TollywoodStarting from the ‘80s to present times, Spb sang many songs for Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Nagarjuna and Venkatesh.Tnm StaffFile photoIn his career spanning five decades, Sp Balasubrahmanyam was the voice for the top four veteran stars of the Telugu film industry who still have a firm hold on their fanbases. The singer passed away on Friday, after his health took a turn for the worse. He had been recovering from Covid-19 in a Chennai hospital. For fans of Telugu cinema, however, Spb or Balu, as he was known, will always be the voice behind the favourite songs of their biggest stars — Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. Starting from the ‘80s to present times, Balu sang many songs for these stars. In fact, the popularity of these songs was one of the reasons for the actors to reach their levels of stardom in the initial stages. With his energetic voice, Spb...
- 9/25/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
Chennai, March 28: "Makdee" girl Shweta Basu, who has worked in Telugu films such as "Kotha Bangaru Lokam" and "Genius", has helmed a documentary titled "Roots", which focuses on the declining visibility of Hindustani classical music in India.
"I spent the last three years working on this documentary. That's why I couldn't take out time to sign new films. Since I come from a background of music and arts, I wanted to make this documentary on Hindustani classical music and why it's losing its prominence," Shweta told Ians.
"I'm a trained Sitar player and have great respect for our traditional music, both Carnatic and Hindustani..
"I spent the last three years working on this documentary. That's why I couldn't take out time to sign new films. Since I come from a background of music and arts, I wanted to make this documentary on Hindustani classical music and why it's losing its prominence," Shweta told Ians.
"I'm a trained Sitar player and have great respect for our traditional music, both Carnatic and Hindustani..
- 3/28/2014
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Chennai, Oct 2: Producer Dil Raju is upbeat and confident about his upcoming Telugu action-drama "Ramayya Vasthavayya" doing well at the box office.
This is so because it is coming out during Dussehra. His earlier films "Kotha Bangaru Lokam" and "Brindavanam" were released during the festive season and both of them turned out to be blockbusters.
"Ramayya Vasthavayya" starring Junior Ntr is releasing Oct 10 worldwide.
"It will be a hattrick of sorts because our films such as 'Kotha Bangaru Lokam' and 'Brindavanam' were released during Dussehra and they turned out to be successful. I expect the same from 'Ramayya Vasthavayya'.
This is so because it is coming out during Dussehra. His earlier films "Kotha Bangaru Lokam" and "Brindavanam" were released during the festive season and both of them turned out to be blockbusters.
"Ramayya Vasthavayya" starring Junior Ntr is releasing Oct 10 worldwide.
"It will be a hattrick of sorts because our films such as 'Kotha Bangaru Lokam' and 'Brindavanam' were released during Dussehra and they turned out to be successful. I expect the same from 'Ramayya Vasthavayya'.
- 10/2/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
She hails from a musical dynasty family and says that she feels she was always meant to be a singer. Her first big break was at age 12 when she sang for the Ost of Mohabbatein and from then on she has worked with some of the best music directors both in the Hindi and South film industries. Not only recording for the films as a playback singer, she is also the lead singer on Ar Rahman’s world tour. We are talking about the fabulous Shweta Pandit. She has been the voice on some hit tunes and most recently you have heard her wonderful vocals on the Mere Brother Ki Dulhan soundtrack on both ‘Madhubala’ and ‘Do Dhaari Talwaar’ and ‘Thug Le’ from Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl. Stacey got the exciting opportunity to quiz her on many different aspects about being a singer in the film industry and boy did...
- 2/19/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
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