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Life & work

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Biography and career records reviewed 23 Oct 2026.

S. Janaki began her film-singing career with the Tamil film Vidhiyin Vilayattu in 1957. Her work soon crossed language boundaries, with Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu all central to the catalogue she built.

The New Indian ExpressAkashvani
Debut film
Vidhiyin Vilayattu, 1957The New Indian Express
Languages included
Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and TeluguAkashvani
Recorded song
Senthoora PooveThe New Indian Express
Recorded song
Inji IduppazhaghaThe New Indian Express
Final concert location
Mysuru, 2017The New Indian Express

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Languages includedKannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu
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Recordings across southern Indian cinema

Her recordings include Senthoora Poove from 16 Vayathinile and Inji Iduppazhagha from Thevar Magan. The awards connected with those performances are useful markers of a career whose expressive range extended beyond one language or composer.

The New Indian Express

Composers, languages and the final concert

Janaki’s career connected Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema through collaborations with Ilaiyaraaja, M. S. Viswanathan, K. V. Mahadevan and A. R. Rahman. Her final public concert took place in Mysuru in 2017. Akashvani reported her death there on 11 July 2026; the recordings preserve her work across those industries.

AkashvaniThe New Indian Express

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Career milestones.

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  1. 1957

    Playback debut

    Began recording for Vidhiyin Vilayattu.

    The New Indian Express
  2. 1977

    National recognition

    Senthoora Poove received a National Film Award.

    The New Indian Express
  3. 2017

    Final public concert

    Performed her farewell concert in Mysuru.

    The New Indian Express
  4. 2026-07-11

    Death

    Akashvani reported her death in Mysuru.

    Akashvani

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Was S. Janaki’s career confined to Tamil films?

No. She recorded extensively in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and other languages.

Akashvani
When was her final public concert?

In Mysuru in 2017.

The New Indian Express
Which recordings are useful starting points?

Senthoora Poove from 16 Vayathinile and Inji Iduppazhagha from Thevar Magan illustrate different periods of her playback career.

The New Indian Express

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