A file photo of SP Balasubrahmanyam (Image courtesy: SPB)
Highlight
- The singer is currently admitted to the MGM Healthcare hospital in Chennai.
- The 74-year-old singer no longer has the coronavirus
- It tested negative on September 8
New Delhi:
Celebrated singer SP Balasubrahmanyam is on maximum life support after his condition deteriorated in the past 24 hours, MGM Healthcare hospital in Chennai said in a medical bulletin on Thursday. The singer’s close friend, actor Kamal Haasan, visited the hospital Thursday night. SPB, as the singer is affectionately called, has been in the hospital since August 5 after testing positive for COVID-19. The 74-year-old singer no longer has the coronavirus, tested negative on September 8, but could not be disconnected from the ventilator due to the condition of his lungs, Balasubrahmanyam’s son SP Charan said earlier this month.
SP Charan has been sharing health updates about his father on social media and has been optimistic in recent weeks. A day ago, he wrote on Instagram that SP Balasubrahmanyam was making “steady progress” and was undergoing physical therapy. SPB was “eager to leave the hospital as soon as possible,” wrote SP Charan. Read his post here:
A few weeks ago, SP Charan announced in a video posted on Instagram: “We were hoping Dad’s lungs would improve as they were, but sadly we are not yet at the point where we could get rid of the ventilator. But the good news is that Dad is COVID. negative “. SPB was watching cricket on the iPad, as well as writing and communicating, his son said.
SP Balasubrahmanyam’s impressive body of work comprises more than 40,000 songs in 16 languages. The singer, winner of six national awards, has collaborated with musical composers such as Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman, an Oscar winner. Previously, AR Rahman shared a post on Twitter, in which he prayed for the singer’s speedy recovery. Besides a singer, SP Balasubrahmanyam is also an actor, producer and voice actor. Mr. Balasubrahmanyam also received the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.
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