Rajalakshmy is a playback singer and made her mark in the

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film music industry by winning the

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for the Best Playback Singer in 2011.Debutant directors sweep Kerala state awards ''Show Buzz/The New Indian Express 5/23/2011''
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Personal life

Rajalakshmy was born on 13 October, in to a musical family in Eranakulam. Her talent was recognized at a very early age by her mother Parvathy, who was a professional singer in the early 1960s. Rajalakshmy attended St. Ann's English Medium Higher Secondary School, Eloor and Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Eranakulam. She attained a bachelor's degree in English literature from

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Professional career

Rajalakshmy began her career at the age of nine. She appeared as a child artist in hundreds of ganamela stages of Tansen Music,

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, Cochin Melodies, C.A.C. She did more than 1000 musical albums, and worked with music directors K. Raghavan, Raveendran, Johnson, Jerry Amaldev, Syam, Ouseppachan, Mohan Sitara Jaya (Vijaya), Vidyasagar, Sharett, M. Jayachandran, Jassie Gift, Bijibal, Deepak Dev, Gopi sundar , Afsal Yusaf, Stephan Devassy, and Rony Raphel. Doordarshan's ''Hamsadwany'', the first music competition in Malayalam television, made Rajalakshmy more popular among viewers. Rajalakshmy was introduced to the film industry by Jassie Gift in the film ''Aswaroodan'' directed by Jayaraj. But a break was given by M.Jayachandran in the film ''Orkuka Vallapozhum''.

Discography

References

External links

*www.musicindiaonline.com/list_albums/i/15-malayalam_movie_songs/11520-Rajalakshmi *http://newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/article54859.ece *www.mathrubhumi.com internet edition on 10 June 2011 {{authority control Indian women playback singers Living people Kannada playback singers Film musicians from Kerala Kerala State Film Award winners Tamil playback singers Malayalam playback singers 1983 births Singers from Thiruvananthapuram Women musicians from Kerala 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers St. Teresa's College alumni