S Janaki Tribute: Veteran singer S Janaki passed away in Mysore. The entire South cinema including CM Vijay, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan is emotional due to his departure. Know who said what..
S Janaki Death: The Indian music world has suffered a major shock. Veteran playback singer S Janaki, who ruled over generations and millions of hearts with her magical and sweet voice, is no more in this world. At the age of 88, he breathed his last in Mysore on Saturday. People lovingly called her ‘Janaki Amma’ and ‘Nightingale of South India’. As soon as the news of his demise came out, there was a wave of mourning in the entire country. Big personalities from cinema to politics are very emotional. Many celebrities including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have paid tribute to Janaki Amma with tearful eyes.
CM Vijay’s emotional message on the death of Janaki Amma
On the death of Janaki Amma, Tamil Nadu CM Vijay (Jana Nayagan) shared a very emotional message on social media platform X. He wrote, ‘The demise of S. Janaki, who won the hearts of many generations with her unique voice in the world of Indian film music, is deeply saddened. His demise is a loss to the music world that can never be compensated. My condolences are with his family and fans.
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Rajinikanth paid emotional tribute
Condoling the demise of Janaki Amma, Thalaiva wrote, ‘May this great soul who pleased many generations with her honey-sweet voice rest in peace.’
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Kamal Haasan also became emotional
Feeling extremely emotional on the demise of Janaki Amma, veteran actor Kamal Haasan wrote, ‘The song will always resonate. Where will I find that love now, mother? For many people this is an unforgettable grief. my deepest condolences.’
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First performance at the age of 9 without any training
Born on 23 April 1938 in Guntur district (Pallapatla) of Andhra Pradesh, Janaki’s father Sistala Sriramamurthy was an Ayurvedic doctor and teacher. His childhood was spent in Sircilla. Janaki Amma did not have any formal studies in classical music. He had learned only the basics of music from Nadaswaram maestro Pyidiswami. Despite this, at the age of just 9 he gave his first performance on stage. In the year 1959, she married V Ramprasad, who supported her like a shadow in her career. Ramprasad ji died of a heart attack in the year 1997.
60 years of career, starting with 6 languages and thousands of songs
Even though Janaki Amma’s mother tongue was Telugu, she could speak and write many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi very easily. He started his career in 1957 at the age of just 19 with the Tamil film ‘Vindhayin Vilayattu’. The amazing thing is that in his very first year he sang songs in 6 different languages. After ruling the music world for almost 60 years, he announced his retirement in 2016. However, for the love of her fans, she once again came in front of the mic in 2018 for the Tamil film ‘Pannadi’ and recorded her last song. For his unmatched singing, he won 4 National Film Awards and 33 State Film Awards from different states.
When the country’s third highest honor ‘Padma Bhushan’ was rejected
Janaki Amma was known not only for her excellent singing but also for her self-respect. In the year 2013, he took a decision which shocked the entire country. The government had selected him for the country’s third highest civilian award ‘Padma Bhushan’, but he flatly refused to accept it. He said that considering his long contribution to Indian music, he should have received the country’s biggest honor i.e. ‘Bharat Ratna’ long ago. There was a long delay in getting this honour.