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1946 జూన్ 4న నెల్లూరులో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం. 1966 'శ్రీ శ్రీ శ్రీ మర్యాద రామన్న'తో playback debut.
Iconic singer + actor
40,000+ songs across 16 languages — Guinness World Record holder for most songs recorded by a male playback singer. Telugu + Tamil + Kannada + Hindi + Malayalam playback. 75+ films acting (heroes + character + heroes): 'మిత్రుడు' (1981), 'శంకరాభరణం' (1980 supporting), 'ప్రేమికుడు' (1994 villain), 'శ్రీరామదాసు' (2006). Padma Vibhushan (2021 posthumous) + Padma Bhushan (2001) + Padma Shri (2001) + 6 National Film Awards (singing). 2020 సెప్టెంబర్ 25న 74 ఏళ్ళ వయసులో COVID-19 తో మరణం.
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Origins
Born 4 June 1946 in Nellore as Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam. Playback debut with 'Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna' (1966).
Iconic singer + actor
40,000+ songs across 16 languages — Guinness World Record holder for most songs recorded by a male playback singer. Playback in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. Acted in 75+ films across hero + character + villain roles: 'Mithrudu' (1981), 'Premikudu' (1994, villain), 'Sankarabharanam' (1980, supporting), 'Sri Ramadasu' (2006). Padma Vibhushan (2021, posthumous) + Padma Bhushan (2001) + Padma Shri + 6 National Film Awards (for singing). Died of COVID-19 on 25 September 2020 at age 74.
