Renowned music director Hamsalekha has recently raised his concerns regarding the growing trend of Kannada Superstars’ obsession with pan-India movies. Sharing his view regarding this topic, Hamsalekha highlighted that many Kannada superstars are now getting caught up in the pan-India craze, causing them to lose touch with their Kannada roots. Hamsalekha is an Indian film composer and songwriter who has …
The primary attraction of the Mysuru Dasara festival is the Jumbo Savari, where elephants carry an ambari. The Jumbo Savari procession on Vijayadashmi this year will see restrictions imposed on the Mysuru Palace premises to manage the crowd. Noted cinema lyricist and music director Hamsalekha initiated the festivities by offering floral obeisance to the idol of Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari Devi. …
Balasubrahmanyam leaves behind a huge body of work in Kannada, including an entire generation of singers who consider him mentor and inspiration. From the mid-1970s, SPB’s voice dominated the Kannada screen for nearly three decades, singing playback for almost all leading men of the times. Audience listening to songs on a radio would immediately not just identify it was SPB’s …
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam, also referred to as S. P. Balu or SPB, was an Indian musician, playback singer, music director, actor, dubbing artist and film producer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam. He bagged six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for his songs in four different languages, as well as 25 Andhra Pradesh …
