Natasarvabhouma
Dr
Rajkumar
was
literally
the
pearl
of
Kannada
film
industry.
What's
more?
He
is
considered
to
be
the
God
of
acting
in
Sandalwood,
being
worshipped
by
many,
till
today.
This
multi-faceted
artist
one
happened
to
apologise
to
the
singing
legend,
S.
P.
Balasubrahmanyam.
"I
have
sung
something
that
I
think
is
good.
I
have
not
done
well
up
to
your
mark.
Please
forgive
me
if
there
are
any
mistakes" were
the
words
from
Dr.
Rajkumar
as
said
by
S.P.B
himself,
when
he
was
on
Weekend
With
Ramesh.
Dr.
Rajkumar,
being
was
a
renowned
singer
himself,
offered
his
apologies.
Want
to
know
why?
Read
on
to
discover
the
truth..
Shivarajkumar
Speaks
About
S.P.B
"He
is
one
of
the
best
singers
our
nation
has
ever
seen
till
date.
I
feel
very
embarassed
to
talk
about
such
a
huge
legend!
No
doubt,
he
is
the
most
wonderful
singer"
said
Shivarajkumar,
actor.
Raghavendra
Rajkumar's
Views
"His
contribution
to
Indian
Cinema
is
enormous.
The
number
of
songs
that
he
has
sung,
easily
exceeds
the
number
of
songs
that
I
have
listened
to,
in
my
entire
life"
opines
RaghavendraRajkumar,
actor
and
producer.
Raghavendra
Rajkumar's
Flashback
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
narrates
an
incident
remembering
Balasubrahmanyam.
He
said,
"I
was
in
Aakash
Studio
one
day
when
I
saw
S.P.B
sir
leaving
his
work
half
way
to
meet
me.
I
was
overwhelmed."
Unique
Request
Raghavendra
Rajkumar
said,
"He
then
came
to
me
and
asked
for
a
favour.
I
was
happy
to
oblige.
He
asked
me
to
ask
my
father
if
he
could
sing
for
S.P.B.
I
told
the
same
to
my
father."
Dr.
Rajkumar's
Reaction
"I
went
back
home
and
told
the
same
to
'appaji'.
Father
was
shocked
and
remarked
by
saying,
"This
is
like
River
Ganga
asking
me
for
a
cup
of
water."
He
agreed
reluctantly
as
he
feared
if
he
could
do
justice
to
the
special
request
or
not"
said
Raghavendra
Rajkumar.
Dr.
Rajkumar's
Luck
According
to
Raghavendra
Rajkumar,
Dr.
Rajkumar
abided
by
the
request
by
saying,
"Am
I
to
sing
for
that
singing
legend?
This
is
my
lucky
moment.
Please
accept
the
offer."
Rarity
Actor
Shivarajkumar
said,
"Conventionally,
singers
sing
for
artists.
But,
on
few
rare
occasions,
artistes
sing
for
singers.
That
was
one
such
occasion
where
father
lent
his
voice
to
S.P.B.
I
am
very
happy,
as
was
father.
What
Was
That
Special
Occasion?
"It
was
for
a
movie
named
Muddina
Maava.
Shashikumar
was
the
hero
while
I
played
a
supporting
character.
I
took
up
the
reigns
of
music
direction
as
well
for
that
movie.
It
was
decided
that
I
sing
for
my
character
on-screen,
while
Rajesh
was
supposed
to
sing
for
Shashikumar"
said
S.P.B,
remembering
the
good
old
days.
Shashikumar's
Persistence
S.P.B
further
continued
by
saying,
"But,
Shashikumar
did
not
agree
to
the
plan.
He
wanted
me
to
sing
for
him.
But
then,
I
could
not
sing
for
my
character.
That
is
when
we
decided
to
approach
'Annavru' to
give
voice
to
my
character."
Dr.
Rajkumar's
Apologies
To
S.P.B
"We
then
sat
and
discussed
with
Dr.
Rajkumar
to
which
he
agreed.
After
the
recording,
he
called
me
up
one
day
and
said,
"I
might
have
sung
something
that
is
totally
unlike
the
way
you
sing.
Please
forgive
me
if
I
have
committed
any
mistakes."
I
was
overwhelmed
and
surprised
at
his
humble
attitude"
said
S.
P.
Balasubrahmanyam,
recollecting
his
thoughts.
One
Of
A
Kind
"As
far
as
I
know,
Dr.
Rajkumar
has
not
lent
his
voice
for
other
artists,
other
than
himself.
I
believe
I
am
an
exception
to
that
as
he
sang
for
my
character
in
my
movie.
I
was
lucky"
said
Balasubrahmanyam.