SP Balasubrahmanyam: A file photo of the singer. (courtesy: ispbofficial)
Highlight
- SP Balasubrahmanyam died on Friday
- It was called the voice of Rajinikanth
- “I will really miss you,” Rajinikanth tweeted.
New Delhi:
“You have been my voice for many years … your voice and your memories will live with me forever,” southern superstar Rajinikanth tweeted for veteran singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, who died on Friday. SPB, as the singer was affectionately called, worked closely with Rajinikanth in the past. It was called the voice of Rajinikanth and two other actors: Kamal Haasan and Salman Khan. Mourning the legendary singer, Rajinikanth shared a video of himself and recalled his memorable moments in a tweet on Thursday: “#RIP Balu sir … You have been my voice for many years … Your voice and your memories will live on with me forever … I will really miss you. “
In the clip, Rajinikanth said that the “sweet majestic voice of SP Balasubrahmanyam will resonate in our ears for a hundred years.” He added that SPB respected everyone and that people loved him more than his voice. Rajinikanth also spoke about SPB’s long and prolific singing career, saying that she was unique among other singers for having sung in so many languages: SP Balasubrahmanyam sang more than 40,000 songs in 16 languages.
#D.E.P Balu sir … you have been my voice for many years … your voice and your memories will live with me forever … I will truly miss you … pic.twitter.com/oeHgH6F6i4
– Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) September 25, 2020
The binary SP Balasubrahmanyam and Rajinikanth was a box office success: it became a kind of superhit formula for SPB to sing at least the title song, if not another, of the Rajinikanth films; some of them are My name is billa for the 1980 film Bill, Naan polladhavan for the 1980 film Polladhavan, Kadavul Padachan in Pokkiri Raja, Rakkamma Kaiyya Thattu for the 1991 film Thalapathi Y Ballelakkha for the 2007 film Sivaji: the boss. The duo last collaborated on the 2020 film Darbar, in which SP Balasubrahmanyam sang the track Chumma kizhi . SPB also sang for Rajinikanth in his 2019 film Petta.
SP Balasubrahmanyam was admitted to Chennai’s MGM Healthcare hospital on August 5 after testing positive for COVID-19. Earlier this month, he tested negative for the virus. However, they did not remove the fan. His health condition worsened on Thursday and he died in hospital the next day. SP Balasubrahmanyam is survived by his wife Savitri, daughter Pallavi, and son SPB Charan, who is a singer and producer.
SP Balasubrahmanyam won six national awards for his work in the music industry. He worked extensively with Ilaiyaraaja, AR Rahman, and other composers. He was also an actor, producer, and voice actor.
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