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.
Born Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas to the couple Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Phanindraswamy and Seshagiriamma, inKakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, Sreenivas completed college with a B.Com(Bachelor of Commerce) degree. His ancestors belong to Pasarlapudi village. He was also the descendant of Prathivadhi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya, a 15th-centuryVaishnavite saint who wrote the famous Venkateswara Suprabhatam.
Sreenivas's father Phanindra Swamy was an officer in the Co-operation department, while his mother was a musician. In an interview, Sreenivas said that it was through his mother's singing that he knew about Indian classical music. During his educational days, he had a habit of hearing radio. Mohammed Rafi was his favourite singer.
The first footstep to the music field by Sreenivas took when he was 12. His maternal uncle, Kidambi Krishnaswamy, was a drama artist and a singer. Krishnaswamy knew about his nephew's interest in music field, and thus he gave him a chance to sing in a drama. After passing B.Com, Sreenivas passedS 'Hindi Visharad Exams' from South Indian Hindi Spreading Society (Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha).
Later, Sreenivas went to Gemini Studios, Chennai. Emani Sankara Sastry, a famous Veena player, was one of the residing musicians. Sastry was also one of the family friends of Sreenivas. He introduced Sreenivas to S.S. Vasan, the owner of Gemini Studios. There, Sreenivas sang a super hit song sung by Mohammed Rafi, his favourite singer.
Songs List=
1. Sanskrit Sloka 00:00
2. Suprabhatham 01:17
3. Maruthiyae 19:19
4. Perithagi 22:31
5. Vaayu Magan 26:24
6. Sollin Selvan 31:01
7. Marbai Kizhitthu 35:34
8. Aadugintra 39:40
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Vocal Artist: P.B.Sreenivos
Lyricist: K.Sadasivam
Composer: L.Krishnan
Label: INRECO
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