Sureshbabu Mane

Sureshbabu Mane
Birth name	Abdul Rehman Khan
Born	1902 Mumbai, Maharashtra
Died	1953 (aged 50–51) Pune, Maharashtra
Genres	Hindustani classical music
Occupation(s)	singer, actor, music educator

Sureshbabu Mane (1902– 15 February 1953) was a prominent Hindustani classical music singer of Kirānā Gharānā in India. He was the son of a doyen of Kirana Gharana, Ustad Abdul Karim Khan.

Sureshbabu was born as Abdul Rehman to Kirana Gharana master Ustād Abdul Karim Khān and Tārābāi Māne. Tarabai was the daughter of Sardār Māruti Rāo Māne, a brother of princely Baroda State's "Rajmata" during the middle of the 19th century. Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was the court musician in Baroda when Tarabai was young, and he taught her music. The two fell in love and decided to get married; but Tarabai's parents disapproved of the alliance, and the couple had to leave the state (along with Abdul Karim's brother, Ustād Abdul Haq Khān). The couple moved to Bombay (Mumbai), and had two sons: Suresh or Abdul Rehmān, and Krishnā; and three daughters: Champākali, Gulāb, and Sakinā or Chhotutāi. In their adult lives, the five respectively became known as Sureshbābu Māne, Krishnarāo Māne, Hirābāi Badodekar, Kamalābāi Badodekar, and Saraswati Rane.

Sureshbabu had his initial training from his father, and later training from the doyen of Kirana Gharana, Ustād Abdul Wahid Khān.

Along with performing in concerts he also has performed in several Marathi plays, and movies.

Though not an accomplished actor, he acted in stage plays in the theatrical company formed by his younger sister Hirabai Barodekar. He appeared in plays like Sanyasa-kallol in the role of Ashwin Sheth and Subhadra, where he played the lead of Arjun. Later he acted in a few films like Amrit Manthan (1934), Chandrasena (1935), Rajput Ramani (1936) by Prabhat Films and composed music for 'Savitri' (1936, lead role by Leela Pendharkar), Devyani and Sach Hai (1939) by Saraswati Cinetone. He also played instruments like tabla and harmonium.

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