![]() S Janaki started learning music from Sree Paidiswamy and continued her lessons until she was ten years old. On advice of her uncle Dr. Chandrashekar, S Janaki moved to Chennai for better opportunity and joined as a singer in AVM Studio. S Janaki received a second prize from the former President Dr. Rajendra Prasad at the competitions held by AIR (All India Radio) in 1956. S Janaki started her career with Tamil films in 1957 in the film 'Vidhiyin Vilayattu' under the music director T. Chalapati Rao. After that she got a chance in a Telugu film MLA. From then on, there was no looking back for her. S Janaki has several unforgettable hit songs with the association of the maestros of music. She wrote many songs for Tamil and Telugu films. She has sung many songs, in almost all languages in South India as well as in Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Sinhalese, Bengali, Oriya, English, Sanskrit, Konkani, Tulu, Saurashtra, Baduga, Japanese and German. ![]() Awards received by S.Janaki: State Awards Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer - 13 times Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback - 6 times Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback - 4 times Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer - 11 times National Film Awards 1977 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Senthoora Poove") 1981 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Ettumanoorambalathil") 1984 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Vennello godari andham") 1992 - Best Female Playback Singer - (Song: "Inji Idippazagha") Other awards 1986 - Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu 2002 - Cinema 'Achiever Award' from the Government of Kerala 2005 - Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music 2009 - Honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore for contributions to Kannada Cinema |