M. Balamuralikrishna (1930-2016) Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Musician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	6/07/1930
Age	86 years (died on 22, Nov, 2016)
Birthplace	Sankaraguptam, Malikipuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Death	22/11/2016

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Real Name	Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna
Nickname	Sangeetha Kalanidhi
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer

Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Marital Status

Wife/Spouse

Not Known

Children

Son	4
Daughter	2

Debut	Film Debut: Oho Ho Vilasala song in Sati Savitri (1957, Telugu film)
Notable Achievements	Only Indian musician to win National Awards for classical music, music direction, and film playback singing Founded the 'Academy of Performing Arts and Research' in Switzerland Performed over 25,000 concerts worldwide Composed over 400 songs in Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, and Tamil Revived old ragas like Narthak and Sunadavinodini Created new ragas like Lavangi, Mahathi, Manorama, Murali, Omkari, Prathimadhyamavathi, Rohini, Saravashree, Sumukham, Sushma, Ganapathi, Siddhi and Pushkara Godvari Popularized music therapy in South India

Debut

Film Debut: Oho Ho Vilasala song in Sati Savitri (1957, Telugu film)

Notable Achievements

Only Indian musician to win National Awards for classical music, music direction, and film playback singing
Founded the 'Academy of Performing Arts and Research' in Switzerland
Performed over 25,000 concerts worldwide
Composed over 400 songs in Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, and Tamil
Revived old ragas like Narthak and Sunadavinodini
Created new ragas like Lavangi, Mahathi, Manorama, Murali, Omkari, Prathimadhyamavathi, Rohini, Saravashree, Sumukham, Sushma, Ganapathi, Siddhi and Pushkara Godvari
Popularized music therapy in South India

1. His father named him "Murali Krishnan," and he was given the prefix "Bala" by Musunuri Satyanarayana.
2. He is a 5th generation descendant of the saint-composer Thyagaraja.
3. He composed music for the first Sanskrit film, Adi Sankarar in 1983.
4. His repertoire includes over 400 compositions in Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, and Tamil.
5. He was honored with the Padma Vibhushan in 1991 and the Padma Shri in 1971.
6. He was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan.
7. He was made Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005.
8. He was well-versed in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music.
9. He played musical instruments including the flute, viola, violin, and mridangam.
10. He performed in over 18,000 concerts across the world.
11. He collaborated with legends like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Kishori Amonkar.