Swarnalatha

Swarnalatha

Sound

Born: Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India

Birthday: April 29, 1973 (age 37)
Died: September 12, 2010
Departments: Sound

Swarnalatha was an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning almost twenty-two years (1987-till her death), she recorded over 7,000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga. She won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her rendition of the song "Porale Ponnuthayi" from the film Karuththamma. The song was composed by A. R. Rahman, under whose musical direction she recorded many memorable songs. And she was the first female playback singer to get a National Award In AR Rahman Music. Her distinc