K. Rani (singer)

K. Rani
Born 1943
Genres playback singing
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocalist
Years active 1951–1963

K. Rani is a prolific Indian Playback singer who has sung over 500 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Sinhala and Uzbek languages.

She was the first female singer from India to sing in Sinhala and Uzbek language songs. She sang the national song of Sri Lanka too.[1]

She was very famous that she sang before Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the President of India. K. Kamaraj felicitated her with the title Innisai Rani. She was invited to sing in the centenary functions of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and she travelled in a chartered aeroplane arranged by the Karnataka state government on those days.[2]

Raj Kapoor personally played rhythms when she sang some Hindi songs such as O Maine Pyar Kia, Mai Kya Karu Ram Mujhe Budda Mil Gaya on a stage show.[3]

Career life

She first contributed her voice to film at the age of eight for the Telugu movie Roopavathi and Tamil movies Mohana Sundaram and Singari in 1951. By nine, Rani was vocalising for lead characters in films like Kalyani, Kalyanam Panni Paar, Pelli Chesi Choodu, Dharma Devadhai and Dharma Devadha. She had a hit with Antha Bhranthi Yenaa (Telugu) and Ellaam Maayai Thaanaa (Tamil) from the film Devadasu in 1953.

Rani first sang in Sri Lankan cinema for Sujatha in 1953 under the direction of composer Ananda Samarakoon. She subsequently contributed to Seda Sulang in 1955 and Sirimali in 1959.[4]

She was a much sought after playback singer in the 1950s. She had very few songs in the early 1960s. By then she concentrated in recording many Tamil Islamic songs with Nagore E. M. Hanifa. She also sang many Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Songs again with Nagore E. M. Hanifa.[5]

Music composers she sang for

Many of her songs are under C. R. Subburaman and G. Ramanathan 's music direction all the while. She also sang under Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, K. V. Mahadevan, Ghantasala. Ogirala Ramachandra Rao, S. Dakshinamurthi, T. G. Lingappa, S. V. Venkatraman, T. R. Ramanathan, T. A. Kalyanam, Pendyala Nageshwara Rao, T. V. Raju, Master Venu, S. Vedha, L. Malleswara Rao. Ananda Samarakoon, V. Dakshinamoorthy, A. M. Rajah, T. Chalapathi Rao, M. B. Sreenivasan, Vimal Kumar, H. R. Padmanabha Sasthri, C. N. Pandurangan, V. Krishnamurthi, Saluri Rajeswara Rao & Saluri Hanumantha Rao.

Playback singers she sang with

She sang immemorable duets mostly with Ghantasala . Other include A. M. Rajah, P. B. Sreenivas, T. M. Soundararajan., Thiruchi Loganathan, J. P. Chandrababu, Seerkazhi0lpq p0Govindarajan, S. C? Krishnan, V. N.p0 Sundharam, K. H. Reddy,p Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, M. Sathyam, Pendyala Nageshwara Rao, P. Surip1 Babu, J. V. Raghavulu, A. L. Raghavan , K. Chellamuthu, S. V. Ponnusamy, Subramanyam, K. P. Udayabhanu, K. J. Yesudas, Ananda Samarakoon, Dharmadasap Walpola, Mohideen Baig, Sunil Premadasa & Christy Leonard Perera.

She also sang duets with female singers with most notably with Jikki. Others are P. Leela, P. Suseela , K. Jamuna Rani. A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala, Radha Jayalakshmi, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, P. Bhanumathi, R. Balasaraswathi Devi, Swarnalata, P. S. Vaidehi, Udutha Sarojini & L. R. Eswari

Filmography

Year Film Language Song Music Director Co-Singer
1950 Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha Telugu Polika Radha Ogirala Ramachandra Rao & S. Dakshinamurthi S. Dakshinamurthi
1951 Mohana Sundaram Tamil Oyilaana Mayilaattam T. G. Lingappa P. Leela
1951 Roopavathi Telugu Vennelni Chinna Bucche Paata
1951 Roopavathi Telugu Vayaari Raajaa Jilibi Valapula Raniroy Jikki
1951 Singari Tamil Oru Jaan Vayire Illaattaal S. V. Venkatraman, T. R. Ramanathan & T. A. Kalyanam K. H. Reddy
1951 Singari Tamil Konaadha Maratthinile S. V. Venkatraman, T. R. Ramanathan & T. A. Kalyanam K. H. Reddy
1952 Kalyani Tamil Ini Pirivillaamale Vaazhvom Naam Ulaginile G. Ramanathan & S. Dakshinamurthi T. M. Soundararajan
1952 Pelli Chesi Choodu Telugu Brahmayya O Brahmayya Ghantasala Udutha Sarojini
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Brammave Ye Brammave Ghantasala Udutha Sarojini
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Kalyanam Seidhu Kattiduvom Ghantasala Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Evan Vandhalum Vida Maatten Ghantasala Ghantasala
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Engu Sendrayo Piriya Ghantasala Pithapuram Nageswara Rao & P. Leela
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Emaali Endha Ooro Ghantasala Udutha Sarojini
1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Tamil Ammaa Novudhe Ammammaa Novudhe Ghantasala Udutha Sarojini
1952 Dharma Devadhai Tamil Joraana Minnal Polave C. R. Subburaman D. B. Ramachandra
1952 Dharma Devadhai Tamil Lambadi Lambadi C. R. Subburaman
1952 Dharma Devadha Telugu Pataku Pallavi Kaavaaloy C. R. Subburaman
1952 Dharma Devadha Telugu Lambadi Lambadi C. R. Subburaman
1952 Dharma Devadha Telugu Ye Voore Chinnadaana C. R. Subburaman K. Prasad Rao
1952 Dharma Devadha Telugu Chindu Veyavoi Chinni Krishnaiyaa C. R. Subburaman B. N. Rao
1953 Devadasu Telugu Antha Bhranthi Yenaa Jeevitana Velugintena C. R. Subburaman
1953 Devadasu Telugu Cheliya Ledhu Chelimi Ledhu C. R. Subburaman Ghantasala
1953 Devadasu Telugu Oh Devadha C. R. Subburaman Ghantasala
1953 Devadas Tamil Ellaam Maayai Thaanaa C. R. Subburaman
1953 Devadas Tamil Uravum Illai Pagaiyum Illai C. R. Subburaman Ghantasala
1953 Chandirani Tamil Vaaraamale Vandha Naalidhe C. R. Subburaman
1953 Chandirani Telugu Ravo Varaala Elika Konavoyi Kanukaa C. R. Subburaman
1953 Chandirani Telugu Nalla Pilla Mee Malli Malli C. R. Subburaman A. P. Komala
1953 Petra Thai Tamil Nilavile Oyyaaram Pendyala Nageshwara Rao A. M. Rajah
1953 Petra Thai Tamil Maamayilpol Aadi Pendyala Nageshwara Rao
1953 Sujatha Sinhala Sumadhura Wey S. Dakshinamurthi
1953 Sujatha Sinhala Ayyo Baa Baa S. Dakshinamurthi Dharmadasa Walpola & Sunil Premadasa
1953 Sujatha Sinhala Pem Rella Nage S. Dakshinamurthi Dharmadasa Walpola
1953 Sujatha Sinhala Manaranjana Darshaniya Lanka S. Dakshinamurthi
1953 Sujatha Sinhala Prema Gange S. Dakshinamurthi Mohideen Baig
1954 Koondukkili Tamil Vaanga Ellorume Ondraagave K. V. Mahadevan T. M. Soundararajan, V. N. Sundharam &
Radha Jayalakshmi
1954 Chandraharam Telugu Evare Evare Challani Vennel Jallu Chillukarinchunaadi Ghantasala
1955 Porter Kandhan Tamil Kondattam Kondattam Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy Tiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, K. Chellamutthu
& Maadhavan
1955 Porter Kandhan Tamil Vidumurai Vidumurai Vidumurai Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy Thiruchi Loganathan, V. N. Sundaram & Jikki
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Prem Prem Somibara Pemrali Ananda Samarakoon Dharmadasa Walpola
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Kellani Numbala Ananda Samarakoon Ananda Samarakoon
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Oo Enna Ananda Samarakoon
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Amu Pitisarayeki Me Ananda Samarakoon Dharmadasa Walpola & Sunil Premadasa
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Kavi Kada Kasi Soyala Ananda Samarakoon Dharmadasa Walpola
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Oya Thamayi Ananda Samarakoon Sunil Premadasa
1955 Seda Sulang Sinhala Jeevana Mea Gamana Sansare Ananda Samarakoon K. Jamuna Rani
1955 Gunasunthari Tamil Therindhu Kolluveer Therindhu Kolluveer Ghantasala S. C. Krishnan
1955 Gunasunthari Tamil Thoodhu Sellum Kogilam Ghantasala Jikki
1955 Gunasunthari Tamil Thaaragai Solaiyile Vennilaave Ghantasala Jikki
1955 Gunasunthari Tamil Vaadaa Ennaasai Kannaalane Arugil Vaadaa Kolluveer Ghantasala
1955 Jayasimha Telugu Kondameeda Kokkirayi Kaalujari Koolipoye T. V. Raju
1955 Jayasimha Telugu Muripemumeera Meekorikateera Vaarampina Kanukale T. V. Raju A. P. Komala
1955 Kaveri Tamil Vetrriye Arul Amma G. Ramanathan & Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy A. G. Rathnamala, A. P. Komala &
K. Jamuna Rani
1955 Vadina Gari Gajulu Telugu Varunaki Thagina Ghantasala
1956 Marma Veeran Tamil Pavazha Naattu Ellaiyile Mullai Aadudhu S. Vedha P. Suseela
1956 Marma Veeran Tamil O Aiyaa O Ammaa S. Vedha J. P. Chandrababu
1956 Pasavalai Tamil Aiyaiya Neenga Ambalaiyaanga Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy Thiruchi Loganathan
1956 Bhagyodaya Kannada Anandha Gokula L. Malleswara Rao R. Balasaraswathi Devi & Subramanyam
1956 Santhosham Telugu Rupaai Kaasulone Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy
1957 Thodi Kodallu Telugu Gaalipatam Gaalipatam Master Venu Ghantasala & P. Suseela
1957 Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi Tamil Kaatthaadi Kaatthaadi Master Venu Ghantasala & P. Suseela
1957 Sampoorna Ramayanam Tamil Sree Raamachandiran Magudaabishega
Thirukkolam Kaanbathatke 		K. V. Mahadevan Seerkazhi Govindarajan, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala,
S. C. Krishnan, Sarojini & Udutha
1957 Sampoorna Ramayanam Tamil Mannellaam Ponnaagum Raaman Varavaaley K. V. Mahadevan A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala, S. C. Krishnan,
Sarojini & Pathma
1957 Achanum Makanum Malayalam Aamalarkkaavil Vimal Kumar A. M. Rajah
1957 Achanum Makanum Malayalam Njanoru Mulla Vimal Kumar
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Tamil Varavenum Varavenum T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala & A. G. Rathnamala
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Tamil Thandhanatthaan Dhamukkaditthaan….
Veeradhi Veeran Sooraadhi Sooran 		T. G. Lingappa S. C. Krishnan
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Tamil Yauvvaname En Yauvvaname T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala
1957 Thangamalai Ragasiyam Tamil Kaattu Raajaa Aiyaa Kaattu Raajaa T. G. Lingappa A. G. Rathnamala
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya Kannada Baa Baa Baa Odi Baa T. G. Lingappa P. Leela
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya Kannada Yavvanave Ee Yavvanave T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya Kannada O Raja O Maharaja T. G. Lingappa Udutha Sarojini
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasya Kannada Aanandhaa Mahadhaanandhaa T. G. Lingappa Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & Jikki
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasyam Telugu Yavvanave Ee Yavvanave T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala
1957 Rathnagiri Rahasyam Telugu Naattu Raajaa Aiyyaa Ittu Raa T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala
1957 Allauddin Adhbhuta Deepam Telugu Sogasari Dananayya Rangeli Singari Saluri Rajeswara Rao & Saluri Hanumantha Rao P. B. Sreenivas
1958 Sarangadhara Tamil Kannaal Nalla Paaru G. Ramanathan P. Bhanumathi & A. P. Komala
1958 School Master Kannada Swami Devane Loka Paalane T. G. Lingappa T. G. Lingappa & A. P. Komala
1958 School Master Kannada Bannirai Bannirai T. G. Lingappa A. P. Komala
1958 Engal Kudumbam Perisu Tamil Somasekara Loga Paalane T. G. Lingappa T. G. Lingappa & A. P. Komala
1958 Sobha Telugu Ee Nela Reyi A. M. Rajah
1958 Booloka Rambai Tamil Vanna Mayil Vel Murugan C. N. Pandurangan A. G. Rathnamala
1958 Booloka Rambai Tamil Kodagu Malai Koottamungga C. N. Pandurangan Seerkazhi Govindarajan & S. V. Ponnusamy
1958 Booloka Rambai Tamil Aalai Paaru Solakollai Bommai C. N. Pandurangan Seerkazhi Govindarajan & S. V. Ponnusamy
1958 Booloka Rambai Telugu Loyalalo Mayakuni Koyakulam Maadi Koyalamma Maa Guruvu C. N. Pandurangan A. G. Rathnamala
1958 Bhooloka Rambha Telugu Dandakaavani Seethayu C. N. Pandurangan M. Sathyam & A. G. Rathnamala
1958 Bhooloka Rambha Telugu O Babu O Amma, Erragiri Vaasulam
Yelello Memu Eruka Cheppi 		C. N. Pandurangan M. Sathyam
1958 Arasaala Pirandhavan Tamil Kaadhal Nilaave Ivvelai Pendyala Nageswara Rao Ghantasala
1959 Sirimali Sinhala Prema Gange V. Krishnamurthi Christy Leonard Perera
1959 Pelli Sandadi Telugu Haailelo Naa Raajaa Ghantasala
1959 Pelli Sandadi Telugu Raave Chakkanodaa Ghantasala Jikki
1959 Sabash Ramudu Telugu Jabili Velungulo Ghantasala
1959 Pudumai Penn Tamil Aambalai Koottam Aadura Aattam T. G. Lingappa K. Jamuna Rani
1959 Manorama Telugu Gathi Leni Vanni Guddi Vanni Ramesh Naidu Talat Mahmood
1959 Sumangali Tamil Erindhaan Madhan Endru.... Pirakka Mukthi Irakka Mukthi M. Ranga Rao T. K. Ramachandran
1959 Sumangali Tamil Vegamaagave Poravale.... Manasum Manasum Onnu Serndhu M. Ranga Rao Seerkazhi Govindarajan
1960 Aalukkoru Veedu Tamil Pennille Nee Pennille Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy A. L. Raghavan
1960 Mahakavi Kalidasu Telugu Pendyala Nageshwara Rao & P. Suri Babu
1960 Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu Tamil Azhagiya Thaamarai Kannaa T. G. Lingappa
1960 Pillalu Thechchina Rajyam Telugu Ninu Choochi T. G. Lingappa P. B. Sreenivas
1961 Sati Sulochana Telugu Aadave Vayaari T. V. Raju P. B. Sreenivas
1961 Usha Parinayam Telugu Ottesuko Ottesuko S. Hanumantha Rao Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
1962 Veluthambi Dalawa Malayalam Innu Nalla Laakkaa V. Dakshinamoorthy K. P. Udayabhanu
1962 Indra En Selvam Tamil Inbam Kondaadum Maalai H. R. Padmanabha Sasthri & C. N. Pandurangan P. B. Sreenivas
1962 Gaali Medalu Telugu Tea Shopuloni Pilla T. G. Lingappa Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
1962 Rathna Manjari Kannada Yaaru Yaaru Nee Yaaru Rajan-Nagendra Nagendra
1963 Lava Kusa Telugu Ashwamedha Yagaaniki Jayamu Jayamu Jayamu Ghantasala Ghantasala, M. Sathyam, J. V. Raghavulu
& Udutha Sarojini
1963 Lava Kusa Telugu Jeya Jeya Raam…. Sree Raamaa Parandhaamaa Ghantasala J. V. Raghavulu & A. P. Komala
1963 Lava Kusa Tamil Jeya Jeya Raam…. Sree Raamaa Parandhaamaa Ghantasala J. V. Raghavulu & A. P. Komala
1963 Kalayum Kaminiyum Malayalam Kaalathee Poomarachottil M. B. Sreenivasan K. J. Yesudas & L. R. Eswari
1963 Lakshadhikari Telugu Achammaku Nityamu Seemantamayene T. Chalapathi Rao Swarnalata & P. S. Vaidehi
  1. Ore Gunna: Swayam Prabha
  2. Thelisene Ranga Rangeli - Madhana Manjari (with PBS)

Tamil Islamic

Tamil Islamic songs with Nagore E. M. Hanifa

  1. Odhuvom Vaarungal
  2. Dheenore Niyayama
  3. Vaazha Vaazha Nalla Vazhigal Undu
  4. Arul Mevum Aandavare

DMK Songs

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) songs with Nagore E. M. Hanifa

  1. Azhaikkindraar Azhaikkindraar Annaa
  2. Vaazhga Dhraavida Naadu
  3. Annaa Vaazhgave…. Annai Mozhi Kaatthu Nirkkum

References

  1. ↑ "Raja Music Bank". 2011.
  2. ↑ "Raja Music Bank". 2011.
  3. ↑ "Raja Music Bank". 2011.
  4. ↑ "Feature". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Gaana.Com".

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