Legendary playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passed away today on 25th September. SPB was 74. The singer SP Balasubrahmanyam had been at MGM Healthcare in Chennai since 5th August after he tested +ive for coronavirus.
The playback singer died of a cardio-respiratory arrest at 1:04pm. SPB had tested negative for Covid-19 on 5th September. From versatile actor Kamal Haasan to Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth, celebrities across India had sent well wishes for the Tamil singer. But SPD’ demise gave a huge shock to the film industry. Megastar Chiranjeevi took to his microblogging page and posted an emotional message with the heading that the death of SP Balasubrahmanyam is a dark day for Indian cinema.
Khaidi no 150 actor Chiranjeevi said, “A talent like SP Balasubrahmanyam will never be born and the Telugu cinema will never see it.”
SP Balasubrahmanyam’health had deteriorated during the 2nd week in the hospital. His son SP Charan was regularly updating on his father SPB health status. On 22nd September, SP Charan’s last update, said he was making steady progress even though his dad was on ventilator, and was eager to leave the hospital.
Unfortunately, singer’s health deteriorated in the last 24 hours and he took his last breath today.