International recognition: 1980s S. P. Balasubrahmanyam



balasubrahmanyam pictured in 1985


balasubrahmanyam came international prominence 1980 film sankarabharanam. film considered 1 of best films ever emerge telugu film industry. directed k. vishwanath, film s soundtrack composed k.v. mahadevan, , led increase in usage of karnatak music in telugu cinema. not classically trained singer, used film music aesthetic in recording songs. balasubrahmanyam received first national film award best male playback singer work. first work in hindi films in following year, in ek duuje ke liye (1981), received national film award best male playback singer.


balasubrahmanyam began record more songs in tamil, ilaiyaraaja s.janaki, trio considered highly successful in tamil film industry late 1970s , throughout 1980s in telugu films. songs based on classical music, such in saagara sangamam (1983), both ilaiayaraaja , s.p.b won national film awards, swathi muthyam (1986) , rudraveena (1988) again won national awards ilaiyaraaja , balasubrahmanyam.


in 1989, balasubrahmanyam playback singer bollywood actor salman khan in blockbuster maine pyar kiya. soundtrack film successful , won filmfare award best male playback singer song dil deewana. of next decade, balasubrahmanyam continued romantic singing voice on soundtracks of khan s films. notable among these hum aapke hain koun..! became highest-grossing bollywood film of time balasubrahmanyam s duet lata mangeshkar, didi tera devar deewana , popular. solidified balasubrahmanyam 1 of biggest playback singers in india.








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