Prathivadi Bhayankara Srinivas

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P.B.Sreenivas

Prathivadi Bhayankara Srinivas was born at Kakinada Town in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on 22^nd 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”.