S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (born June 4, 1946), (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాల సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం, Tamil: எஸ். பி. பாலசுப்ரமணியம்), Kannada: ಎಸ್. ಪಿ. ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯಂ; is a prolific Indian singer and actor. He is also known as S. P. B. and Balu. Balasubrahmanyam was born to S. P. Sambamurthy in Konetammapeta near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He is the second son in a family of three sons and five daughters; his sister S.P. Sailaja is a form... more

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (born June 4, 1946), (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాల సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం, Tamil: எஸ். பி. பாலசுப்ரமணியம்), Kannada: ಎಸ್. ಪಿ. ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯಂ; is a prolific Indian singer and actor. He is also known as S. P. B. and Balu. Balasubrahmanyam was born to S. P. Sambamurthy in Konetammapeta near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He is the second son in a family of three sons and five daughters; his sister S.P. Sailaja is a former actress-singer in Tollywood. Balasubrahmanyam has a daughter, Pallavi and a son, S. P. B. Charan. Balusubrahmanyam began singing as a hobby during his childhood. He developed an interest in music very early in his life, studied notations and learnt to play instruments such as harmonium and flute on his own while listening to his father. His father wanted him to become an engineer; this brought him to Ananthpur, where he enrolled for the Engineering course in JNTU. Later he discontinued the course due to typhoid and then joined the the... less