Anirutta (on the harmonium), Ilaiyaraaja (on guitar and later on harmonium), Baskar (on percussion) and Gangai Amaran, the brother of Ilaiyaraaja (on guitar) were part of his celebrated band. Incidentally, Balasubrahmanyam spearheaded a light music troupe that comprised musicians some of whom would later become legendaries of the musical realm. Most notable among the early honours was the first prize he won in a music competition for amateur singers which was organised by the Madras-based Telugu Cultural Organisation in 1964. In his quest to find a foothold in the film industry, he first pursued music by singing in competitions and winning dime a dozen awards while continuing his engineering studies.
This brought him closer, literally, to pursuing his dream of becoming a singer in Chennai, then Madras, the capital of south Indian film industry. As a result, he opted for an associate membership in the Institution of Engineers, Chennai. He had to give up his studies in the Anantapur college soon after being afflicted with typhoid. Intially, he joined JNTU College of Engineering in Anantapur as he wanted to become an engineer. Driven by his love for music, he studied notations and learned music at that early age.Įven a quirk of fate seemed to have played its part in the making of Balu, the legendary musician when he was seemingly destined to become an engineer. It would almost sound surreal to know that he was a self-taught musician, with no formal training from any noted guru until the time he earned his name and fame. The passion for music bloomed in Balasubrahmanyam at a very tender age. He wore many hats in his illustrious career - that of an actor, music composer, producer and a fabulous dubbing artiste. What makes him a versatile artistic treasure is his multi-talented personality. His singing prowess was world renowned and can be likened with all-time great singers humanity has ever seen.
He was married to Savithri following a brief love story and has two children - daughter Pallavi and son S P B Charan, who himself is also a playback singer and film producer.īalasubrahmanyam was truly the rarest among the rare when it comes to gifted talents.
Noted playback singer S P Sailaja was one of them. SPB was one among seven siblings - two brothers and five sisters. His mother, Sakunthalamma, incidentally passed away on 4 February, 2019 at the age of 89 in Nellore. His father Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sambamurthy was a Harikatha exponent and also an actor in plays. Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, fondly called by his zillion fans as SPB or SP Balu, was born in Nellore in a Telugu family on 4 June, 1946.
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