MG Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan and NT Rama Rao, all with foundations in theatre, donned these epic roles, and singers who lent their voices to these characters had to match their theatrics. Cinema was the medium that created the Dravidian superhero through a thematic insistence on valour and ethnic pride. In the preceding decades, epics and myths were used to bolster the prevalent political discourse. But as in sports, mere numbers do not make a great artist.īalasubrahmanyam emerged on the scene in the late 1960s, when South Indian films were going through an epochal change in direction. Where will history place SPB, as he is known, in the pantheon of great singers? His sheer longevity, perhaps matched only by the other south Indian stalwart KJ Yesudas, sets him apart from most. He has sung over 40,000 tracks in his mother tongue Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. In 2015, it was the singer’s partner in his musical journey, Ilaiyaraaja, who received the award.īalasubrahmanyam’s songs are part of the collective experience of film fans across southern India. In December 2016, SP Balasubrahmanyam completes half a century of playback singing – the equivalent of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar if we take into account the magnificence of the consistency in this longevity.īalasubrahmanyam will also be honoured with the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the International Film Festival of India (November 20-28). Best of 2021 soundtracks: Santhosh Narayanan, Anirudh Ravichander and Sachin-Jigar shine.Open calls for the mass murder of Muslims are now an everyday affair in India.Covid-19: What the next few weeks will look like with the Omicron variant spreading worldwide.‘Your English in Marathi accent is so sexy’: The popular video trend continues with a new version.How a Dawoodi Bohra from British India became a business icon in East Africa in early 20th century.Gurugram: Hindutva supporters disrupt Christmas prayers in school, shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’.Watch: Rashtriya Bajrang Dal workers chant ‘Death to Santa Claus,’ then burn effigy, in Agra.By creating a false demand for fresh looks, fast fashion is hurting the environment.On Christmas, an Indian atheist’s prayer for the people of strife-torn Lalibela in Ethiopia. Watch: In short film ‘Aap Ke Aa Jane Se’, a sari shop salesman discovers the power of social media.Sex in marriage: In libertarian societies, forcing anyone into sex is wrong, no matter why.Omicron may not be the last time coronavirus is mutating, but it may be the final variant of concern.
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