'''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. [[Music]]