Paadum Nila (Singing Moon) as he was called by his fans, had a lilting voice with the finest traces of great singers. He was the voice of actor Kamal Hassan, whenever the latterвЂ™s Tamil movies were dubbed in Telugu. While his prowess as a playback singer is legendary, SPB was also an excellent voice over, or dubbing artist. It proved to be a prelude for a record career in film music,вЂќ said film music historian Vamanan. вЂњAnyone who had listened to the part he rendered for Shoban Babu would have realised the potential in the voice. Srinivas and Eelapada Raguramaiha - who rendered the ragamalika,

SPB was one among the four singers - S.P.

Kothandapani, who was in the audience at a competition at the Andhra Social and Cultural Society and he provided him an opportunity to sing in the Telugu film His talent was spotted by another playback singer and music director S.P. But music lured him towards singing competitions and finally into the world of films. Though he started out hoping to be an engineer, his failure to clear a subject in PUC forced him to pursue the now-defunct AMIE course in Chennai. SPB, with his hearty laugh, humility and great respect for the audience, was a darling of the masses he entertained for close to five decades. His voice, which morphed and modulated to suit the voice of the many heroes he sang for, is without doubt among the most recognised in the country. Balasubrahmanyam's death For every emotion in life, there is a fitting SPB numberДЇor every occasion in life there is an appropriate SPB song, and millions of fans from all over the world recorded their sorrow at his passing as a вЂњpersonal lossвЂќ.

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