M. Balamuralikrishna

DeathNovember 222016

M. Balamuralikrishna

M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian vocalist and singer (born 1930)

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When
Tuesday, November 22 201610 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
Anniversary
10th in 2026
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Person
M. Balamuralikrishna

At a glance

Born 1930-07-06; died 2016-11-22.

Who they were

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,

Early life

Early life M. Balamuralikrishna during Rajarani Music Festival at Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2013 Balamuralikrishna was born in a Hindu family [ 1 ] at Sankaraguptam , East Godavari District , Madras Presidency (now a part of Andhra Pradesh state). [ 2 ] His father, Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya, was a well known musician and his mother, Suryakanthamma, was a veena player. Balamuralikrishna's mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by his father. Observing his interest in music,

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