- Was awarded 'Kalaimaamani' by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1981.
- Elder brother of playback singer Sailaja S.P.. Brother-in-law of actor Subhalekha Sudhakar. Related to director K. Viswanath.
- Received 'Honorary Doctorate' from Potti Sriramulu University, Andhra Pradesh in 1999.
- Was awarded 'Padma Shri' by the Government of India in 2001.
- Received 'Honorary Doctorate' from Sathyabama University, Chennai in 2009.
- Received 'Kalaprapoorna (Honorary Doctorate)' from Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh in 2009.
- Received 'Honorary Doctorate' from JNTU, Ananthapur in 2010.
- Was awarded 'Padma Bhushan' by Government of India in 2011.
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