Prathivadi Bhayankara Srinivas 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)
“O andamaina bava aavupala kova”(film:- Runanubandham..Only humming for ANR)
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”with the song “Sri Raghuram jayaraghuram seethamanobhi ram”
List of noted Films of singer P B Srinivas:-
1. Rani Rathnaprabha(1955)(song:- Yekkada Daachavo Sipayee)
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)(Song:- Manasulono korika telusu neeku premika)
10. Kulagothralu(1962)(song:- Rave Rave bala hello mydear Leela itu rave itu rave I love you
11. Rakthasambhandam(1962)(song:- Evaro nanu kavvinchi)
12. Lava Kusa(1963)
13. Dr.Chakravarthi(1964)(song:- Ontiga samayam chikkindi)
14. Naadi Adajanme(1965)
15. Manchi Manishi(1965)
16. Adabrathuku(1965)
17. Gudigantalu(1965)(song:- Neeli kannula needala lona dora vayasu darula lona)
18. Thenemanasulu(1965)(song :- Yem yendukani ee siggendukani aloo magala Madhya vunnadi yevariki theliyadani)
19. Preminchi choodu(1965)
20. Sri Krishnapandaveeyam(1966)
21. Lethamanasulu(1966)
22. Mongallaku Monagadu(1966)(song:- Neevunnadi naa lone nenunnadi neelone )
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)
P B Srinivas died of cardiac arrest on 14th of April 2013 at Chennai.
Businessoftollywood.com Salutes at this Great singer on his 83rd Birth Anniversary.
