Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (born June 4, 1946), (Telugu: శ్రీపతి పండితారాధ్యుల బాల సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం, Kannada: ಎಸ್. ಪಿ. ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯಂ, Tamil: எஸ். பி. பாலசுப்ரமணியம்); is a prolific Indian singer and actor. He is also known as S. P. B. and Balu . Early life and background Balasubrahmanyam was born to S.