‘Annaatthe Annaatthe’, the first single from Superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film ‘Annaatthe’, was released on Monday. This the final film song of the late legendary singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam.

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Following the song’s release, actor Rajinikanth posted an emotional note remembering the singer, whose first death anniversary was observed recently.

Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth said, “For 45 years, SPB’s voice gave life to my characters. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that the song he sang for Annaatthe would be his last. My dear SPB. lives on through his voice (sic).”

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The song is written by Viveka and it is a peppy number. It is also said to be Rajinikanth’s introduction song in the film.

The film is directed by Siva and is said to be a family drama. Produced by Sun Pictures, the film stars an ensemble cast, including the like of Khushbu, Meena, Keerthy Suresh, Prakash Raj and Soori in important roles. It is going to release in Deepavali this year.

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Singing maestro SP Balasubrahmanyam died on September 25 last year at the age of 74. He has sung innumerable hits in 15 languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada. Balasubrahmanyam has crooned some evergreen songs in Hindi, especially as the voice of Salman Khan