Published 07:15 IST, September 26th 2020

SP Balasubrahmanyam's mortal remains brought to his farmhouse in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvallur

Mortal remains of legendary vocalist SP Balasubrahmanyam were brought to his farmhouse in Tamil Nadu’s Thamaraipakkam village for performing last rites

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Mortal remains of legendary vocalist SP Balasubrahmanyam were brought to his farmhouse in Tamil Nu’s Thamaraipakkam vill of Thiruvallur district on Friday night for performing last rites. Balasubrahmanyam, popularly kwn as SPB passed away on September 25, 2020, due to a cardio-respiratory stroke, following a month-long battle at ICU of MGM Healthcare in Chennai. He was 74 years old.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among or politicians offered condolences on death of SP Balasubrahmanyam.

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musician is survived by his wife Savitri Balasubrahmanyam and his children SP Charan and Pallavi Balasubrahmanyam. On August 5, musician informed about testing positive for COVID-19 with 'mild' symptoms through a video mess posted on his official Facebook p.

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In video, Balasubrahmanyam spoke about having a little "discomfort" for two days, stating that he suffered from chest congestion along with cold and on-off fever, which led him to get tested for virus. He was doing well initially but his health deteriorated lately, and he was put on maximal life support, as informed by his son SP Charan. 

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More about rewned musician

SP Balasubrahmanyam was one of most celebrated singers of Indian film industry, He is popular for his work in Telugu, Tamil, Kanna, Hindi, and Malayalam films and has recorded over 40000 songs in various regional langus. late singer holds Guinness World Record for having biggest number of recorded songs.

SP Balasubrahmanyam has received a number of awards with most prestigious ones being Pma Bhushan and Pma Shri. He secured to his name six National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and one Filmfare Award in due course of his career. Some of his most acclaimed works came in movies like Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Maine Pyar Kiya, Saagara Sangamam, Rudraveena, Sri Ramasu, Mozhi, and Aaptha Rakshaka. His latest works from ongoing year included Darbar, Entha Manchivaavuraa, Disco Raja, Cheema Prema Mhyalo Bhaama, Palasa 1978, Vikram Rathode, and Ayyappa Kaataksham.

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(With inputs from ncy)

07:15 IST, September 26th 2020