Actor

S. P. Balasubramaniam

Sound

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Movies: 260Series: 1Crew credits: 230

TMDB ID: 584585

IMDb ID: nm0004416

Known for: Sound

Born: June 4, 1946

Died: September 25, 2020

Age: 74

Place of birth: Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2023

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 6.78

Wikidata: Q2049688

Also known as

SPB • S. P. B • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam • S. P. Balasubramanyam • S.P. Balasubramanyam • S.P.Balasubramanyam • SP. Balasubramanyam • SP.Balasubramanyam • SP. Balasubrahmanyam • +3 more

Other jobs

Playback Singer (206)Music (11)Original Music Composer (5)Music Director (4)Producer (2)Presenter (1)Vocals (1)

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Biography

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as S. P. Balu, S. P. B., or Balu, was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, dubbing artist and film producer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. He has recorded over 40,000 songs in 16 Indian languages. He holds the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs. He has garnered six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for his works in four different languages; Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi; 25 Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for his works towards Telugu cinema, numerous other state awards from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In addition, he garnered the Filmfare Award, and six Filmfare Awards South. In 2012, he received the state NTR National Award for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2016, He was honored with the Indian Film Personality of the Year consisting of a Silver Peacock Medal. He is a recipient of civilian awards such as Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2011) from the Government of India.