The soft romantic lyrics, with SPB’s soothing vocals, makes this one of his most memorable songs. Nilaave Vaa Sellathey Vaa from Mani Ratnam's blockbuster film, Mouna Raagam, is a timeless classic that you never tire of. SPB first sang for Salman’s Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) and the success of the film’s music was enough for the singer to grow in stature in the notoriously difficult terrain of the Hindi film. While it is virtually impossible to pick his top 10 songs, here is a list of some of his more popular numbers. Raama Naamam - Raghavendra - Yesudas, Vani Jayaram. S P Balasubrahmanyam won the Padmashri in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2011, and has received numerous State Awards from the governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Kannin Maniye - Manadil Urudi vendum - Chitra Kanava idu unmaya - Aruvadai Naal () - SPB, SJanaki. He has sung over 40,000 songs and holds the Guinness World Record for recording the maximum number of songs.Īt the peak of his career, SPB is believed to have recorded as many as 15-20 songs on a single day. S P Balasubrahmanyam has won six National Film Awards across four different Indian languages. Listen to A R Rahman & SPB Collection of super hit songs from hit movies Duet, May Madham, Kizhakku Cheemayile, Indian, Gentleman, En Swasa Kaatre and Muthu. We celebrate the singer by listing some of his most memorable songs. One of the greatest and most versatile singers of our time, S P Balasubrahmanyam, turned 68 on June 4.