jr. |
[edit] Television
- Nadhi Enge Pogiradhu
- Jannal
- Vaanam Paadi
- Paadutha Theeyaga
- Paadalani Undhi
- Endaro Mahanubhavulu
- Ennodu Pattu Paadungal
- Yedhe Thumbi Haaduvenu
As music director
| Year |
Movie name |
Language |
Director |
Producer/banner |
|
Thudikkum Karangal |
Tamil |
|
|
|
Unnai Charanandhen |
Tamil |
Samuthirakani |
Capital Cine Works |
| 1977 |
Kanya Kumari |
Telugu |
Dasari Narayana Rao |
Sarigama Arts |
| 1978 |
Sandarbha |
Kannada |
|
|
| 1979 |
Captain Krishna |
Telugu |
K. S. R. Das |
|
| Ra Ra Krishnayya |
Telugu |
|
|
| Thoorpu Velle Railu |
Telugu |
Bapu |
|
| 1980 |
Hum Paanch (Background Score) |
Hindi |
|
S.K. Films |
| 1981 |
Ohamma Katha |
Telugu |
|
|
| Sangeeta |
Telugu |
|
|
| Thaiyyalkaaran |
Tamil |
|
Kalaipuli International |
| 1983 |
Uranta Sankranti |
Telugu |
|
|
| 1984 |
Bharyamani |
Telugu |
|
Srinivasa Productions |
| Mantri Gaari Viyyankudu |
Telugu |
|
|
| Seethamma Pelli |
Telugu |
|
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 |
|
Raghavendra Cine Creations |
| Mayuri |
Tamil |
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
B.R. Creations in association with ushakiran movies |
| Mayuri |
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 Sandya Ragam |
Telugu |
Jandhyala |
|
| Sowbhagyalakshmi |
Kannada |
|
Vasu Chitra |
| 1987 |
Gouthami |
Telugu |
|
Radha Madhava Films |
| Lawyer Suhasini |
Telugu |
|
Jayakrishna Combines |
| Pratima |
Telugu |
|
|
| Ramu |
Telugu |
|
Suresh Productions |
| 1988 |
Chinnodu Peddodu |
Telugu |
Relangi Narasimha Rao |
Sridevi Movies |
| Kallu |
Telugu |
|
Mahashakthi Films |
| Neeku Naaku Pellanta |
Telugu |
|
J.J. Movies |
| Oh Bharya Katha |
Telugu |
|
Ushakiron Movies |
| Premayanam |
Telugu |
|
Ushakiron Movies |
| Ramanna Shyamanna |
Kannada |
|
Vasu Chitra |
| 1989 |
Vivaaha Bhojanam |
Telugu |
|
J.J. Movies |
| 1990 |
Siddartha |
Telugu |
|
|
| 1991 |
Mahayagnam |
Telugu |
|
|
| Sigaram |
Tamil |
Ananthu[8] |
Kavithalaya Productions |
| 1992 |
Belliyappa Banagarappa |
Kannada |
|
|
| Jaithra Yaatra |
Telugu |
|
Sravanthi Movies |
| Ksheera Saagara |
Kannada |
|
|
| 1993 |
Muddina Maava |
Kannada |
|
Vijaya Sridevi Combines |
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