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Jikki

March 04, 2023

Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Sinhalese languages.[1]

P. G. Krishnaveni
Jikki in late 1940s
Background information
Birth nameP. G. Krishnaveni
Also known asJikki
Born(1935-11-03)3 November 1935
Chennai
OriginChandragiri, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh)
Died16 August 2004(2004-08-16) (aged 68)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm music (playback singing), Indian classical music
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocalist
Years active1948–2004

Early life

Jikki was born in Chennai on 3 November 1935. Her parents Gajapathi Naidu and Rajakanthamma, a Telugu family, had moved from Chandragiri, near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai for their livelihood.

Her uncle, Devaraju Naidu, worked as a music composer with the celebrated Kannada theatre legend and movie pioneer Gubbi Veeranna and this introduced the young Jikki to the music and film world.[2]

Career

Krishnaveni began her career as a child artist in 1943 and played a minor role in a Telugu movie named Panthulamma, directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. In 1946, she appeared in the movie Mangalasutram, a remake of a Hollywood movie Excuse Me.[2] She was already being noted for her musical prowess and her lilting mellifluous voice although she did not undergo any orthodox classical training in music at that stage.

A chance came her way to sing for the successful Tamil film Gnanasoundari in 1948 for which music was composed by the then doyen of film music, S. V. Venkatraman. The song was the super hit "Arul Thaarum Deva Maathaavey Aadhiyey Inba Jothi" for Kumari Rajamani who acted as the young girl growing into the young woman, M. V. Rajamma the heroine taking over the song with P. A. Periyanayaki singing as the scene advanced in time. This was the turning point in her life and changed the child actress Krishnaveni into a regular playback singer, Jikki, with offers of work for not only Tamil and Telugu films, but also for Kannada and Malayalam films.[2]

She met her husband to be, A. M. Rajah, in 1950 when he was introduced in the Tamil film Samsaram as a new playback singer by Gemini's S. S. Vasan. He then introduced her to the Hindi film world by getting her to sing for his production Mr.Sampath in 1952. P. B. Srinivas also sang his first song in this film in a chorus. She also sang Sinhalese songs as well at that stage since the Sinhalese films were produced in Madras during those years.[2]

Together with P. Leela, she reigned supreme in the South Indian film world in the early part of the 1950s, till P. Susheela took over the center stage from late 1950s. Though they were in competition, they were fond of each other and behaved like two sisters and sang many songs together.[3]

Music composers she sang for

Playback singers she sang with

She sang memorable duets with all of the leading male singers, mostly with A. M. Rajah and others such as T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, Ghantasala, C. S. Jayaraman, P. B. Sreenivas, T. A. Mothi, S. C. Krishnan, V. N. Sundharam, A. L. Raghavan, R. B. Ramachandra, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, M. Sathyam, M. S. Rama Rao, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. J. Yesudas, Malaysia Vasudevan and Mano.

She also sang duets with female singers, most notably with P. Leela and others like P. A. Periyanayaki, M. L. Vasanthakumari, T. V. Rathnam, P. Suseela, A. P. Komala, Radha Jayalakshmi, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, K. Jamuna Rani, S. Janaki, A. G. Rathnamala, K. Rani , Vani Jairam and K. S. Chithra

The singing actors she sang with were M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, K. R. Ramasamy, P. Bhanumathi, S Varalaxmi and J. P. Chandrababu.

Personal life

 
Jikki with her husband, A. M. Rajah

She was married to the successful playback singer and music director A. M. Rajah. Their duets have been hits. Jikki sang many songs under her husband's direction that are still played by radio stations. A. M. Raja and Jikki have sung for live programmes in other countries such as U. S. A., Malaysia and Singapore.

A mother of six children, Jikki lost her husband when he slipped and fell between the tracks while boarding a train. The accident happened at Valliyur railway station in Tirunelveli district on 8 April 1989, when both of them were on the way to perform a concert in a temple in Kanyakumari district. After his death she stopped singing for some time. She came out of retirement and sang for Ilaiyaraja. She also started a music troupe with her two sons and performed in many countries including the United States, Malaysia and Singapore.[2]

Personality

Once when she sang five songs for a Tamil film, she asked the producer Valampuri Somanathan to reduce her remuneration because he had given her the opportunity to sing so many songs in a single movie, such was her dedication for singing.[2]

Death

She had been suffering from breast cancer and had surgery, but the cancer spread to her kidneys and eventually liver. Several attempts were made to save her life by her close friend and singer K. Jamuna Rani which were supported by donations through musical nights and medical and financial support from the governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

The then Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalitha and the Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had granted Jikki 100,000 rupees from the Dr. MGR trust and 200,000 rupees respectively after hearing of her illness and her difficulty in meeting the treatment expenses.

She died on 16 August 2004 in Chennai.[2]

Awards and honours

She was honoured with "Ugadi Puraskaram" by Madras Telugu Academy and Government of Tamil Nadu awarded her "Kalai Ma Mani".[citation needed]

Filmography

Jikki sang in 98 Telugu and 71 Tamil films.

Telugu

Tamil

  • Gnanasoundari (1948)
  • Muthal Thethi (1955)
  • Anarkali (1955)
  • Aravalli (1957)
  • Manthiri Kumari (1950)
  • Naan Petra Selvam (1950)
  • Pathala Bhairavi (1951)
  • Singari (1951)
  • Avan (1953)
  • Asai Magan (1953)
  • Edhir Paaradhadu (1954)
  • Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari (1954)
  • Illara Jothi (1954)
  • Ethiparathathu (1954)
  • Vaira Malai (1954)
  • Nalla Thangai (1955)
  • Gulebagavali (1955)
  • Pennarasi (1955)
  • Gomathiyin Kaadalan (1955)
  • Mangaiyar Thilagam (1955)
  • Kalyanam Seydhukko (1955)
  • Paasa Valai (1956)
  • Alibabavum 40 Thirudarkalum (1956)
  • Amara Deepam (1956)
  • Kokilavani (1956)
  • Madurai Veeran (1956)
  • Pennin Perumai (1956)
  • Raja Rani (1956)
  • Thaikku Pin Tharam (1956)
  • Thangamalai Ragasiyam (1957)
  • Karpuku Arasi (1957)
  • Maya Bazar (1957)
  • Nilai Malai Thieruden (1957)
  • Samaya Sanjeevi (1957)
  • Malliga (1957)
  • Chakravarthy Thirumagal (1957)
  • Mudhalai (1957)
  • Puthumai Pitthan (1957)
  • Senkottai Singam (1958)
  • Thirumanam (1958)
  • Vanggi Kotai Valiban (1958)
  • Neelavukku Neranja Manasu (1958)
  • Uthama Puthiran (1958)
  • Pathi Bakthi (1958)
  • Annaiyin Aanai (1958)
  • Naadodi Mannan (1958)
  • Kathavarayan (1958)
  • Illarame Nallaram (1958)
  • Manjal Magimai (1959)
  • Sivagangai Cheemai (1959)
  • Enga Veetu Mahalakshmi (1959)
  • Kalyana Parisu (1959)
  • Aaval Yaar (1959)
  • Baaga Pirivinai (1959)
  • Thaay Makalukku Kattiya Thaali (1959)
  • Nalla Theerpu (1959)
  • Ondru Pattal Undu Vazhvu (1960)
  • Anbukor Anni (1960)
  • Meenda Sorgam (1960)
  • Raja Desingu (1960)
  • Thozhan (1960)
  • Vidi Velli (1960)
  • Punar Janmam (1961)
  • Naan Vanagum Deivam (1963)
  • Arunagiri Nadhar (1964)
  • Bommai (1964)
  • [[Sorgam (1970)
  • Thaenum Paalum]] (1971)
  • Pugunda Veedu (1972)
  • Naan Yen Pirandhaen (1972)
  • Puthumadha Bandham (1974)
  • Enakoru Mahan Pirappaan (1975)
  • Vatathukkul Sathuram (1978)
  • Kannil Theriyum Kathaigal (1980)
  • Avan (1985)
  • Dharmam Vellum (1989)
  • Paattukku Oru Thalaivan (1989)
  • Pangali (1992)
  • Senthamizh Pattu (1992)
  • Aboorva Shakthi 369 (1992)
  • Aasai (1995)
  • Murati (2002)
  • Anbu (2003)

[4]

Discography

Main article: Jikki discography

References

  1. ^ . ChennaiOnline.com. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Guy, Randor (20 August 2004). The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ "P. Leela, 'Forgotten' Singer ." dbsjeyaraj.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Jikki".
  • The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

External links

  • Jikki at IMDb
  • Sahadevan Vijayakumar. "Jikki — Playback Singer" (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 May 2017.

March 04, 2023
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Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni 3 November 1935 16 August 2004 more famously known as Jikki was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh She sang around 10 000 songs in Telugu Tamil Kannada Malayalam Hindi and Sinhalese languages 1 P G KrishnaveniJikki in late 1940sBackground informationBirth nameP G KrishnaveniAlso known asJikkiBorn 1935 11 03 3 November 1935ChennaiOriginChandragiri Madras Presidency British India now in Andhra Pradesh Died16 August 2004 2004 08 16 aged 68 Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaGenresFilm music playback singing Indian classical musicOccupation s SingerInstrument s VocalistYears active1948 2004 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Music composers she sang for 2 2 Playback singers she sang with 3 Personal life 4 Personality 5 Death 6 Awards and honours 7 Filmography 7 1 Telugu 7 2 Tamil 8 Discography 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditJikki was born in Chennai on 3 November 1935 Her parents Gajapathi Naidu and Rajakanthamma a Telugu family had moved from Chandragiri near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai for their livelihood Her uncle Devaraju Naidu worked as a music composer with the celebrated Kannada theatre legend and movie pioneer Gubbi Veeranna and this introduced the young Jikki to the music and film world 2 Career EditKrishnaveni began her career as a child artist in 1943 and played a minor role in a Telugu movie named Panthulamma directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam In 1946 she appeared in the movie Mangalasutram a remake of a Hollywood movie Excuse Me 2 She was already being noted for her musical prowess and her lilting mellifluous voice although she did not undergo any orthodox classical training in music at that stage A chance came her way to sing for the successful Tamil film Gnanasoundari in 1948 for which music was composed by the then doyen of film music S V Venkatraman The song was the super hit Arul Thaarum Deva Maathaavey Aadhiyey Inba Jothi for Kumari Rajamani who acted as the young girl growing into the young woman M V Rajamma the heroine taking over the song with P A Periyanayaki singing as the scene advanced in time This was the turning point in her life and changed the child actress Krishnaveni into a regular playback singer Jikki with offers of work for not only Tamil and Telugu films but also for Kannada and Malayalam films 2 She met her husband to be A M Rajah in 1950 when he was introduced in the Tamil film Samsaram as a new playback singer by Gemini s S S Vasan He then introduced her to the Hindi film world by getting her to sing for his production Mr Sampath in 1952 P B Srinivas also sang his first song in this film in a chorus She also sang Sinhalese songs as well at that stage since the Sinhalese films were produced in Madras during those years 2 Together with P Leela she reigned supreme in the South Indian film world in the early part of the 1950s till P Susheela took over the center stage from late 1950s Though they were in competition they were fond of each other and behaved like two sisters and sang many songs together 3 Music composers she sang for Edit S V Venkatraman G Ramanathan C R Subburaman S M Subbaiah Naidu S Hanumantha Rao S Rajeswara Rao G Govindarajulu Naidu R Sudharsanam R Govardhanam Viswanathan Ramamoorthy S Dakshinamurthi C N Pandurangan Adepalli Rama Rao Emani Sankara Sastry Master Venu K Vara Prasada Rao T A Kalyanam M S Gnanamani K V Mahadevan Pendyala Nageswara Rao G Aswathama V Dakshinamoorthy T G Lingappa P Adinarayana Rao P S Diwakar T R Pappa A M Rajah T V Raju C S Jayaraman Ghantasala Vedha M S Viswanathan T K Ramamoorthy Rajan Nagendra G Devarajan M Ranga Rao Vijaya Bhaskar M S Baburaj K Raghavan L P R Varma K G Moorthy T Chalapathi Rao R K Shekhar Brother Lakshmanan Jeevan Ilaiyaraja Shankar Ganesh Chandrabose Deva Shankar Jaikishan C Ramchandra Mani Sharma Playback singers she sang with Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message She sang memorable duets with all of the leading male singers mostly with A M Rajah and others such as T M Soundararajan Seerkazhi Govindarajan Thiruchi Loganathan Ghantasala C S Jayaraman P B Sreenivas T A Mothi S C Krishnan V N Sundharam A L Raghavan R B Ramachandra Pithapuram Nageswara Rao M Sathyam M S Rama Rao S P Balasubrahmanyam K J Yesudas Malaysia Vasudevan and Mano She also sang duets with female singers most notably with P Leela and others like P A Periyanayaki M L Vasanthakumari T V Rathnam P Suseela A P Komala Radha Jayalakshmi Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi K Jamuna Rani S Janaki A G Rathnamala K Rani Vani Jairam and K S ChithraThe singing actors she sang with were M K Thyagaraja Bhagavathar K R Ramasamy P Bhanumathi S Varalaxmi and J P Chandrababu Personal life Edit Jikki with her husband A M Rajah She was married to the successful playback singer and music director A M Rajah Their duets have been hits Jikki sang many songs under her husband s direction that are still played by radio stations A M Raja and Jikki have sung for live programmes in other countries such as U S A Malaysia and Singapore A mother of six children Jikki lost her husband when he slipped and fell between the tracks while boarding a train The accident happened at Valliyur railway station in Tirunelveli district on 8 April 1989 when both of them were on the way to perform a concert in a temple in Kanyakumari district After his death she stopped singing for some time She came out of retirement and sang for Ilaiyaraja She also started a music troupe with her two sons and performed in many countries including the United States Malaysia and Singapore 2 Personality EditOnce when she sang five songs for a Tamil film she asked the producer Valampuri Somanathan to reduce her remuneration because he had given her the opportunity to sing so many songs in a single movie such was her dedication for singing 2 Death EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message She had been suffering from breast cancer and had surgery but the cancer spread to her kidneys and eventually liver Several attempts were made to save her life by her close friend and singer K Jamuna Rani which were supported by donations through musical nights and medical and financial support from the governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh The then Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha and the Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had granted Jikki 100 000 rupees from the Dr MGR trust and 200 000 rupees respectively after hearing of her illness and her difficulty in meeting the treatment expenses She died on 16 August 2004 in Chennai 2 Awards and honours EditShe was honoured with Ugadi Puraskaram by Madras Telugu Academy and Government of Tamil Nadu awarded her Kalai Ma Mani citation needed Filmography EditThis section needs expansion with Kannada songs You can help by adding to it November 2020 Jikki sang in 98 Telugu and 71 Tamil films Telugu Edit Sri Lakshmamma Katha 1950 Palletoori Pilla 1950 Shavukaru 1950 Samsaram 1950 Patala Bhairavi 1951 Navvite Navaratnalu 1951 Dharmadevata 1952 I Palletooru 1952 Prema Lekhalu Aah 1953 Bratuku Theruvu 1953 Devadasu 1953 Pardesi 1953 Pratigna 1953 I Rechukka 1954 Todu Dongalu 1954 Donga Ramudu 1955 Rojulu Marayi 1955 Anarkali 1955 Ardhangi 1955 Chiranjeevulu 1956 Bhale Ramudu 1956 Edi Nijam 1956 Jayam Manade 1956 Kanakatara 1956 Penki Pellam 1956 Suvarna Sundari 1957 I Maya Bazaar Tamil 1957 Bhale Bava 1957 Panduranga Mahatyam 1957 Sarangadhara 1957 Thodi Kodallu 1957 Chenchu Lakshmi 1958 I Mangalya Balam 1958 Krishna Leelalu 1959 Raja Makutam 1959 I Pelli Kaanuka 1960 Krishna Prema 1960 Sahasra Siracheda Apoorva Chinthamani 1960 Shantinivasam 1960 Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam 1960 Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam 1961 Batasari 1961 Sabash Raja 1961 Thirudathe 1961 Bhishma 1962 Gulebakavali Katha 1962 Siri Sampadalu 1962 Tirupathamma Katha 1963 Lava Kusha 1963 I Sampoorna Ramayanam 1971 Shrimanthudu 1971 Vattathukkul Chathuram 1978 Aditya 369 1991 Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu 1991 Ninne Pelladatha 1996 Murari 2001 Tamil Edit Gnanasoundari 1948 Muthal Thethi 1955 Anarkali 1955 Aravalli 1957 Manthiri Kumari 1950 Naan Petra Selvam 1950 Pathala Bhairavi 1951 Singari 1951 Avan 1953 Asai Magan 1953 Edhir Paaradhadu 1954 Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari 1954 Illara Jothi 1954 Ethiparathathu 1954 Vaira Malai 1954 Nalla Thangai 1955 Gulebagavali 1955 Pennarasi 1955 Gomathiyin Kaadalan 1955 Mangaiyar Thilagam 1955 Kalyanam Seydhukko 1955 Paasa Valai 1956 Alibabavum 40 Thirudarkalum 1956 Amara Deepam 1956 Kokilavani 1956 Madurai Veeran 1956 Pennin Perumai 1956 Raja Rani 1956 Thaikku Pin Tharam 1956 Thangamalai Ragasiyam 1957 Karpuku Arasi 1957 Maya Bazar 1957 Nilai Malai Thieruden 1957 Samaya Sanjeevi 1957 Malliga 1957 Chakravarthy Thirumagal 1957 Mudhalai 1957 Puthumai Pitthan 1957 Senkottai Singam 1958 Thirumanam 1958 Vanggi Kotai Valiban 1958 Neelavukku Neranja Manasu 1958 Uthama Puthiran 1958 Pathi Bakthi 1958 Annaiyin Aanai 1958 Naadodi Mannan 1958 Kathavarayan 1958 Illarame Nallaram 1958 Manjal Magimai 1959 Sivagangai Cheemai 1959 Enga Veetu Mahalakshmi 1959 Kalyana Parisu 1959 Aaval Yaar 1959 Baaga Pirivinai 1959 Thaay Makalukku Kattiya Thaali 1959 Nalla Theerpu 1959 Ondru Pattal Undu Vazhvu 1960 Anbukor Anni 1960 Meenda Sorgam 1960 Raja Desingu 1960 Thozhan 1960 Vidi Velli 1960 Punar Janmam 1961 Naan Vanagum Deivam 1963 Arunagiri Nadhar 1964 Bommai 1964 Sorgam 1970 Thaenum Paalum 1971 Pugunda Veedu 1972 Naan Yen Pirandhaen 1972 Puthumadha Bandham 1974 Enakoru Mahan Pirappaan 1975 Vatathukkul Sathuram 1978 Kannil Theriyum Kathaigal 1980 Avan 1985 Dharmam Vellum 1989 Paattukku Oru Thalaivan 1989 Pangali 1992 Senthamizh Pattu 1992 Aboorva Shakthi 369 1992 Aasai 1995 Murati 2002 Anbu 2003 4 Discography EditMain article Jikki discographyReferences Edit Chennai Online ChennaiOnline com 27 March 2010 Archived from the original on 27 March 2010 Retrieved 11 August 2012 a b c d e f g Guy Randor 20 August 2004 Her tantalising voice will live forever The Hindu Archived from the original on 3 November 2007 Retrieved 26 October 2016 P Leela Forgotten Singer dbsjeyaraj com 3 June 2015 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Jikki Her tantalising voice will live forever The Hindu Archived from the original on 25 August 2004 Retrieved 18 November 2013 External links EditJikki at IMDb Sahadevan Vijayakumar Jikki Playback Singer in Tamil Archived from the original on 16 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jikki amp oldid 1141585963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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