Thanks, The Hindu - A file picture of playback singer Swarnalatha ( left) with A.R. Rahman and other singers. Photo: Vino John Noted So...
Thanks, The Hindu - A file picture of playback singer Swarnalatha ( left) with A.R. Rahman and other singers. Photo: Vino John
Noted South Indian playback singer and National award winner Swarnalatha died at a private hospital here today following lung infection. She was 37.
Born in Kerala’s Palakkad district, Ms. Swarnalatha had sung in various languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam since 1989.
She won the 1995 National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song ‘Porale Ponnuthayi’, composed by A R Rahman, in the Tamil film ‘Karuththamma’.
Ms. Swarnalatha, who was also a dubbing artiste, is survived by parents.
Expressing shock over the death of Ms. Swarnalatha, playback singer and music director M G Sreekumar said her demise was a loss to Indian film music.
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