Prathivadi Bhayankara Srinivas

Published On: September 22, 2011   |   Posted By:

P.B.Sreenivas

Prathivadi Bhayankara Srinivas was born at Kakinada Town in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on 22nd September 1930. He is a commerce graduate from Kakinada.

As a playback singer P B Srinivas made entry into Telugu films with the film “Jathakaphalam” produced and directed by R Nagendra Rao released in the year 1953.

As a singer he has lent his voice to Telugu actor Haranath for many of his songs on celluloid.He is a very popular singer in Karnataka since most of his songs are in Kanada films.He has written and recorded many Telugu ghazzals with his voice.

Some popular Telugu songs of P B Srinivas:-

  • “Sri raghuram jayaraghuram seethamanobhi ram” (film:-Santhinivasam)
  • “Chigurakula vooyalalo ila marachina o chiluka” (film:-Conistable Koothuru)
  • “Vennelakela naapai kopam segalai virisinadi” (film:-Conistable Koothuru)
  • “Bujji bujji papayi bulli bulli papayi Nee bosi navvulatho pooche punnami vennelalone” (film:-Adabrathuku)
  • “Thalachinade jariginada daivam endulaku jariginade thalachithiva santhi ledu neeku” (film:-Manasemandiram)
  • “Andala o chiluka anduko naa lekha” (film:-Lethamanasulu)
  • “Bujji bujji navvu buggallu ruvvu jajimalle poovu bajjora nuvvu” (film:-Satthekalapu Sattheyya)
  • “Neevunnadi Nalone Nenunnadi Neelone Na swasavu Neevele Nee Voopiri nenele” (film:-Mongallaku Monagadu)
  • “Chakkani pilla sarasaku rave okkasari navvina chale vukkiri bikkiri aipothane” (film:-Iddaru Mithrulu)
  • “Thanuvukenni gayalaina masipovu elagaina manasukokka gaya maina maasipodu chithilonaina”
  • (Film:-Adabrathuku)
  • “Ningilona Neetilona Neeve vunnavule kanulalona kalalalona kalasivundamule” (film:-Vivahabhandam)
  • “Naa mata nammithivela Na meeda kopamadela nanu veedi povuta mela ye natiki ninnu vidajala” (Film: Naadi adajanme)
  • “Vennela reyi entho chali chali vecchanidana rave naa cheli” (film: Preminchichoodu)
  • “Palavanka seemalo pasidi chilaka kulikindi…pasidi chilaka kulukulalo palamanasu dorikindi (film:-Palamanasulu)
  • “Anaganaga okka chinnadi andala banthilantidi nakosam vecheivunnadi nannele rammannadi” (film:-Challani Needa)
  • As a singer he has done playback for Telugu, Tamil (Suitable voice for Gemini Ganesh), and Kanada (For Dr.Rajakumar). He was also a playback singer for Hindi and Malayalam films.
  • He has the distinction for lending his voice to C.Nagaiah (Actor-Singer) in the film “Santhinivasam”.

List of noted Films of singer P B Srinivas:-

  1. Rani Rathnaprabha(1955)
  2. Bhale Ramudu (1956)
  3. Runanubandham(1960)
  4. Santhinivasam(1960)
  5. Iddaru Mithrulu(1961)
  6. Intikideepam Illalu(1961)
  7. Constable Koothuru(1962)
  8. Athma Bandhuvu(1962)
  9. Bheeshma(1962)
  10. Kulagothralu(1962)
  11. Rakthasambhandam(1962)
  12. Lava Kusa(1963)
  13. Dr.Chakravarthi(1964)
  14. Naadi Adajanme(1965)
  15. Manchi Manishi(1965)
  16. Adabrathuku(1965)
  17. Gudigantalu(1965)
  18. Thenemanasulu(1965)
  19. Preminchi choodu(1965)
  20. Sri Krishnapandaveeyam(1966)
  21. Lethamanasulu(1966)
  22. Mongallaku Monagadu(1966)
  23. Manase Mandiram(1966)
  24. Eedu-Jodu(1967)
  25. Sakshi(1967)
  26. Satthekalapu Sattheyya(1968)
  27. Pelliroju(1968)
  28. Palamanasulu(1968)
  29. Challani needa(1968)
  30. Sampoorna Ramayanam(1971)

This popular and talented singer completes 81 years on 22.09.2011.

The businessoftollywood.com conveys its wishes through a small writing on this singer remembering his best Telugu film songs.