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M. Balamuralikrishna

Indian Carnatic vocalist

  • Fame53.5
  • Momentum7.3
  • Wikipedia3.8K
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Lived 1930–2016, aged 86India
IndiaIndiaMusiciansSinger / Musician
  • Wikipedia
    18 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1930–2016
    Aged 86
  • Known for
    Uyarnthavargal
    1977
Summary
Updated 2026-06-14

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978. He has garnered two National Film Awards, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995, the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy, and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991, by the Fine Arts Society, Chennai to name a few.

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Source confidence65.0
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