Vani Jairam

National Award-winning legendary playback singer Vani Jairam, who was announced to receive the Padma Bhushan - the third-highest civilian award in India ...

Padma Bhushan awardee Vani Jairam died in Chennai. D Imman has penned a note and paid tribute to the late singer.

Vani also sang several songs composed by OP Nayyar from the film Khoon Ka Badla Khoon (1978) including duets with Mohammed Rafi and also with Uttara Kelkar and Pushpa Pagdhare. Taking to Twitter, D Imman shared a picture with the late singer. Even my husband called her up but she didn't receive the call. The police are yet to share details on the cause of her death. But she didn't open the door. News agency ANI cited the Thousand Lights Police officials and confirmed her death.

Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam passed away on February 4. She recorded over 10000 songs in her career spanning five decades. Let us take a look back at ...

In 1979 and 1982, she won the Nandi Award for Sankarabharanam and the Odisha State Film Award for Debjani, respectively. In 2014, she was felicitated for her contribution to Odia cinema. She sang three songs in the film and it was Bole Re Papihara that gave her the much-needed recognition. In the 60s, she worked with the State Bank of India post her studies and worked in Madras and Hyderabad. She was found dead at her residence in Nungambakkam's Haddows Road in Chennai. She recorded over 10,000 songs in her career spanning five decades.

Veteran singer Vani Jairam who has sung over 10000 songs in 19 languages including the very popular Hindi number 'bole re papihara' died here on Saturday.

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Vani Jairam's house- help, Malarkodi, had reached her residence on Saturday morning but she did not receive any response upon knocking repeatedly.

Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned singer Vani Jairam was found dead at her Chennai residence on Saturday. Her death was confirmed by Thousand Lights Police ...

TRENDING Police personnel arrive at the residence of veteran playback singer Vani Jairam who passed away at her residence in Chennai. She was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award for this year. As per reports, she fell down and injured her forehead. Her death was confirmed by Thousand Lights Police officials today.

Vani Jairam, who returned to Mollywood with movies like '1983', sang the hit song Olanajali Kuruvi for which Gopi Sundar won the National Award for.vani ...

“She would come for the recording and complete singing in just one take. She later collaborated with him for '"Manathe Marikurumbe" in 'Puli Murugan. “She would call and check how I was doing.

Veteran singer Vani Jairam passed away at her residence in Chennai. She was 78.

On top of that, I extend my gratitude to my fans who have been supporting me all these years by listening to my songs. I am thankful to the Government of India for this recognition. [indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com), “I am really grateful for this award.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and stalwarts of the music condoled the death of the singer.

“She was known as the ‘Gaana saraswathi’ of the seven swaras among her fans. “She entertained us all by singing as many songs as there were possible in the seven swaras,” he said in a tweet. Imman, in a tweet said that he was shocked to hear of the legendary singer’s death. He said that Vani Jairam had recorded a song for his upcoming film Malai in August last year. “I had congratulated her when it was announced that she would be honoured with the Padma Bhushan award. Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed grief and shock over the demise of Jairam.

Renowned playback singer Vani Jairam breathed her last at her residence in Chennai. She was awarded Padma Bhushan a few days ago by the Government of India.

On February 4, Vani Jairam was found dead at her house in Nungambakkam, in Chennai. On January 25, the Government of India honoured Vani Jairam with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award. The singer was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India ahead of Republic Day 2023.

Vani was found dead on the floor of the house. Her forehead had apparently hit a teapoy near the cot during a fall, said the police..vani jairam music. vani ...

The police immediately took Vani to a nearby hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival. The police soon arrived and forced open the door and Vani was found on the floor near her cot. Vani was living alone in the house for the last three years after the death of her husband.

Gifted with a unique voice and strong grounding in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music, she held a special place in Tamil film music and hearts of ...

Ennullil Engo Engum Geetham set to Madhuvanthi raga by Ilayaraja in Rosappoo Ravikkaikari is the voice of a love-torn woman. Her duet Bharathi Kannamma with SPB in Ninaithale Inikkum to amazing beats of the tabla is a class apart. She effortlessly touched the higher octaves in the song Pongum Kadalosai in the MGR-starrer Meenava Nanban. While her voice has clarity, she as a singer had perfect control over her voice, a skill that cannot be found in all singers. Songs such as Amutha Tamizhil Ezhuthum Kavithai in Dwijavanti raga duet in Madurayai Meeta Sundara Pandian, the last film of MGR, Naadam Enum Kovilile in the Kamal Haasan-starrer Manmathaleelai and the abhogi raga song rendered along with P. Her mother was a trained singer and two sisters gave performances in the name of Vellore Sisters. But it is said she could not survive the politics of the Hindi film industry and found ‘Kodambakkam’ comfortable and convenient. I am saying it now and do not think that I am boasting about myself,” Vani Jairam had said in an interaction with the fans of Viswanathan. Balasubramaniam and Jayachandran and MSV needed a female voice to pair with them. Vijaya, the heroine of the film, was keen that Vani Jairam should render the song. It was a pleasure working with him and he also enjoyed working with me. Gifted with a unique voice and strong grounding in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music, she claimed her place that was retained for another three decades singing for heroines from K.R.

National Award-winning legendary playback singer Vani Jairam passed away on February 04. According to Thousand Lights, Police Officials Vani Jairam was ...

I first met Vaniji in 1997 as a producer of Doordarshan during the recording of 'Bharat Bharat Hum Iski Santan', which was composed by santoor maestro ...

Her rigorous training with him led her to quit a steady job at a bank and pursue music as profession. She belonged to a family of music lovers and learners, which led her to music since her childhood. She followed a unique discipline for her music as well, a practice that was evidenced in every song sung by her. Observing the ease of her singing and preparation, composer and renowned sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar offered her the movie ‘Meera’ in 1979. I first met Vaniji in 1997 as a producer of Doordarshan during the recording of ‘Bharat Bharat Hum Iski Santan’, which was composed by santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori. I wasn’t too far off the mark in my assessment of her either – I once asked her about it when she just smiled and spoke her heart out.

Legendary playback singer Vani Jairam, whose magical voice mesmerized millions of audience for five decades in over half-a-dozen languages including Tamil, ...

[Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) She thrived in the film industry at a time legends like P Sushila, and S Janaki were ruling the playback singing field in almost all languages that made cinema in India. Police suspect that Vani Jairam might have slipped on the floor but didn’t want to conclude anything before they get the findings of the postmortem report. The reason for her death was not clear at the time of writing as police said they didn’t want to speculate.

Tamil film personalities including actors, singers and musicians expressed shock over the demise of legendary singer Vani Jairam on Saturday.

May Her soul Rest in Peace," he tweeted. May her soul rest in peace. [Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) Meanwhile, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T T V Dhinakaran said Vani Jairam captivated the hearts of Tamils with her mesmerising voice. And I’m shocked to know that she’s no more today. Met her and recorded for my upcoming film “Malai” last August. Great singer who never got her due in the film world. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada said, "Vani Jairam is the OG. I am so shocked," she said in a tweet. The acclaimed singer was recently honoured with the Padma Bhushan.

Vani Jairam, versatile singer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away at 77 at her home in Chennai.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). Police arrived and then broke open the door of the house in the presence of Jayram’s sister and found her dead. [Padma Bhushan](/topic/padma-bhushan)ahead of the Republic Day in 2023. In Bollywood, she is famously remembered for singing the Hindi songs like ‘Bole re Papihara’ from Guddi in 1971, ‘Zindagi Mein Aap Aaye’, a duet with Mukesh in ‘Chhalia’ 1973 and Mere to Girdhar Gopal in 1979 in Meera. [Vani Jairam](/topic/vani-jairam), seasoned playback singer, passed away at the age of 77. She was found dead at her home in Nungambakkam in [Chennai](/topic/chennai)where she lived alone.