SPB honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously; KS Chithra will get Padma Bhushan

Singer-actor SP Balasubrahmanyam, who handed away final 12 months following coronavirus problems, was conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously on Monday. The recognition got here 10 years after the celebrated musician was awarded the Padma Bhushan.
In a profession spanning over 5 a long time, SPB received six National Film Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and 25 Nandi Awards. Balasubrahmanyam was revered by followers throughout age teams for his unparalleled contribution to Indian music. He held a Guinness World file for singing over 40,000 songs.
Besides singing in films throughout 16 languages together with Tamil, Telugu Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, SP Balasubrahmanyam additionally performed vital roles in lots of movies. His main films embody Keladi Kanmani (1990), Thiruda Thiruda (1993), Kadhalan (1994) and Ullaasam (1996).
Sculptor Sudharshan Sahoo was additionally honoured with the Padma Vibhushan. The Odisha sculptor is a National Award winner and likewise a recipient of Padma Shri (1988).
Singer KS Chithra, with greater than 25,000 tracks throughout languages to her credit score, has been awarded the Padma Bhushan. Chithra can be an eight-time National Award winner. The singer’s potential to ship each innocence and maturity, and to ace excessive notes has set her aside from her contemporaries.

The Padma Shri awardees from the sphere of arts included Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Gulfam Ahmed, Rama Swamy Annavarapu, Subbu Arumugam, Bhuri Bai, Radhe Shyam Barle, Biren Kumar Basak, Peter Brook, Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat, Narayan Debnath, Dulari Devi, Radhe Devi, Wayan Dibia, Parshuram Atmaram, Gangavane, Purnamasi Jani, B. Manjamma Jogati, Maheshbhai & Nareshbhai Kanodia (Posthumous), Okay Kesavasamy, Ghulam Rasool Khan, Lakha Khan, Sanjida Khatun, Vinayak Vishnu Khedekar, Lajwanti, Ramachandra Manjhi, Dulal Manki, Rewben Mashangva, Okay Okay Ramachandra Pulavar, Kanaka Raju, Satyaram Reang, Kartar Paras Ram Singh, Kartar Singh, Okay C Sivasankar (Posthumous) and Nidumolu Sumathi.