Санта П. Наир

Санта П. Наир
Санта П. Наир
Справочная информация
Рожденный	6 февраля 1929 г.
Источник	Тришур , Керала
Умер	26 июля 2008 г. (в возрасте 78 лет)
Genres	playback singing
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1951–1967

Шанта П. Наир (6 февраля 1929 - 26 июля 2008 г.) была певицей в кино малаялам . Она была базирована в Триссуре , штат Керала .

Ранний период жизни

Санта Подуваль, родившаяся в знаменитой семье Амбади в Триссуре , как один из пяти детей из Подуваля Васудевы и Лакшми, показала свой потенциал в очень молодом возрасте. Она получила свое образование в колледже королевы Марии, Ченнаи. ^{[ Цитация необходима ]}

Певая карьера

She was working in All India Radio in Kozhikode before entering playback singing. She entered the Malayalam film industry through Thiramala in (1953), her first song 'Ammathan thankakudame' (by music director Vimal Kumar) was a lullaby. She sang in hundreds of Malayalam films from 1951 to 1967 and immortalised many songs including 'Unarunaroo Unikkanna', 'Kadavathu Thoniyaduthappol', 'Poove nalla poove,' `Kuruvikalai uyaraam' and 'Kadavathu thoni aduthapol' with her mellifluous voice. She was equally proficient in Carnatic music and held many concerts, which she used to end with light music.^{[citation needed]} And once, in the absence of Salil Chowdhury, she composed a tune for Ramu Kariat. After hearing it, Salilda insisted that it be retained without changes in the final release. The song was 'Makkathu poi varum maanathe'. She also did the chorus for Salilda later in the Chemmeen songs. Her last song, a collaboration with S. Janaki, was 'Kadavathu thoni aduthapol' in 1961 for V Chidambaranath’s film Murapennu. She had an opportunity to sing Vande Mataram before Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for an event. Shanta Nair won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1987 for her contributions to Malayalam light music.^[1] In 2005 she was awarded the fellowship of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.^[2] Она также была удостоена награды Кайрали Свараялайя пожизненной достижения и премию Lux Asianet Lifetime Achievement.

Personal life

She was married to writer K. Padmanabhan Nair. She died in 2008 at the age of 79. She is survived by her daughter Latha Raju and son-in-law J. M. Raju, also playback singers in Malayalam movies.^[3] Her grandson Aalap Raju is a bass guitarist who has worked with the top Composers of Kolllwood and also a playback singer .^[4]

Singing highlights of her career

Yesudas first duet (Attention penne, Kaalpadukal)
Vayalar‘s first movie (Thumbi thumbi vaa vaa, Koodapirappu)
Vayalar & Devarajan combination first movie (Janani, Chaturangam)
Baburaj’s first composition (Vaalittu Kannezhuthanam, Minnaminungu)
Raghavan Master’s first (released) movie song (Unarunaroo, Neelakuyil)
Her first song (Amma than thankakudame, Thiramala)
Appam venam Ada venam from Thacholi Othenan together with P Leela, music by Baburaj

Selected songs

Unarunaru Unnikanna - Neelakuyil
Nazhiyurippalukondu naadake kalyanam - Rarichanenna Pouran
Poove nalla Poove - Palattu Koman
Kadavathu Thoniyaduthappol
Poomuttathoru mulla virinju - Rarichan enna Pouran
Makkathu Poivarum - Ezhu Raathrikal (Music composed by her and sung by her daughter Latha Raju)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
^ "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Born to sing". 11 December 2013.
^ "Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong". 25 October 2013.

Внешние ссылки

[1] "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[2] "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[3] "Born to sing". 11 December 2013.

[4] "Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong". 25 October 2013.

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