M. Balamuralikrishna

Key facts

Born

6 July 1930, Sankaraguptham

Died

22 November 2016, Chennai

State of birth

Sankaraguptham, Andhra Pradesh

Sector

Playback singers

Profession

Indian Carnatic vocalist

Gender

Male

Biography

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978. He garnered two National Film Awards, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995, the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy, and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991, by the Fine Arts Society, Chennai to name a few.

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Timeline

1. 1930Born in Sankaraguptham
2. 1971Awarded the Padma Shri in arts
3. 1976Awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
4. 1987Awarded the National Film Award for Best Music Direction
5. 1991Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
6. 2005Awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
7. 2016Dies in Chennai