Sandalwood Remembers SPB With Yedhe Tumbi Haduvenu, Colors Kannada Viewers Emotional Feb 22, 2021, 16:24 IST
It is about five months since legendary playback singer of Indian cinema SP Balasubramanyam (SPB) passed away deserting millions of his fans. It is difficult to number the people who adore him for his singing prowess. His contribution to the Indian film industry is unfathomable. He was the voice of many Indian stars. In memory of this great singer, Colors Kannada hosted a special program titled Yede Thumbi Haaduvenu which was telecast on Saturday and Sunday at 7.30 pm.
The special program was attended by many stalwarts of the film industry. Crazy Star Ravichandran, Pranaya Raja Srinath, music director Gurukiran, musician Hamsa Lekha, actors Vijaya Raghavendra, Vinaya Prasad, SPB’s son and singer S P Charan, S P Shailaja, Mano Murthy, K Kalyan, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh, Manu, Sharan, Anuradha Bhat, and others participated in this program.
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KS Chithra given Padma Bhushan, posthumous Padma Vibhushan for S P Balasubramaniam
Legendary singer S P Balasubramaniam was on Monday posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the country after Bharat Ratna. Veteran playback singer Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, or simply Chithra, has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of the country. The names from Indian cinema to have been named as Padma Shri recipients include Malayalam lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Gujarati film stars Maheshbhai and Nareshbhai Kanodia (posthumously) and singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath.
Popularly known as SPB, celebrated singer Balasubramaniam died on September 25, 2020 at a Chennai hospital due to COVID-19 complications at the age of 74. His career spanned five decades in the film and stage music world with hits in 16 languages, many in Tamil and his mother tongue Telugu.