S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
In recognition of his contributions, Balasubrahmanyam received the NTR National Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2012, the Harivarasanam Award from the Government of Kerala in 2015, and was named the Indian Film Personality of the Year at the 47th International Film Festival of India in 2016. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 2001, the Padma Bhushan in 2011, and the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021. He died on 25 September 2020 in Chennai after complications from COVID-19.
Early life and background
!Balasubrahmanyam in 1986
Early life and background
Balasubrahmanyam developed an interest in music at an early age, studied musical notations and learned music on his own. He enrolled at the JNTU College of Engineering Anantapur with the intention of becoming an engineer. He said that at the time his only dream was to fulfil his father's ambition and become an engineer and get a government job.
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