The Kannada film fraternity mourned the passing away of veteran playback singer P B Srinivas with artistes saying his "lilting voice will be remembered forever".
The veteran multi-lingual singer who lent his melodious voice to several super hit Kannada films including "Gandhada Gudi" and "Yeradu Kanasu", in which Kannada thespian late Rajkumar played the lead, will remain "evergreen in our hearts" felt the film fraternity.
For 78-year-old Rajan, the famous music director of these films, Srinivas can never die.
"His lilting voice will reverberate in our hearts forever. He was a very good singer who really knew music. A linguist, he could sing Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malyalam film songs with a crystal clear diction," Rajan said.
A popular comedian who later turned to character roles and film direction, Dwarkeesh fondly remembers Srinivas as a very diligent singer who used to be punctual at his rehearsals.
"Srinivas, who has sung for many of my films and was an indispensable voice for Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malyalam films in the late sixties, was very down to earth and simple, with no airs of a star singer," he said.
He passed away in Chennai today following brief illness.
Popularly known as PBS, the veteran singer lent his voice in all four South Indian languages besides Hindi.
