Vaikom Saraswathi was a South-Indian Carnatic singer and a Playback singer[2] Her Carnatic songs have been published in gramophone records.[2]
Vaikom Saraswathi | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Carnatic vocalist |
| Known for | Carnatic singer, Playback singer |
| Relatives | Rajan (Brother, Malayalam Playback singer)[1] |
Radio concerts
editHer Carnatic music concerts have been broadcast over All India Radio stations.[3]
Playback singer
editThough playback singing was introduced to Tamil films in 1938 (Nandakumar), it became popular after Sri Valli (1945).[1] K. V. Mahadevan introduced Vaikom Saraswathi as playback singer in the 1947 film Dhana Amaravathi.[2] She sang 3 songs - Kandenadi, Un Thiruvarul and Azhagai - for B. S. Saroja.[4] She also sang 2 songs - Vaarum Indha Verlai and Saedhi Enna - for the 1948 film Jambam.[4]
Sibling
editVaikkom Saraswathi's brother, Rajan was also a playback singer. The song Swantham viyarpinaal.. sung by Rajan for the 1951 film Yachakan became popular. Soon after the recording for this film, Rajan died due to illness.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Yachakan (1951)". Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Vamanan (29 April 2018). "'Thiraiyisai Thilagam K. V. Mahadevan 1918–2018' – 9". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Indian Listener" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Vaikom Saraswathi". Pesum Padam. January 1949.
External links
edit- Kuzhaloodhum Kannan Enge on YouTube - A Classical song sung by Vaikom Saraswathi
- Pahimaam on YouTube - A song from the film Dhana Amaravathi