Tributes pour in as celebrities mourn the death of SPB

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Telangana Chief Minister KCR, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and several other national and regional leaders, and Indian film celebrities are mourning the loss of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam who breathed his last today (September 25).

Megastar Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu, NTR, Ram Charan, Nani, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Salman Khan, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, K Vishwanath, K Raghavendra Rao, Mohan Babu, AR Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal, and many others took to social media to express their grief over his death.

Megastar Chiranjeevi recalled his long association with SPB.

భారతీయ సంగీత ప్రపంచానికి చీకటి రోజు. pic.twitter.com/y0f0ePQ8Lw
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) September 25, 2020

Nagarjuna prayed to God to take care of Balu in heaven now.

As the memories and conversations with Balu Garu come flooding back so do the tears… I still remember the call I got from him after my film Annamayya🙏He was such a unsaid integrable part of my life… దాచుకో స్వామి మా బాలుని జాగ్రత్తగా దాచుకో ! #ripspb 🙏 pic.twitter.com/pK8jYS5ONs
— Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) September 25, 2020

Extremely sad to hear the news of SP Balasubramaniam Garu’s passing. We have lost a legend today. I’ve had the privilege to work with him in some of my best movies like Prema and Pavitra Bandham. Your legacy will live on Sir!
My heartfelt condolences to the family. RIP🙏 #RIPSPB pic.twitter.com/NjjcdSg2l1
— Venkatesh Daggubati (@VenkyMama) September 25, 2020

Rajinikanth tweeted, “you have been my voice, I will truly miss you.”

#RIP Balu sir … you have been my voice for many years … your voice and your memories will live with me forever … I will truly miss you … pic.twitter.com/oeHgH6F6i4
— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) September 25, 2020

Unable to process the fact that #SPBalasubramaniam garu is no more. Nothing will ever come close to that soulful voice of his. Rest in peace sir. Your legacy will live on. Heartfelt condolences and strength to the family 🙏
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) September 25, 2020

NTR

Indian Music has lost its favourite son. Devastated! In a Legendary career spanning over five decades,Padma Bhushan S.P Balasubrahmanyam Garu has breathed life into over 40,000 songs. As long as music exists in this universe, you will live on sir 🙏🏻
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) September 25, 2020

Rajamouli

బాలు గారు తెలుగు, తమిళం, కన్నడ భాషల సంగీత ప్రపంచాన్ని కొన్ని దశాబ్దాల పాటు ఏక ఛత్రాధిపత్యంగా పాలించారు. ప్రపంచంలో మరెక్కడా ఇటువంటి అద్భుతం జరగలేదు. ఆ ఏలిక మరి రాదు.
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) September 25, 2020

Salman Khan

Heartbroken to hear about #SPBalasubrahmanyam sir… you will forever live on in your undisputed legacy of music! condolence to the family #RIP
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) September 25, 2020

Ram Charan

I am shocked to learn that our ever smiling SPB garu is no more. This loss to our fraternity is unimaginable. My deepest condolences to his entire family. pic.twitter.com/PJ4Wxk8uiA
— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) September 25, 2020

Nani

My heart is broken in to a million songs!
The only time I called home and told Anju to get Junnu to shoot was when I was shooting with Balu gaaru .. told her he needs to have a picture with the Legend.
He will be celebrated as long as music lives! pic.twitter.com/JJ6MsupuNl
— Nani (@NameisNani) September 25, 2020

Shankar

Only a very few singers have the quality,they sing a song and it will be a hit even before it reaches the audience. SPB sir was the top among them. We lost him, not his voice. It will always be in the air🙏 pic.twitter.com/5FuZJ6Tyrj
— Shankar Shanmugham (@shankarshanmugh) September 25, 2020

Kamal Haasan

அன்னைய்யா S.P.B அவர்களின் குரலின் நிழல் பதிப்பாக பல காலம் வாழ்ந்தது எனக்கு வாய்த்த பேறு.

ஏழு தலைமுறைக்கும் அவர் புகழ் வாழும். pic.twitter.com/9P4FGJSL4T
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) September 25, 2020

AR Rahman

#ripspb …Devastated pic.twitter.com/EO55pd648u
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) September 25, 2020

Shreya Ghoshal

Rest in peace #SPB garu. Very sad to hear this devastating news of the greatest, the legendary #SPBalasubrahmanyam passing away. We were so hopeful that he was on the path to recovery. pic.twitter.com/SnpXYWOXmh
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) September 25, 2020