The Hindi and South film industries are yet to come to terms with the passing away of music great SP Balasubrahmanyam or popularly known as SPB. Unfortunately, the veteran singer breathed his last today at the age of 74. The celebrated singer was admitted to Chennai’s MGM Healthcare Hospital since August 5, after testing positive for COVID-19. The singer tested negative for the novel Coronavirus on September 8 but could not be taken off the ventilator because of the condition of his lungs.

He suffered a cardio-respiratory arrest today. SPB is survived by wife Savitri, a son S.P. Charan - a movie producer and playback singer, and daughter Pallavi. Now, Bollywood and South celebrities have paid their last respects to the veteran singer. 

Akshay Kumar posted a collage with SPB on Twitter and wrote, "Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Balasubrahmanyam ji.Just a few months back I’d interacted with him during a virtual concert in this lockdown..he seemed hale,hearty & his usual legendary self...life is truly unpredictable. My thoughts & prayers with his family #RIPSPB"

Deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Balasubrahmanyam ji.Just a few months back I’d interacted with him during a virtual concert in this lockdown..he seemed hale,hearty & his usual legendary self...life is truly unpredictable. My thoughts & prayers with his family#RIPSPB pic.twitter.com/NytdM7YhBL

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 25, 2020

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Raveena Tandon tweeted, "Indeed a sad day! A legend has passed . #OmShanti #SPbalasubramanyam"

Indeed a sad day! A legend has passed . #OmShanti #SPbalasubramanyam ♥ https://t.co/RWYlmDHmBQ

— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) September 25, 2020

Madhuri Dixit Nene wrote, "End of an era... Your voice will always remain in our hearts #SPBalasubraniam ji. The way you weaved magic with your music is umatched. Rest in peace & my heartfelt condolences to the family in grief" 

End of an era... Your voice will always remain in our hearts #SPBalasubraniam ji. The way you weaved magic with your music is umatched. Rest in peace & my heartfelt condolences to the family in grief

— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) September 25, 2020

Anil Kapoor wrote, "Great human being and an incredible singer...lucky to have had him dub for me...give his voice to my performances in my first Telugu and Kannada film...SP Balasubrahmanyam will be missed truly...my heartfelt condolences & prayers to the family..."

Great human being and an incredible singer...lucky to have had him dub for me...give his voice to my performances in my first Telugu and Kannada film...SP Balasubrahmanyam will be missed truly...my heartfelt condolences & prayers to the family... pic.twitter.com/bdQWiuXlQD

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) September 25, 2020

Aditi Rao Hydari paid her tribute as she posted, "Rest in peace sir. You will forever be the voice of eternal love... My condolences and prayers to the family and fans..."

Rest in peace sir. You will forever be the voice of eternal love... My condolences and prayers to the family and fans... #RIPSPB #SPBalasubramaniam

— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) September 25, 2020

Riteish Deshmukh wrote, " - #SPBalasubrahmanyam ji -thank you for the amazing music: -with a heavy heart I say... ? Rest in glory Sir. Condolences to the family, loved ones & millions of fans world over." 

- #SPBalasubrahmanyam ji -thank you for the amazing music: -with a heavy heart I say... ? Rest in glory Sir. Condolences to the family, loved ones & millions of fans world over. pic.twitter.com/YYlc9J1UGT

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) September 25, 2020

PM Narendra Modi also paid a tribute to the legendary singer as he tweeted, "With the unfortunate demise of Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam, our cultural world is a lot poorer. A household name across India, his melodious voice and music enthralled audiences for decades. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with his family and admirers. Om Shanti."

With the unfortunate demise of Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam, our cultural world is a lot poorer. A household name across India, his melodious voice and music enthralled audiences for decades. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with his family and admirers. Om Shanti.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 25, 2020

Ajay Devgn, Hema Malini and Lata Mangeshkar also shared condolense messages for SPB.  

SP Balasubrahmanyam Sir’s voice dominated my initial years of cinema. He, of course, had been a legend from long before. Sad to learn of his passing. Condolences to his family. #RIPSPB sir

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) September 25, 2020

End of an era! Versatile musical genius passes away. SP Balasubramaniam succumbs to the terrible covid virus after a prolonged battle in hospital. God give him peace. He will be missed by all pic.twitter.com/LmgJEXoLWA

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) September 25, 2020

Pratibhashaali gayak,madhurbhashi ,bahut nek insan SP Balasubrahmanyam ji ke swargwas ki khabar sunke main bahut vyathit hun.Humne kai gaane saath gaaye,kai shows kiye.Sab baatein yaad aarahi hain.Ishwar unki aatma ko shanti de.Meri samvedanaayein unke pariwar ke saath hain.

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) September 25, 2020

Asha Bhosle shared on SP Balasubramaniam's demise "This year has seen a lot of unfortunate events. And the  news of SP Balasubramaniam's demise that I have heard just now makes me even sadder. He was an amazingly versatile artiste. His first songs after South, in Hindi with Lakshmikant Pyarelal were amazing. His duet with Lata didi was very memorable. Balu sang a lot of songs for RD Burman and was his friend. He had helped me a lot with my Tamil pronunciation in my song for Ilayaraja. The loss of such a great artiste has left a huge void in the music world. I wish his soul to rest in peace."

(Source: Twitter)