N. L. Ganasaraswathi was an Indian
playback singer who sang mainly in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
films and some
Telugu and
Malayalam
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films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on
Carnatic music
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ragas. Most of her songs were used for dance sequences in the films.
Music directors
The music directors she sang for include
G. Ramanathan,
S. V. Venkatraman,
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu,
M. D. Parthasarathy, P. S. Anantharaman,
K. V. Mahadevan,
V. Nagayya
V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...
,
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
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, A. Rama Rao, M. S. Gnanamani,
G. Govindarajulu Naidu
G. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in 1940s and 50s in the south Indian film industry. Hailing from Tiruchirappalli, he was one among the musicians who defined the way of music in South Indian film industry. He composed music ...
, T. R. Ramnath, Arun, Raghavan,
T. R. Pappa,
Aswathama,
Ghantasala,
Br Lakshmanan
Br Lakshmanan was an Indian music director in Malayalam movie
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, P. S. Divakar, K. G. Moorthy and T. A. Kalyanam.
Lyricists
She sang songs penned by
Suratha,
M. P. Sivam,
Kothamangalam Subbu, Kanakasurabhi, Thandapani,
A. Maruthakasi
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Early life
Born in Melakudikadu in Tiruchirappal ...
, Kuyilan, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar,
Ka. Mu. Sheriff
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, Kavimani
Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai
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,
Thirunainar Kurichi Madhavan Nair
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,
Bharathidasan
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, Surabhi, Kavi Lakshmanadas,
Shuddhananda Bharati
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Biography
Bha ...
,
Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
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and V. Seetharaman.
Singers
She has sung with most of the prominent singers of the time.
;Male singers she sang with
*
Thiruchi Loganathan
Thiruchi Loganathan (24 July 1924 – 17 November 1989) was a playback singer of the Tamil film industry. He is known for his work in movies such as ''Manthiri Kumari'' (1950) and '' Parasakthi'' (1952). He was married to Rajalakshmi, daughter ...
*
T. M. Soundararajan
*
S. C. Krishnan
S. C. Krishnan (1929-1983) was an Indian actor and playback singer who worked mainly in Tamil dramas and films.
Early life
He was born into a Saurashtra family as the fourth son of a jeweller ''Chelvam Achary'' in Sivaganga that was part of ...
*
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Sirkazhi Govindarajan (19 January 1933 – 24 March 1988) was an Indian Tamil Carnatic vocalist and a leading playback singer of Indian cinema.
Early life
Govindarajan, was born on 19 January 1933 at Sirkazhi (a small town in present day Ma ...
*
T. R. Ramachandran
*
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Mayavaram Krishnasamy Thiyagaraja Bhagavathar (1 March 1910 – 1 November 1959), also known by his initials as M. K. T., was an Indian actor, producer and Carnatic singer. He is considered to be one of the most successful actors in Tamil cine ...
*
Kamukara Purushothaman
Kamukara Purushothaman (4 December 1930 – 26 May 1995) was an Indian singer. He was a noted playback singer in Malayalam cinema during its early years. He has recorded over 170 songs in 68 movies in various South Indian languages.
Early ...
*T. A. Mothi
*
V. N. Sundaram
V. N. Sundaram (1918-2009) was an Indian Stage and Film actor, Carnatic singer and Playback singer who sang mostly in Tamil-language films.
Early life
Born in 1918 in Visalur - a village in Kumbakonam Taluk of Thanjavur district, he was named ...
;Female singers she sang with
*
M. L. Vasanthakumari
*
P. Leela
Porayathu Leela (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian playback singer, Carnatic vocalist and a music director. She has recorded more than 5,000 songs in various Indian languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, ...
*
(Radha) Jayalakshmi
*
T. V. Rathnam
Tenkasi Vallinayagam Rathnam ( ta, தென்காசி வள்ளிநாயகம் (டி.வி.) ரத்தினம்) (1930 - 17 October 1984) hailed from Tenkasi, Madras Presidency, British India. She was a playback singe ...
*
Jikki
Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Sinhalese langua ...
*
A. P. Komala
*
A. G. Rathnamala
*
K. Rani
*
M. S. Rajeswari
*Kalyani
*P. S. Vaidhehi
Discography
;Tamil
The following list is compiled from ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 1'' and ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2''
References
External links
N. L. GanasaraswathiN. L. Ganasaraswathi AlbumList of Malayalam Songs by Singer N. L. Ganasaraswathi
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Indian women playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Telugu playback singers
Singers from Chennai
20th-century Indian singers
20th-century Indian women singers
Women musicians from Tamil Nadu
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing