Leaving
the
entire
country
and
film
fraternity
in
shock,
legendary
singer
SP
Balasubrahmanyam
died
on
Friday
(September
25,
2020)
in
Chennai's
MGM
Healthcare
after
suffering
a
cardio-respiratory
arrest.
The
official
release
of
MGM
management
stated,
"In
a
further
setback
this
morning,
despite
maximal
life
support
measures
and
the
best
efforts
of
the
clinical
team,
his
condition
deteriorated
further
and
he
suffered
a
cardio-respiratory
arrest.
With
profound
grief
we
regret
to
inform
that
he
has
passed
away
on
September
25
at
13.04
hours."
The
74-year-old
singer
was
admitted
to
the
hospital
on
August
5,
2020,
with
mild
symptoms
of
COVID-19,
after
which
his
health
condition
deteriorated.
Though
he
tested
negative
on
September
4,
2020,
he
was
being
monitored
by
expert
doctors
and
was
under
ECMO
and
ventilator.
Meanwhile,
several
celebs
from
all
film
industries
have
expressed
their
condolences
to
the
great
singer's
family.
Tollywood
actors
Mahesh
Babu
and
Jr
NTR
took
to
their
respective
social
media
handles
to
pay
tribute
to
SP
Balasubrahmanyam.
Unable
to
process
the
fact
that
#SPBalasubramaniam
garu
is
no
more.
Nothing
will
ever
come
close
to
that
soulful
voice
of
his.
Rest
in
peace
sir.
Your
legacy
will
live
on.
Heartfelt
condolences
and
strength
to
the
family
🙏
తెలుగు
వారి
ఆరాధ్య
స్వరం
మూగబోయింది.
భారతీయ
సంగీతం
తన
ముద్దు
బిడ్డను
కోల్పోయింది.
ఐదు
దశాబ్దాలకు
పైగా,16
భాషల్లో
40
వేలకు
పైగా
పాటలకు
జీవం
పోసిన
గాన
గాంధర్వ
,
పద్మ
భూషణ్
ఎస్పీ
బాలసుబ్రహ్మణ్యం
గారు
ఇక
లేరు
అనే
వార్త
తీవ్రం
గా
కలచివేసింది.
ఈ
భువి
లో
సంగీతం
ఉన్నంత
కాలం
మీరు
అమరులే
pic.twitter.com/HGbIfa0yyH
My
heart
is
broken
in
to
a
million
songs!
The
only
time
I
called
home
and
told
Anju
to
get
Junnu
to
shoot
was
when
I
was
shooting
with
Balu
gaaru
..
told
her
he
needs
to
have
a
picture
with
the
Legend.
He
will
be
celebrated
as
long
as
music
lives!
pic.twitter.com/JJ6MsupuNl
SPB
had
been
a
major
part
of
the
Tollywood
industry,
as
he
had
crooned
innumerable
songs
in
Telugu
including
'Taralirada
Thane
Vasantham'
(Rudraveena),
'Matarani
Mounamidi'
(Maharshi
1987),
'Oh
Papa
Laali'
(Geethanjali).
He
has
even
dubbed
for
big
celebrities
like
Kamal
Haasan,
Rajinikanth,
etc.,
for
their
films'
Telugu
dubbed
versions.
Notably,
SPB
had
sung
as
many
as
40,000
songs
in
16
different
languages.