She was immediately signed on for the Tamil film Petra Thai (1952) for a duet song "Edhuku Azhaithhai" with A.
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AIR sent forward five singers of whom Susheela was selected after some thorough audition tests. He approached the AIR to help him shortlist some of the finest singers who have performed for the Radio. In 1950, music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao was on the look out for some fresh voices to sing for his new film compositions. She also sang few songs for the All India Radio (AIR) for their private program telecasts. She developed the crucial nuances in singing songs with apt expressions and modulations through her extensive training during those days. She used to participate in all the musical competitions at her school and Vizianagaram town events. Susheela went on to become the most successful playback singers of south India from 1950 to 1990.Ĭareer Debut : 1950–1954 īorn into a music-loving family, Susheela had been nurtured with formal classical music training at a very young age. Rahman in Iruvar and she has two grand daughters.Īfter completion of schooling, Susheela joined in Maharaja's Music College under the tutelage of Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu who was the Principal, Vizianagaram, and completed Diploma in Music from Andhra University in First Class at a very early age. Her niece, Sandhya Jayakrishna, is a singer who debuted with A. Mohan Rao, who died in 2012 they have a son named Jayakrishna. Susheela was born in Andhra Pradesh, India, as the daughter of Pulapaka Mukunda Rao, a leading advocate in Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh State.
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by winning her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1969. The song "Paal Polave" from Tamil film Uyarndha Manidhan brought her the first ever award at the 16th National Film Awards, Susheela is widely acclaimed as a singer who defined feminism in South Indian cinema and is well known for her mellifluous vocal performances for over 50,000 film songs across South Indian languages. She is also the recipient of five National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and numerous state awards. She has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as well as by the Asia Book of Records for performing a record number of songs in different Indian languages. She is one of the greatest and best-known playback singers in India. Susheela, is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades. Pulapaka Susheela (born 13 November 1935), popularly known as P.