Korivi Muralidhar, popularly known as Khushi Murali (1963 – 11 January 2013), was an Indian

playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

. He became popular as a result of his hit song "Aadavari Matalaku" from the movie, '' Kushi''.

Life

He was born in

Renigunta Renigunta is a neighbourhood and suburb of Tirupati located in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Tirupati Airport is located in Renigunta. It is a part of Tirupati urban agglomeration. It is also the mandal headquarters of ...

Chittoor district Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...

. He moved to

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for opportunities in the

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. He sang over 500 film songs and 1,000 devotional songs for private albums in his career over two decades. His daughter Haripriya is also a playback singer.

Death

He died on 11 January 2013 of a heart attack. He was on his way to perform at Kakinada Beach Festival.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murali, Khushi Telugu playback singers Tamil playback singers 1963 births 2013 deaths Indian male playback singers People from Chittoor district 20th-century Indian singers Singers from Andhra Pradesh Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian male singers