SP Balasubrahmanyam's death: Did you know he sang 'Vetri Meethu' under heavy cold?

Playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away at of 74 on Friday at 1:04 pm. singer who has to his credit over 40,000 songs, has churned out songs in langus including Tamil, Telugu, Kanna, Malayalam and Hindi. In an older interview with Hindu, S P Balasubrahmanyam revealed that he sang Tamil super hit song, Vetri Meethu Vetri Vanthu, under a spell of a heavy cold. Re ahe for more details. 

SPB sang 'Vetri Meethu Vetri Vanthu' under a bout of heavy cold?

Vetri Meethu Vetri Vanthu is a super hit song from MGR and Jayalalitha starrer, di Vantha Mappillai. However, this wasn't first time that  singer h worked under a spell of a heavy cold. Talking about same, SPB told Hindu, that one of his favourite songs under Sathyam Garu's composition, Naaree Rasamhuree Lahari Anuraaga Vallari Aananda Jhari, was also sung with a heavy bout of cold. song was penned by writer Chervu Anjaneya Sastry. 

S P Balasubrahmanyam also ded that back in past, re was a great demand by netizens for songs to similar to Sathyam Garu's composition. He revealed that some of his songs suited his voice under heavy cold. S P Balasubrahmanyam's songs like Mama Chandamama from Sambarala Rambabu and Kaluvaku Chandrudu Yentho Dooram from Chillara Devullu were also sung under bout of a heavy cold.  

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S P Balasubrahmanyam's death 

As stated by MGM Healthcare in a statement on Thursday, S P Balasubrahmanyam was mitted on August 5. In ar statement by Assistant Director (Medical Services), MGM Healthcare, Dr Anurha Baskaran revealed that singer's condition in last 24 hours has been deteriorated furr warranting maximal life support and he was extremely critical. When SPB was mitted to hospital, he h initially tested positive for COVID-19.

However, his health declined for first time on August 13. He was put on life support and moved to Intensive Care Unit. After six days, S P Balasubrahmanyam was put on ECMO besides ventilator. Exactly a day before singer was kept on a ventilator, celebrities and general public, came toger to pray for his early recovery and his condition steied soon. Last month he also went under passive physiorapy and later "actively participated in physiorapy" and he was fully awake and responsive during that phase. 

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