S. P. Balasubrahmanyam to receive centenary award

Minister of Information & Broadcasting, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has announced that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam will be honoured at the 47th International Film Festival of India. It’s an award, not a reward.

He has been working in the film industry for the past five decades. He has rendered more than 40,000 songs till now, an official statement from Venkaiah Naidu said.

He is a big name in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and also in Hindi. He has a melodious voice and hard-working nature, the statement added.