

He is the inventor of " Sankeerthana Yagnam", a stage where a large number of songs are sung by a singer on a single stage, which spans for more than a day.He performed in more than five thousand vocal concerts, set tune to more than six hundred Annamacharya songs, gave audio recordings for TTD, published books with musical notations and conducted classes, teaching Annamacharya songs to make them more popular. He consistently endeavours to improve his art and continues to grow as an artist. Absolute faith, total commitment and the zeal for perfection are hallmarks of his music. He rendered remarkable services at various levels to raise it into a top cultural organisation. From the inception till his retirement in 2006, he remained the principal exponent of Annamacharya Project. The project established to promote Annamacharya's music and literature, soon became the medium through which he was able to bring forth his musical prowess. He joined the Annamacharya Project after completing his diploma in Carnatic classical vocal music, in 1978 as a vocal artist. Sri Balakrishna Prasad also received musical training from Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna's music, mellifluous voice and unique rendering inspired Sri Balakrishna Prasad to learn classical music. Pasupathi also taught Annamacharya songs as well as classical kritis during two-year scholarship course offered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. He was closely associated with Nedunuri Krishnamurthy in not only learning music, but also in composing music to Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, publishing books with musical notation and audio CD recordings. Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, who initiated him into the nuances of classical music. He specialised in Annamacharya compositions under the tutelage of Sangita Kalanidhi, Lt. He is an 'A' grade vocal artist of the All India Radio (AIR).

4.2 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, Other recordingsīalakrishna Prasad was born in Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh to Krishnaveni and Narasimha Rao, a music teacher and a Vaggeyakara.4.1 Annamacharya Sankeerthanas, T.T.D Recordings.Also, he has achieved the titles like SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE, in 2000, “Academy of Fine Arts”, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, Uttama Purusha, in 2000, Andhra Samskrithika Samithi, Hosuru, Tamil Nadu. AWARD, in 1998 from an international organization in Vishakapatnam “World Teachers Trust”. Janaki, the popular playback singer is his niece. Radha is his wife and he has two sons, G.S Pavana Kumar and G.V.N Anil Kumar. He has composed tunes for more than 600 Annamacharya songs and recorded for TTD and also published music notation books. He was always committed and consistent in learning music to improve his talent. He brought forth his musical talent and prowess through the participation in Annamacharya project, to which he remained a loyal exponent till his retirement.

He was trained even by Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna.Īfter the completion of a diploma in Carnatic classical vocal music, Sri Balakrishna joined the Annamacharya Project. He had undergone training for classical Kritis during a 2-year scholarship from TTD. With the help of Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, he mastered composing music to Annamacharya Sakeerthanas and also publishing books with musical notations and audio recordings. He was an excellent vocal artist of All India Radio. Sri Balakrishna was born to Sri Narasimha Rao who was a music teacher. In diverse Indian musical genres, he is regarded as a master of composing and reciting Annamacharya Sankeerthanas in various styles.įew of his famous tunes are Vinaro Bhagyamu Jagadapu Chanavula, Bhagyamu Vishnukatha, Vachenu Alamelumanga, Tiruveedhula Merasi, Choodaramma Satulaala and so on. Sri Garimella Balakarishna Prasad who composed the Asthana Vidwaan and Ahobhilamatam Asthana Vidwaan is a great Indian classical devotional singer.
