P. Madhuri

P. Madhuri (Malayalam: പി. മാധുരി) is a renowned South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. She has twice won Kerala State Film Award for best playback singer.^[1]

Early life

Madhuri was born in Tiruchirappalli in a Tamil family. She got married to V. Jayaram at the age of 13 and became a mother by 16.^[2] She was a part of an amateur drama troupe when Malayalam music director G. Devarajan happened to watch one of her performances at Madras. She was introduced to films by Devarajan through Kadalppalam (1969), in which she sang the famous Mappila song "Kasthuri Thailamittu Mudi Minukki".^[3] Devarajan handpicked her and groomed her into one of the most successful Malayalam playback singers of all time.

Some of hit songs of Madhuri

• Innenikku Pottukuthan
• Himashaila Saikatha
• Kasturi Thailamittu
• Priyasakhi Gange
• Prananathan Enikku
• Kalyani Kalavani
• Thambran Thoduthathu
• Chakravarthini Ninakku
• Chandrakalabham Charthi
• Bhoomiye Snehicha

References

1. ^ Kerala State Film Awards
2. ^ The Hindu article
3. ^ "Kadalpaalam 1969". The Hindu. July 12, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2011.

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