S.Janaki (b. 1938)

South Indian singer born in Pallapatla, Guntur Dist., AP. Made her reputation with an AIR prize (1956) and became a staff artist at AVM (1957). Broke through in Tamil cinema under T. Chalapathi Rao and in Telugu via a duet with singer Ghantasala performing under the musical direction of Pendyala. Has sung over 13,000 songs in 12 languages.

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