Veteran singer P B Srinivas no more
Hyderabad: Veteran playback singer P B Srinivas died in Chennai on Sunday following a brief illness. He was 82 and is survived by two sons and a daughter. Srinivas had not been keeping well for the past few days and breathed his last at his residence at CIT Nagar.
Born in Kakinada, Srinivas made Chennai his home for his career that lasted over six decades. His genre of singing included Carnatic music and ghazal. He was fluent in eight languages that included Hindi, Urdu, English and Sanskrit. He had also penned several ghazals in Telugu.
Popularly known as PBS, the veteran singer lent his voice in all four South Indian languages besides Hindi. He was the playback singer behind Kannada superstar Rajkumar and Tamil veteran Gemini Ganesan.
In fact, it is believed that Srinivas's gentle voice suited Ganesan best. The duo produced some of the most memorable Tamil songs together including 'Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham' and 'Mayakkama Kalakkama' among many others.
His last song was in a Tamil film 'Ayirathil Oruvan' in 2010. Srinivas was honoured with various awards including the state government's Kalaimamani Award.
News Posted: 15 April, 2013
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