S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, who died in Chennai at the age of 74 on Friday, was one of the greatest playback singers of all time in Indian cinema.
Few singers could rival him in popularity. Fewer were as versatile. Still fewer were as prolific. He sang over 40,000 songs in different languages in different eras of Indian cinema. The Hindu plays back his finest.
Maanguyile poonguyile... (Karakattakkaran)
Ilaiyaraaja and SPB formed one of the most successful composer-singer combinations in cinema. A large percentage of the biggest hits tuned by the maestro were rendered by SPB. This song from the delectable rustic Tamil drama, released in 1989, tells us again why Ilaiyaraaja had so much faith in him.
Right with the background music – a superb arrangement of percussion and nadaswaram – the music director captures your…
