Legendary vocalist, playback singer and composer Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna passed away due to age-related geriatric problems in Chennai. He was 86.
He was considered as doyen of classical music. During his long musical career he had excelled as a prominent Carnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer and actor.
About Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
Balamuralikrishna was born on 6 July 1930 in Sankaraguptam, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.
He had started his musical journey as a child prodigy at a tender age of 8.
Since then, he has performed in over 25 thousand concerts. He had innovated the whole Carnatic music system by keeping its rich tradition untouched.
The ragas like Ganapathi, Sarvashri, Mahati, Lavangi etc. were credited to him.
He also had composed over 400 compositions in various languages including in his native tongu, Telugu and in Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Punjabi.
His compositions range from Devotional to Varnams, Krithis, Javalis and Thillans, in all the fundamental 72 melakartha ragas to film music.
He made his acting debut with Bhakta Prahlada (1967) as Narada and also has acted in various films including Kananda.
Awards and Honours: Padma Vibhusan (1991), Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO (1995), France’s Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
He is also a recipient of Filmfare awards and National Film Awards for best music direction and playback singing.
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