Awards and Honours
- Civilian honours
- Padma Vibhushan
- Padma Bhushan
- Padmashree
- International honours
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government.
- National Film Awards
- 1976 - National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Hamsageethe - "Himadri Suthe Pahimam"
- 1987 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Madhavacharya
- Other honours
- Honorary Doctorate
- He was awarded the Lifetime achievement Global Indian Music Academy Award for 2011.
- Sangeetha Kalasarathy
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