Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin yesterday announced that the main road of Nungambakkam Kamdar Nagar in Chennai, where legendary playback singer SP Balasubramanyam lived, will be renamed as ‘SP Balasubrahmanyam Road’ in his honor. The announcement was made to coincide with SPB’s fourth death anniversary.
“Singing more than 40,000 songs in various languages, raining music on the hearts of Tamil people for more than half a century with his melodious voice, composing music for many films, acting in films, and being a multi-talented artist, the Padma Shri of the Union Government, Padma Vibhushan awardee, and loved one of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi. Even though time separated him, he is still in our hearts. To add to his fame, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the Main Road of Nungambakkam Kamdar Nagar, where he lived, will be named ‘SP Balasubrahmanyam Road,” read the press release issued by the office of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
SPB’s son, popular playback singer and producer SP Charan, thanked the Tamil Nadu government for this special honor. Breaking the hearts of millions of his fans and music lovers, SP Balasubramanyam breathed his last on September 25, 2020, after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and other subsequent health complications.