No
Beginner's
Luck?
After
he
was
selected
to
sing
'Aayiram
Nilavae
Vaa'
starring
M.G.R
and
Jayalalitha,
S.P.B
suffered
from
typhoid
just
before
the
recording
and
hence
couldn't
lend
his
voice
to
the
then
Superstar,
which
disappointed
him
greatly.
When
M.G.R
Waited
For
S.P.B's
Voice
But
M.G.R,
who
was
adamant
in
providing
S.P.B
with
a
chance,
went
to
the
extent
of
delaying
the
shoot
and
waited
patiently
for
the
singer
to
recover
completely.
Once
S.P.B
was
able
to
sing,
the
song
was
recorded
and
then
was
shot
at
a
famous
palace
in
Jaipur.
Leading
The
Maestro
S.P.B
was
the
leader
of
a
light
music
troupe
which
had
Ilaiyaraaja(on
guitar
and
later
on
harmonium),
Baskar
(on
percussion),
and
Gangai
Amaran
(on
guitar).
His
association
with
Ilaiyaraaja
started
even
before
the
two
had
made
their
respective
movie
debut.
The
Song
Machine
He
has
a
rare
distinction
of
rendering
most
number
of
songs
in
a
single
day
by
any
singer.
He
has
recorded
21
songs
in
Kannada
for
the
composer
Upendra
Kumar
in
Bangalore
from
9:00
am
to
9:00
pm
on
February
8,
1981.
He
has
also
recorded
19
songs
in
Tamil,
all
in
a
day
and
also
16
songs
in
Hindi,
which
is
a
notable
achievement
and
a
record.
Records
Galore
He
holds
the
Guinness
World
Record
for
recording
the
highest
number
of
songs,
for
any
playback
singer
with
over
40,000
numbers
in
various
Indian
languages.
He
also
has
6
National
Film
Awards
across
four
languages
against
his
name.
When
He
Was
Rejected
He
was
once
rejected
by
a
Hindi
music
composer,
saying
that
South
Indians
cannot
pronounce
Hindi
properly.
He
went
on
to
win
a
National
Film
Award
for
Best
Male
Playback
Singer
for
his
first
Hindi
movie,
Ek
Duje
Ke
Liye.
His
association
with
Lata
Mangeshkar
for
the
song
'Didi
Tera
Devar
Deewana' is
remembered
even
today.
S.P.B
The
Actor
S.P.B
has
acted
in
72
films
in
three
different
languages,
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Kannada.
He
is
probably
the
only
Indian
singer
to
have
acted
in
so
many
films.
He
can
also
speak
these
three
languages
fluently,
though
his
mother
tongue
is
Telugu.
S.P.B
The
Music
Director
He
has
worked
as
a
music
director
in
46
films
in
four
different
languages
which
includes
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada
and
Hindi.
Some
of
his
notable
works
as
a
music
composer
in
Tamil
includes
Sigaram
and
Unnai
Charanadaindhen.
S.P.B
The
Dubbing
Artist
He
is
a
professional
dubbing
artist
and
also
a
film
producer.
He
has
lent
his
voice
for
popular
actors
like
Rajinikanth,
Kamal
Haasan,
Salman
Khan,
Anil
Kapoor,
Girish
Karnad,
Gemini
Ganesan,
Arjun
Sarja
and
many
more.
His
Stint
With
T.V
He
is
a
famous
TV
personality
as
well.
Having
acted
in
two
Tamil
and
a
Telugu
serial,
S.P.B
has
also
hosted
number
of
music
reality
shows
and
has
accepted
the
honour
of
being
a
judge
in
many
famous
shows
in
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Kannada.