Well-renowned faces of Tamil Cinema Industry had come together through a video call and jointly expressed their prayers for the speedy recovery of reputed playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam (SPB) as he has been battling the COVID-19 viral infection for the past two weeks.
On Thursday, fraternities from veteran directors, actors, to singers had sent their prayers for SPB's recovery and recalled their experiences working with him. They reunited through the Zoom Video calling platform and this virtual meeting has come after people across the state had observed and conducted a mass prayer for the speedy recovery of the singer on Thursday at 6 pm.
Veteran actors Sivakumar, Sathyaraj, and Prabhu, Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu, Veteran Director Bharathiraja, Director Ameen, Music director Gangai Amaran, and singers KS Chitra and Mano- who worked with SPB, and several celebrities had joined virtually and sent their prayers collectively to the playback singer. Many celebrities had broken down with tears while they spoke about their relations and experience working with SPB.
While speaking in the call, actor Sivakumar shared how he went amazed by hearing the voice of the singer decades ago. The actor said SPB has conferred with six National Awards and has bestowed with several international awards. He had sung 19 songs in Tamil in a single day. Sivakumar further stated that if someone has sung 48,000 songs in his lifetime, his breath has to be music. The Veteran said he had got goosebumps when he heard the song 'Uchi Vaguntheduthu Pichi Poo Vacha Kili', from the movie 'Rosapoo Ravikaikari'.
Director Bharathiraja said, "SPB will wake up through the power of our prayers. The Veteran director had broken out and went emotional and stated, "He will be with us, sing, and make us happy again. We will pray with our full hearts and bring him back". By welcoming the fellow participants, Bharathiraja said, "We are doing this for a fellow artist. We will fight back for each other and we will ensure he wakes up". "I have a belief that he will definitely come back", he added.
Veteran Actor Prabhu reminisced the bonding between his father Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan and SPB. Prabhu said SPB is a big reason why he is sitting here and Sivaji Ganesan had so much love and affection for the playback singer. "My father would say SPB is a world wonder and not only the treasure for Tamil Nadu. We are here because SPB is a good man more than his voice".
Singer SK Chitra and Actor Saroja Devi expressed their hope that SPB will come back considering the prayers and positivity surrounding him. Saroja Devi said that it was hard to see a great legend lying silently on the hospital bed. She further added that god should ensure he comes back with full recovery and he should talk and sing again. Actor Sathyaraj said, "We will definitely come for Balu sir. It's because of SPB's voice that people were ready to watch me singing a duet after acting 75 movies as a villain".
On Thursday, people across the state had come together for the mass prayer for the speedy recovery of the legendary singer. In the bulletin that was released on Thursday, MGM Healthcare Hospital in Chennai, where he has been getting treated, said that the singer continues to be critical and under the support of Ventilator and ECMO support in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). On August 5, the singer, who sung over 40,000 songs in 16 different languages, had said he has tested positive for the viral infection and last week, his health condition went critical and getting treated in the ICU since then.
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