P. B. Sreenivas Musical artist

Prathivadi Bhayankara Sreenivas (22 September 1930 – 14 April 2013), was a veteran playback singer from India. He was born in Kakinada in East Godavri District of Andhra Pradesh. He had sung around 3000 songs in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Tulu and Konkani films. He was known for his playback singing in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He had sung in all the main languages of the country but it is in Kannada that he has the highest number of songs in his career. He died on 14 April 2013 at the age of 82 in Chennai.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)PBS PB Srinivas PB Sreenivos
Birth dateSeptember 22, 1930
Birth place
Andhra Pradesh , Kakinada
Date of deathApril 14, 2013
Place of death
Tamil Nadu , Chennai

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Musical artist

Career started1951
Career ended2013
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Ghazal
Carnatic music
Playback singer

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P. B. Sreenivas on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://powerstarpawan.com/forum/printthread.php?tid=2619
  2. http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/3559
  3. http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/08/29/sunday-celebrity-playback-singer-pbsreenivos-multi-faceted-personality
  4. http://www.eenadu.net/Homeinner.aspx?item=break5
  5. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/92775.html
  6. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/92794.html
  7. http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=389985
  8. http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pbs-no-more/article4617123.ece?homepage=true&ref=slideshow
  9. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-singer-who-evoked-pathos-a-nonpareil/article4617627.ece
  10. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/pbs-leaves-behind-a-treasure-trove-of-melodies/article4617631.ece