SP Balasubrahmanyam Receives Posthumous Padma Vibhushan, Amassed Through Son
SP Charan accrued the award. (Symbol courtesy: DD Nationwide)
Highlights
- SP Balasubrahmanyam sang over 40,000 songs in 16 languages
- The Padma awards had been offered by way of President Ram Nath Kovind
- SP Balasubrahmanyam gained the Padma Shri in 2001
New Delhi:
Singer and track director SP Balasubrahmanyam was once awarded the Padma Bhushan posthumously for his contribution to the sector of Artwork at New Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday morning. The award was once accrued by way of the overdue singer’s son SP Charan. Singer KS Chithra, with whom SP Balasubrahmanyam sang a number of duets, gained the Padma Bhushan. The Padma awards for the years 2020 and 2021 had been offered by way of President Ram Nath Kovind in 4 batches over two days. SP Balasubrahmanyam, or SPB as he was once identified to enthusiasts and associates, died in September ultimate yr after contracting COVID-9. He was once 74. SPB, liked for his mellifluous voice, was once additionally an actor and filmmaker. His son SP Charan is a singer and manufacturer.
SP Balasubrahmanyam gained the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011. He additionally gained six Nationwide Awards along with different govt honours and movie trade prizes.
Delhi: Playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. His son receives the award. #PadmaAwards2021pic.twitter.com/HlSQGYmpxv
— ANI (@ANI) November 9, 2021
SP Balasubrahmanyam sang over 40,000 songs in 16 languages in his storied and prolific profession. He labored carefully with a number of composers however was once best-known for his collaborations with Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman. The actors his voice was once maximum ceaselessly related to had been Rajinikanth and Kamal Haaasan down South and Salman Khan in Bollywood.
Recipients of Padma honours for 2020 from the movie trade come with actress Kangana Ranaut, filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor and singer Adnan Sami who gained their Padma Shri awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan in two batches on Monday. Mr Sami’s Padma Shri has been quite arguable – the Pakistani-origin singer turned into an Indian citizen in 2016 and his award was once extensively criticized when the honours record was once introduced in January.
