Bengaluru: Legendary Singer SP Balasubramanyam has completed 50 glorious years in the Music and Film Industry. Balasubramanyam also lovingly known as S.P.B or Balu, started his career in the year 1966 and debuted as a playback singer with ‘Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna’. Since then he has recorded over 40,000 songs in various Indian languages and created a Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs.
The very first musical event of SPB post his completion of 50 years in the Industry took place in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India. To top it all, the show, ‘’, shall now be telecasted only on ‘Kalki Kannada’, the newest Kannada General Entertainment TV Channel in the Country, on the 15th of January 2016 as a Sankranthi Special Show. On behalf of all the Kannadigas, the channel is taking the honour of felicitating the Legend with the support of various celebrities.
‘Kalki Kannada’, the GEC that was launched close to Dussehra this year promising to offer ‘Full Manaranjane’ to its audience, has already reached over 10 million viewers in such a short span of time. And now, with the sponsorship of Santoor and San City, the channel has decided to start the year 2016 on a very high note by telecasting the complete show of SPB who was accompanied by MD Pallavi our very own ‘Kannada Sugama Sangeetha Singer.
The show recollects songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s and includes a special medley performed by the Legend himself on all the Heroes he has sung for, in the Cinema Industry.
‘Kalki Kannada’, a channel that is committed to offering 100% original content is bringing all this and much more only for its viewers who will get a chance to watch the first-of-its-kind show and celebrate the completion of SPB’s 50 years in his career.