A singer with a mellifluous voice: S. Janaki

[Suryaprakash Mothiki]

It is a happy coincidence that our beloved singer S.Janaki was born on the day the dramatist William Shakesphere was born: April 23. S.Janaki sang songs in our Telugu expressing a very wide range of emotions. Her full potential, however, was not realised in pre-Ilayaraja days.

She is well-known mostly for songs like ”Neeli Meghalalo…” (Bavamaradallu), “Neeleela Padeda Deva…” (Muripinche Muvvalu), and “Aadadani Vorachoopulo…” (Aaraadhana). Saluri Rajeswara Rao, while composing songs for B.N.Reddy’s classic Poojaphalam, allotted two songs for S.Janaki: “Madanaa Manassayeraa…” and “Sivadeekshaparu ralanura…”. On the insistence of B.N.Reddy he recorded the main song of that movie “Pagale Vennela..” in her voice which became a great hit.

One could find an echo of “Sivadeekshaparu ralanura…” in Sathyam’s composition “Siva Siva Anavelara…” in Bhaktha Kannappa. He exploited her voice in songs like “Gunna Mamidikomma meeda…”, “Edivilo Virisina Parijathamo…” and “Ramachiluka Pellikodukevare?”

It is Ilayaraja who made use of her voice to express emotions over a wide range commencing with “Paruvama Chilipi Parugu theeyaku..” in Mounaragam. It is significant that she could sings songs like “Dheera Dheera Magadheera …” (Oke Okkadu) at an advanced age under the baton of A.R Rahman.

We wish her a happy birthday and expect from her some more good songs.
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Mesmerized by music,
Suryaprakash Rao Mothiki

[vinayzmusic]

I Love Janaki amma ,in other words I am a devotee of her songs.
She excelled to produce exact emotion in almost all the songs she sang..
I wish her a very long life and Great Success...

to mention some of my Fav most songs from her...
1)Pagale Vennela Jagame UUyala
2)Pagalaithe doravera
3)Marugelara O Raghava
4)Mounamelanoyi
5)Manasa Thullipadake
6)Aakhasmlo Aasala Haruivillu
7)Saddu managaniyavoyi
8)Andamina Lokamani
9)Meghama Dehama
10)Sirimallapoova
11)Galikadupuledu
12)Nemaliki Nerpina Nadakilivi
13)Manasulaku Laali pata
14)EE thodu ledu
15)Evaremannanu
16)Malle poovulu Pillanavvulu
17)Okasari kalaloki Ravayya
18)Nadireyi E jamulo
19)Sini Sini Korikaladaga
20)Chukkalanti ammayi
21)Samaja varagaman
22)Nee Kowgililo thala daachi
23)Vennelo Godari andam
24)Sumam Prathi Sumam
25)Sannajaji padaka ....are few of the countless melodies from her.

I enjoy her voice in any language...Actually she sang Great Songs in Malayalam,Kannda and Tamil more than Telugu...But whatever she gave in Telugu ..she delivered the best...

[Lindsijutty]

Im so happy to see that they did so well. What made you go to salt and pepper sand? It was all black right?