film : ennai pol oruvan
singers : TMS, PS
lyric : Vali
music : MSV
actors : Shivaji, Halam
vElAlE vizigaL inRu AlOlam isaikkum
siRu nUlAlE idaiyil
manmadhan sEnaigaL manthiram pAdidum
manmadhan sEnaigaL manthiram pAdidum
A...A..O..O...
NirOdum thAnAdum thErOdum thiruwAL enggE
malligai thAmarai aLLidum melliya
pUppOnRa manggai inggE..A...
pUppOnRa manggai inggE..A...
manmadhan sEnaigaL manthiram pAdidum
manmadhan sEnaigaL manthiram pAdidum
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pAvai mEniyil Adum
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kattuk kAvalai mIRum
A..A..
kattum kaivaLai thottum melliya
pottum unnudan Oum
sittuk kaNgaLil vettum minnalum
pattam pOl viLaiyAdum
pUvaNNak kUnthal en manjsamAnAl
nAn konjsam pAda nI konjsam pAdu
(manmadhan)
thanggas senggani anggam unnudan
sanggamam Avadhu enRu
thinggaL manggaiyin sevvAy unnudan
ponggum nAdagam enRu ?
O...O...
thiththikkum oru muththup pUssaram
thaththaikkE tharam enRu
siththam sonnadhu vEgam vanthadhu
niththam Ayiram uNdu
vArunggaL innum TArunggaL kannam
kURunggaL enRO peN uLLam sollum
(manmadhan)
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[edit]Personal life
She is the daughter of Pulapaka Mukunda Rao a leading advocate in Vizianagaram. Noted banker Pulapaka Seethapathi Rao, managing director of State Bank of Hyderabad, is her father's younger brother. She is married to Mohan Rao; they have a son named Jayakrishna and two granddaughters named Jayashree and Subashree. Her daughter-in-law, Sandhya Jayakrishna, is a singer who debuted with A. R. Rahman in Iruvar.
[edit]Career
[edit]Debut : 1950-1954
Born into a music loving family, Susheela had nurtured a formal classical music training at a very young age. She used to participate in all the musical competitions both at her school and the Vizianagaram town events. She developed the crucial nuances in singing songs with apt expressions and modulations through her extensive training during these days. She also sang few songs for the All India Radio (AIR) for their private program telecasts.
In 1950, music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao was on the look out for some fresh voices to sing for his new film compositions. He approached the AIR to help him shortlist some of the finest singers who have performed for the Radio. AIR sent forward 5 singers of whom Susheela was selected after some thorough audition tests. She was immediately signed on for the Tamil film Petra Thai (1952) for a duet song "Edhuku Azhaithhai" with A. M. Raja.[1] This was subsequently made in Telugu as Kanna Talli for which she recorded the same duet with Ghantasala. This resulted in her long term employment with AVM Studios singing for their productions alone with a fixed monthly salary. The studio owner A. V. Meiyappan hired a Tamil trainer for Susheela to hone her Tamil pronunciation skills. Thus Susheela began her illustrious career gaining abundant knowledge about music and language. She debuted into Kannada language with the film Maadidunno Maaraya in 1954.[2]
[edit]Breakthrough : 1955 - 1960
It was not easy for a newcomer to foray into the musical scene in the 1950s with the domination of eminent female vocalists like P. Leela, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki among others ruling the playback industry. Yet, Susheela made her own mark with her distinct and clear vocals. The year 1955 saw Susheela raising to popularity with her back to back hit songs both in Tamil and Telugu film industries. Missamma released in 1955 had hugely popular songs backed with strong carnatic classical essence. Susheela created a huge impact among the listeners with her effortless renditions of the toughest notations. The same year released Tamil film Kanavane Kan Kanda Deivam made her a household name in Tamil Nadu.[1]
Thus began a huge legacy of Susheela, who sang in almost all the films produced since 1955 through 1960s and 1970s. The legendary Tamil musicians Viswanathan - Ramamurthy duo wrote some of the most evergreen songs of Cinema history in the voice of Susheela. Her duets with the acclaimed singers Ghantasala in Telugu, T. M. Soundararajan in Tamil and P. B. Srinivas in Kannada marked a new era of duet songs in the South Indian music industry. She, along with T. M. Soundararajan went on to record more than hundreds of songs with Viswanathan - Ramamurthy.[1]
[edit]Successful Domination : 1960 - 1980
The early 1960s saw Susheela grow as an undisputed lead female singer across all the south Indian language films putting all the older veteran singers to the background. The other famed singerS. Janaki who, later went on to rule the playback industry, had just begun her career and was singing for some insignificant films. The year 1960 saw Susheela entering the Malayalam films with the V. Dakshinamurthy compositions for the film Seetha. From then, she went on to record numerous hit songs with all the Malayalam composers like G. Devarajan, M. K. Arjunan among others. She recorded many Malayalam duets with the veteran singer K. J. Yesudas.Her association with Viswanathan - Ramamurthy fetched her the very first National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in the year 1969 for her prolific rendition of "Naalai Intha Velai Paarthu" for the Tamil film Uyarndha Manidhan. The same song got her the Tamil Nadu State Award as well.[3]Thereby, Susheela became one of the first recipients of the most dignified National awards in India. It was during these years the Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar developed a strong friendship with Susheela and praised all her works frequently.
The 1970s also saw Susheela in her prime form winning almost all the awards both Nationally and in all the four states of Southern India. She also recorded couple of Hindi songs during this period. It was in this era that she sang few notable songs for another prolific Indian music director Illayaraja. Though Janaki took over the leading position in the late 1970s with her strong association with Ilayaraja, Susheela was still opted by several music directors for her legendary vocals.
[edit]Shift to Non-films : 1980s- 2000s
With S. Janaki taking over the Southern film songs center stage from the 1980s and K. S. Chitra beginning her career, Susheela slowly shifted her focus from films to Devotionals and Light Music. She also concentrated more on stage shows across the Globe where many associations world wide invited her to perform for their organized shows. She recorded more than 1000 devotional songs for various audio companies. In 1988, acclaimed music composer Naushad insisted her to sing "Janaki Jaane" for his Malayalam film Dhwani. She also recorded few of her career best songs for Illayaraja, A. R. Rahman and others in the 1990s. "Kannukku Mai Azhagu" from the film Pudhiya Mugam (1993) composed by Rahman was praised all over for its lyrical content and rendition.
[edit]P. Susheela Trust : 2008 - Present
The P Susheela Trust, formed in 2008, has a monthly pension payment scheme and a few musicians in need are being benefited through it. On every November 13 there would be a musical concert during which a senior artist (s) chosen by a panel is conferred with the Lifetime Achievement awards and the P Susheela Trust award. The proceedings of the concert would go towards the Trust maintenance.[4]
The Lifetime achievement awards so far has been conferred upon T. M. Soundararajan and P. B. Srinivas. The recipients of the Trust’s awards so far are S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubramaniam and K. J. Yesudas.
[edit]Awards and recognition
She was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in January 2008. In 2001, the Andhra Pradesh Government honored her with the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema. In 2005, she received the Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music. She was honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award by the Filmfare in the year 2006. In 2011, she was honoured with the Devarajan Sangeetha Award.
[edit]National Film Awards
She received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer five times:
| Year | Movie | Language | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Uyarntha Manithan | Tamil | "Paal Polave Vaan Meedhile" ("Naalai Intha Velai Parthu") |
| 1972 | Savaale Samaali | Tamil | "Chittuk Kuruvikkenna Kattuppaadu" |
| 1977 | Siri Siri Muvva | Telugu | "Jhummandi Naadham Sayyandi Paadam" |
| 1983 | Meghasandesam | Telugu | "Aakulo aakunai" |
| 1984 | M.L.A. Edukondalu | Telugu | "Yentha Peethovaade Gopaludu Venugopaludu" |
[edit]State Awards
| Year | Award | Movie | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Tamil Nadu State Award | Uyarntha Manithan/Lakshmi Kalyanam | "Paal Polave Vaan" / "Brindavanathukku" |
| 1971 | Kerala State Award | Oru Penninte Katha | "Poonthen Aruvi Ponmudi Puzhayude" |
| 1975 | Kerala State Award | Chuvanna Sandyakal | "Poovukalku Punya Kaalam" |
| 1977 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Daana Veera Soora Karna | "Kalagantino Swamy" |
| 1978 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Naalaaga Endaro | "Kalyanini Kanulunna Manusuku Kanipinchu" |
| 1981 | Tamil Nadu State Award | Anbulla Athaan | "Aazhakkadal Neenthi Vanthen" |
| 1982 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Meghasandesam | "Aakulo Aakunai" |
| 1984 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Sangeetha Samrat | "Entha Sogasugaade" |
| 1987 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Vishwanatha Nayakudu | "Kavi Jana Samaaja Bhoja" |
| 1989 | Andhra Pradesh State Award | Godavari Pongindi | " eppatla godavari pravahistondi" |
| 1989 | Tamil Nadu State Award | Varam | "Magane Magane Kannurangu" |
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