P. A. Periyanayaki (14 April 1927 – 1990) was an Indian playback singer and actress who worked mainly in Tamil-language films. She also performed stage concerts as a Carnatic singer.
She hails from Thiruvadhigai near Panruti.[1] Her mother Adhilakshmi was a singer and was fondly called "Panruti Ammal" Periyanayaki is the youngest of Adhilakshmi's 3 children. Others are Balasubramanian and Rajamani. Adhilakshmi went to Sri Lanka with her 3 children and was performing music concerts there. When her health deteriorated, she returned to India with her children and settled in Chennai.
Periyanayaki studied up to 7th Standard in the C. S. M. School at Thiruvallikeni.[2]
Film career
In 1940, Periyanayaki's sister P. A. Rajamani got a chance to act in a Tamil film Urvashiyin Kadhal. P. A. Periyanayaki also got the chance to act and sing in that film[1] as a heavenly maiden. So she had to leave the school and had to go to Salem with her mother.
Periyanayaki trained in Carnatic music from her mother and from Pathamadai Sundara Iyer. She performed stage concerts.
She had a captivating voice and singing talent. Therefore, she was able to enter the Tamil Cinema.
In 1941 AVM produced a full-length comedy film Sabapathy. Periyanayaki performs a stage Carnatic music concert as a scene in the film. Apart from that, she sang 2 songs in this film.
She lent voice to heroine Rukmini in Sri Valli in 1945 for the first time as a playback singer. She sang all the songs overnight and the technicians had to work round the clock to get them ready for the film.[1]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources P A Periyanayaki news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message P A Periyanayaki 14 April 1927 1990 was an Indian playback singer and actress who worked mainly in Tamil language films She also performed stage concerts as a Carnatic singer P A PeriyanayakiBorn 1927 04 14 14 April 1927Thiruvadhigai Panruti Cuddalore district Tamil NaduDied1990 aged 62 63 NationalityIndianKnown forPlayback Singer actressParentMother Adhilakshmi Contents 1 Early life 2 Film career 3 Some of her songs 4 Filmography 4 1 As Singer Actress 4 2 As Playback singer 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditShe hails from Thiruvadhigai near Panruti 1 Her mother Adhilakshmi was a singer and was fondly called Panruti Ammal Periyanayaki is the youngest of Adhilakshmi s 3 children Others are Balasubramanian and Rajamani Adhilakshmi went to Sri Lanka with her 3 children and was performing music concerts there When her health deteriorated she returned to India with her children and settled in Chennai Periyanayaki studied up to 7th Standard in the C S M School at Thiruvallikeni 2 Film career EditIn 1940 Periyanayaki s sister P A Rajamani got a chance to act in a Tamil film Urvashiyin Kadhal P A Periyanayaki also got the chance to act and sing in that film 1 as a heavenly maiden So she had to leave the school and had to go to Salem with her mother Periyanayaki trained in Carnatic music from her mother and from Pathamadai Sundara Iyer She performed stage concerts She had a captivating voice and singing talent Therefore she was able to enter the Tamil Cinema In 1941 AVM produced a full length comedy film Sabapathy Periyanayaki performs a stage Carnatic music concert as a scene in the film Apart from that she sang 2 songs in this film She featured in Dharma Veeran 1941 En Manaivi 1942 Manonmani 1942 Panchamirtham 1942 Prabhavathi 1942 Sivalinga Satchi 1942 Mahamaya 1944 Vichitra Vanitha 1947 Vedhala Ulagam 1948 Geetha Gandhi 1949 Krishna Bakthi 1949 and Koondukili 1954 She lent voice to heroine Rukmini in Sri Valli in 1945 for the first time as a playback singer She sang all the songs overnight and the technicians had to work round the clock to get them ready for the film 1 She featured as Narada in Rukmangadhan and as Satyabhama in Krishna Bakthi She featured as the heroine in Ekambavanan 1947 Some of her songs EditThiruvadi Malarale Raga Desh Film Prabhavathi Thirumaadhu Valar Ponnaadu Vellimalaikedhiraai Vilangum Ezhumalaiyaan Film Prabhavathi Yen Manam Kavarndha Film Lavanya 1951 Music S V Venkatraman Jeeviya Bhagyame Vettunda Kaigal Kanniye Maamari Thaaye Arul Thaarum Deva Mathaave Film Gnana Soundari 1948 Music S V Venkatraman Chinthai Arindhu Vaadi Film Sri Valli Lyricist Papanasam Sivan Music R Sudarsanam Neeli Magan Nee Allavo Raga Karaharapriya Film Malaikkallan Jeeva Oliyaaga Film Paithiyakaran playback for T A Mathuram Filmography EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items April 2017 As Singer Actress Edit Year Film Role Director Banner Remarks1940 Urvashiyin Kadhal C V Raman Parimala PicturesModern Theatres First film1940 Uthama Puthiran T R Sundaram Modern Theatres1941 Dharma Veeran B Sampathkumar Modern Theatres1942 En Manaivi Sundar Rao Nadkarni AVM Productions not credited in the filmManonmani T R Sundaram Modern TheatresPanchamirtham Jithan Banerji Balaji Eswar FilmsSivalinga Satchi S Nodani Modern Theatres1944 Mahamaya T R Raghunath Jupiter PicturesPrabhavathi Kurathi T R Raghunath Krishna Pictures1946 Sakata Yogam R Padmanaban R Padmanaban1947 Ekambavanan B N Rao Saravanabhava Pictures Heroine against Kothamangalam Seenu1947 Vichitra Vanitha K Subramanyam Madras United Artists Corporation1948 Vedhala Ulagam A V Meiyappan AVM Productions1949 Geetha Gandhi Sarada K Subramanyam Madras United Artists CorporationKrishna Bakthi Satyabhama R S Mani Krishna Pictures1954 Koondukili T R Ramanna R R PicturesAs Playback singer Edit Main article List of songs recorded by P A PeriyanayakiReferences Edit a b c Guy Randor 28 December 2007 Sri Valli 1945 The Hindu Archived from the original on 25 August 2014 Retrieved 28 May 2017 இச க க ய ல ப ஏ ப ர யந யக Music Cuckoo P A Periyanayaki Pesum Padam in Tamil 10 14 February 1948 External links EditSongs by P A Periyanayaki P A Periyanayaki songs in Malayalam Archived from the original on 29 May 2017 Songs in her very first film Urvashiyin KadhalVaruveer Magizhvudane on YouTube Ennaippole Bhagyavati Yaar on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title P A Periyanayaki amp oldid 1124305813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
