In recognition of the immense contribution to classical music and the social service rendered by the well known Carnatic music artiste, the late M. S.Subbalakshmi, Tirupathy Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has erected a statue of MS at a place near the entrance of Tirupathi town.

The place, which is called Poornakumbam, is located on the route from Renigunta to Tirupathi, near the flyover.

The statue has MS in a sitting pose with the tambura in one hand. The height of the bronze statue is 13 feet and it is said to weigh 4 tons. Ramarao of Kothakottah village at Kakinada district is the sculptor of the statue.

The total expenditure for this project was put at Rs.15 lakhs and the entire amount has been sponsored by Nageswara Rao, a Board members of TTD Trust.

The inauguration took place on May 28 when the week-long Tirupathy Utsavam began. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, unveiled the statue.

M. S. Subbalakshmi had released many cassettes and CDs on Annamacharya's krithis and popularised the 'Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatham' on Lord Venkateswara, of Tirumala-Tirupathi.

The royalty raised through the sales of these albums is said to have amounted to about Rs.15 crores, which M.S. had donated to TTD for poor feeding and other welfare programmes. As a gesture of gratitude, TUDA and TTD, joined hands to honour this artiste with a statue.