Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai, the Kannada film won him the fifth national award. Two more awards came his way for the Telugu films Sagarasangamam and Rudraveena. The second time he won the award, was for his first Hindi song, Tere Mere Beech Mein in the film Ek Duuje Ke Liye. Mahadevan who persuaded SPB to render the songs,” said Mr. Pugazhlendi, the assistant of music director K.V.
“Even SPB had apprehensions about taking on the assignment as he had no proper training in classical music. He was never formally trained in Carnatic music, but that did not stop him, not then, not ever. SPB bagged his first national award for Sankarabharanam, even though all the songs in the Telugu film are based on pure Carnatic ragas. Others in the industry had only the best words for him, considering him a friend and guide. He had acted in films such as Manathil Uruthi Vendum, Keladi Kanmani and Sikaram, besides scoring music for some films.Īn extremely friendly and genial man who enjoyed his moments with interviewers, SPB once said he was fond of life and never wanted to die.
In one scene he would sing a spoof - Annatha adurar othiko a laugh in his voice- and in another scene he would powerfully express the anguished mind by rendering - Unna nenachan paatu padichen thangame as seen in Apoorva Sagodharargal. His voice effortlessly captured varied human emotions and feelings. Srinivas and the effortlessness of Mohamed Rafi,” said film music historian Vamanan. “His was a breeze-like voice of A.M Raja, with the softness of the P.B. ‘Paadum Nila’ (Singing Moon) as he was called by his fans had a lilting voice with the finest traces of great singers.
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