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 The Melody Queen - P.Susheela
 The Voice of the Century Smt. P. Susheela is recognized as one of the greatest stars the world of south indian cinema has ever known and she has always had a high profile with a metrical stability in all of her renderings. She was an artist who scaled the heights and achieved a greatness that is only now coming to be fully appreciated. Her repertoire spans extensive recordings in all the major south Indian languages and are representative of the neglected audiography that she revived in the mind of the listener, that sense of wonder that was so central to the aesthetics of the various periods . To the music of G Ramanathan, C R Subburaman, S Rajeshwara Rao, Ghantasala, Pendyala and Susarla Dakshinamoorthy, Smt. Susheela brings vocal qualities of both romantic beauty and passionate fervour. Smt. Susheela was identified with the roles of heroines, which she sang shyly introducing herself to the poetic artistry of those early times. On her colloboration with composers K V Mahadevan, Viswanathan Ramamurthy, Devarajan and later M S Viswanathan, her vocalize presents a well a rounded and totally convincing picture of Kannadasan’s immortal libretto’s, has been singled out as one of the finest gramophone achievements of all time. She performed the Marudhakasi/Kannadasan/Valli’s repertoire to great effect in the recording studio and on the celluloid. Her hypnotic ambient and silkily beautiful voice and the structure mirroring the character’s inner turmoil in V Kumar/Shanker-Ganesh/Illaiyraaja compositions also proved an endless stimulus and source of inspiration for them , who enjoyed exploiting the descriptive possibilities of Smt. Susheela’s art making her the only communicative recitalist of our times. As well as comfortably encompassing the entire mezzo soprano range, Smt. Susheela’s voice in its distinctive lower and higher register was rich and powerful, enabling her convincingly to perform music written for other sopranos for she took great pains over their production and treated them as her own, in order to ensure their success, and also to ensure that the performances were faithful to the score. Her vocal lines is always rich in coloratura passages, serve as true representations of nature, but serve as metaphors to express the passions and sufferings of human characters. Smt. Susheela can create a sense of turbulence which can break out directly in an aria or that determines the constant state of agitation. She does that so well by means of musical figurations which exploit every word in the literary text and exalt its dramatic meaning or by means of chromaticism and an almost unbroken line of semiquavers or add further pathos to a song whose slow progress expresses the burden of real tragedy. Smt. Susheela’s reputation nowadays rests firmly on her renderings. In all her repertoire, both the composer and the mezzo can be seen to share the same ideas in their creative development, and their aims, the rediscovery of the true function of music. Her voice could be called as Rolls Royce and in particular when she unleashes it at full throttle, a continued high quality performance. But whenever she rendered a song, her limpid phrases and sumptuous timbre melted hearts of stone for sure.
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P. Susheela. The very name would evoke memories of many a number rendered in her rich, reverberating and resonant voice to the fans of South Indian movies, be it Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada or even Sinhalese. With her mellifluous voice she has breathed life into thousands of lyrics, bringing out the right emotion lying under each word and making the song waft straight into the listener's heart.
A point to be noted here is the care with which she pronounced the words, though she sang in different languages. That is something we are not able to see in most of our present day singers. Words are the victims of rather constricted rhythms and contorted beats, compacted and deformed between the tongue and the teeth. But it was Susheela's school to render them with effortless ease, as they are pronounced by the people speaking each individual language in which the lyrics are written.
Susheela started way back in 1952. She was the recipient of the national award for best singer in the years 1969, 1971, 1977, 1982 and 1983. At the state level, both Tamil Nadu and Kerala have honoured her with several awards. The Tamil Nadu Government recognised her genius in the years 1968, 1980, 1981, 1989 and 1991 with various titles, prizes and awards.
Born in 1935 in Vijayanagaram in a music-loving family, Susheela had an innate talent in music. The seniors in the family arranged for her training in Carnatic music at a very young age. With a properly nurtured talent, she used to participate any competition in music held in her school or in Vijayanagaram and had always come home with the first prize in each competition. She then went to the Music College in Vijayanagaram and passed her diploma in first class. Her natural taste for music and her voice of gold were finely honed by the training she received and Susheela soon absorbed the finest nuances of giving expression to the verses she rendered.
It was in 1950 that music director Nageswara Rao was looking for new talent and approached the All India Radio with a request to refer to him the good singers who used to participate in their programmes. And the radio station sent five persons to him. Susheela was selected after necessary audition tests.
'Petra Thaai' was being made in 1952 in Tamil (Kanna Thalli in Telugu) with A. Nageswararao and G. Varalakshmi in lead roles. Susheela sang her first song - a duet with A. M. Raja - 'Edhukku azhaithaai' for the movie.
She was then an employee of the AVM Studios, receiving a fixed amount as her monthly salary, for several years after her introduction in Petra Thaai. Meyyappa Chettiar, the demanding perfectionist that he was, appointed a Tamil teacher for Susheela to train her in proper pronunciation of words. (Hmmmm… keep praying for the arrival of another Meyyappa Chettiar to save our ears from jarring crudities of mispronunciation that the present generation of singers subject them to.)
The songs that she sung in 'Kanavane kan kanda dheiyvam' (1955) brought her the popularity that she so well deserved. Especially songs like 'Endhan ullam thulli vilyaaduvadhum,' 'unnaik kan thedudhe' brought out her talent for rendition. Then came 'Missiyamma' in the same year. Susheela became very popular with 'Brindha vanamum Nandha kumaranum' and 'ariyaa paruvamada' set to Karaharapriya. Her name soon spread and was respected among the elite and the masses.
It was a time when several other women had established their talents already and were reigning supreme - like P. Leela who started her career in 1948; Jikki who allured the audience with her lilting voice; the Carnatic music genius M. L. Vasanthakumari; P. A. Periyanaayagi, actress and singer; Jamuna Rani, A. P. Komala; R. Balasaraswati, Sulamangalam Rajalakshmi and Jayalakshmi, K. Rani, A. Rathnamala, S. J. Kantha among others. Each had a unique and distinct character and quality and had a large number of admirers.
Susheela made her entry when so many singers were displaying their talents and were very popular. But her entry in 1952 outshone others and soon pushed all of them to the background. Right from 1955 there was not a single movie - for a very very long time - that did not have a song in her voice. Her career was at its best in the 60s and the early 70s. Whoever be the music director, whoever be the lyricist, whoever be the co-singer, the song became popular with her finesse. Her popularity among the masses was just unprecedented in the annals of Tamil cinema.
After her splendid performance in Kalyana Parisu, melody itself assumed a new dimension and soon a trend was set in motion that placed equal emphasis on songs on par with story, scenes and sequence. Susheela's contribution to this trend was considerable. She has given hundreds of golden melodies under the direction of stalwarts Viswanathan - Ramamurthy. That her name is well known and is remembered with feelings of joy for more than 50 years now goes to her credit. She continues to rule supreme in the hearts of her fans through the thousands of numbers she has rendered in a very long and enviable career.
Source : chennaionline (some parts edited)
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Concerts and Events
Here are some of the highlights of events that happened in Chennai and Singapore
- Singapore's leading Tamil Radio Station, Oli 96.8 FM's web site has listed our site as " Website Highlight Of The Week"
- Oli 96.8 played songs of P. Susheela various times during the day mentioning the site opening event in detail. You may listen to the reocrding of some programs by opening the following link in 'Windows Media Player'
http://psusheela.org/audio/olifm_ps.asx (Please copy this link , open Windows Media Player, select File menu and Open URL menu and paste the link)
- Vijay TV gave a good coverage and telecated twice in their News.
- News Today, Dhinamalar & Enadu have covered the event.
- Radio Mirchi did an excellent job by playing P.susheela songs through out the day and interviewing her.
- Radio FM had also commenced the day with birthday wishes and song. Their programme at night had her solos.
____________ " Without music, life is a journey through a desert. - Pat Conroy"
"There is no delight in owning anything unshared." Seneca [Roman philosopher]
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Interview
Screen - August 4, 2000
50 years, 40,000 songs and still going strong
The South Indian version of Lata Mangeshkar, P. Susheela enters the 50th year of her singing career, this year. The five time National Award winner has recently turned music director and as brought out a devotional album. In her long, chequered career, Susheela has rendered over 40,000 songs, a record by any standards! Though she has cut down on her film assignments, Susheela is busy composing music and performing in concerts at home and abroad. Excerpts from an interview with the melody queen of the South.
All along, you’ve been behind the microphone singing others’ tunes. How do you feel conducting the orchestra for your private album?
Oh! it is a very tension-ridden job. Now I feel singing is much easier. But this also is an experience which I am enjoying. Moreover, the urge to prove myself as a composer has been fulfiled. And the album is devotional, in Sanskrit, eulogising the man I worship, Puttaparthi Satya Saibaba. Titled Parthi Sai Bhajans, the album contains 10 songs written by Dr. Saikrishna Yachendra and rendered by me and my niece Sandhya Jayakrishna.
Tell us about your early days as a singer and how did you develop interest in a singing career?
It is an old story, about 49 years old. I hail from a well-to-do family from Vizianagaram, the birth place of many well-known singers and musicians like Ghantasala and Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu. My father, Mukunda Rao was a famous criminal lawyer. My parents wished to see me as a great classical singer like M.S. Subbulakshmi. I was an avid listener of Lata Mangeshkar’s songs over radio. I obtained first class diploma in music. In fact, I came to Madras in 1951 to enroll for the Sangeetha Vidwan course. Music director Pendyala Nageswara Rao spotted me at a children’s radio concert and took me as a lead singer for Kannathalli. And the rest is history (smiles).
You mentioned listening to Lataji’s songs on the radio. We also hear that she too is fond of you. Tell us about your interaction with the famous Mangeshkar family.
I cherish each moment of my association with them. Long ago, she invited me to her home. I can never forget the warmth and affection she has showered on me. One has to learn how to respect artists from her. When I won my first National Award for the Tamil film, Uyirnda Manidan produced by A.V.M. there was a gala function. Lataji and Naushadji graced the function. After that we met many times and exchanged thoughts on music and allied topics. Even Ashaji calls me Didi. I used to tell them that you are not four sisters but five. The fifth (that’s me) was born in the South by the wish of God.
Why did you shun offers from the Hindi film industry?
It is true that once Filmalaya approached me to be their permanent singer. That was when I went to Bombay to sing for the Tamil dubbed version of Nayadaur. The bosses of Filmalaya heard the songs and asked me whether I know Hindi and gave me the offer. I did not accept the offer for lack of proper guidance then and also because I was busy down South, singing for both Tamil and Telugu films. Of course, I did sing for Hindi films like Bachpan and Wohi Ladki, besides some dubbed films.
Right from Pendyala and M.S. Viswanathan to Ilayaraja and A.R. Rahman, you’ve worked with over 50 music directors. Among them, who do you think was a tough task master?
A good music director is the one who knows how to extract the best from the singer. M.S. Viswanathan gave me some of my best songs. So did Ghantasala and Pendyala. Under the baton of MSV, Mayingugiral or maadu (from Uyirinda manidan), from K.V. Mahadevan, Manoo maakunu kaanu (Moogamanasulu) and from Ghantasala, Aligina Velalo Choodali (Gundamma Katha) are some of the songs I consider as my best. I sang not only for Ilayaraja but for his son Karthik Raja too.
We hear that you’ve rendered over 40,000 songs in all the South Indian languages. How did you manage such a buy schedule?
In those days, we used to do a lot of rehearsals. So we didn’t find it difficult. Moreover, it is God’s gift. I do not know Malayalam. But I have sung nearly 5,000 songs in the language. Before singing the song, I always ask for the story and the situation. So while singing, it is easy to get into the skin of the character, for which I am rendering the voice. That was possible during the ’60s and ’70s, the golden period of film music.
How do you rate today’s singers?
We have some very talented singers today. They are doing their job according to the dictates of the times. If you give me a 2000 year speed song, I too render it the way they are doing. Everybody now is trying to give something new. Some are liking the music some are not. Those who do not, are going for the old songs. It is a cycle. The melody of the ’70s will be back soon. In fact, it is already on the way in, again.
Isn’t the present track system of singing a part of technological advancement. Why then do you abhor it?
The track system may have its advantages. Each singer need not wait for the other singers and also the orchestration can be done with each musician separately. But I still prefer the old system of all the instrumentalists and singers working for the song in unision. There is a rhythm and order. In the track system, even if there is an iota of lag, then the song loses balance. Just switch off the background music and listen to the voice alone; you find ups and downs. Loud music camouflages this. That is the reason today’s music is like fast food.
Your advice to the present generation singers?
I’ve stopped giving advices. Those days have gone. Today, they’ll advise us!
Recently, after the announcement of the Padma awards by the Government, there was some resentment from the film folk for not awarding a Padma Bhushan or at least a Padmashree to such a versatile singer like you. Do you have any regrets on this count?
Recognition acts as a tonic for any artiste. If it comes through the Government, it makes one happier. But I am happy that the Kerala Government has done a unique thing by felicitating renowned singer K.J. Yesudas when he turned 60 recently. I do not expect any awards or titles. I do my work sincerely and in the process if they come my way, I am happy.
Your future plans?
I do not plan anything. Things just happen. I think this was all pre-destined by God. But yes, I would like to compose music for a video album.
-- Naresh
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| Name | P. Susheela | | Title | Queen of Melody | | Profession | Play back Singer | | Date of Birth | November 13, 1935 | | Birth Place | Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh | | Mother tongue | Telugu | | Education | Schooling: till 8th std
Music: studied in Maharaja Music College in Vijayanagaram and passed her diploma in first class. Later joined the Sangeeta Academy, Chennai under the guidance of Subramani Iyer and completed her Graduation in Music. | | Family | Father:Mukundarao
Mother:Sheshawataram
Husband:mohan rao
Son: Jayakrishnan
Daughter-in-law: Sandhya Jayakrishna
Granddaughters: Jayashree, Subashree | | Debut | a duet with A. M. Raja - 'Edhukku azhaithaai' for the movie, 'Petra Thaai' was being made in 1951 in Tamil (Kanna Thalli in Telugu). She was only 16 years old | | Introduced by | music director Pendalya Nageswara Rao | | Became popular | Especially songs like 'Endhan ullam thulli vilyaaduvadhum,' 'unnaik kan thedudhe' brought out her talent for rendition. 'Brindha vanamum Nandha kumaranum' and 'ariyaa paruvamada' set to Karaharapriya. | | Pronunciation | was perfect in all the language she sang | | First duet with | T.M.S: Sellapillai(tamil)- 1952
Sirkazhi govindarajan- Engal veettu mahalakshmi(tamil)
S.P.B- santhi nilayam(tamil)
Yesudas- Doctor(malayalam) | | Had performed in | Switzerland, London, Paris, Canada, America, Singapore, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Srilanka, Gulf countries | | Songs | Her favourite:' Mannavan Vandanadi' in the film Thiruvarutchelvan
Her husband's favourite: ¯ý¨Éì ¸¡½¡¾ ¸ñÏõ ¸ñ½øÄ | | Acting | She refused Director K.S. Gopalakrishnan offer as 'Meera' in one his film. Has appeared as herself in the film' manadhai Thirudi vittai'(Áɨ¾ ¾¢ÕÊ Å¢ð¼¡ö) | | Languages | Very fluent in Telugu. She can read and write in Tamil but not fluent while speaking. Cannot read or write in Malayalam and Kannada. | | Food | strict vegetarian | | Math | was a very difficult subject for her | | Favourite colour | White. Likes to wear white saree with red border | | Instruments | Knows to play Veena and fiddle | | Career bests | were the songs sung during the 60s and the early 70s | | Facts | - Meyyappa Chettiar, the demanding perfectionist that he was, appointed a Tamil teacher for Suseela to train her in proper pronunciation of words.
- Her son is not interested in music, however, her daughter- in- law is a playback singer.
- Her first film song was recorded in 1951 on a Telugu new year's day in Prakash Studio.
- Participated in all the music competitions even in her school days. As a result her education suffered.
- She is fifth of the nine children of her parents. Lost her mother at a very early age.
- 1970 she participated in the programme conducted by the Tamil artistes for the soldiers stationed in Jalandar.
- M.G.R. was a great fan of her songs.
- Avoids cold items and hot spices in her food to preserve her voice.
- In Malayalam she had sung more than 2000 songs.
| | Total songs sung by her | more than 40,000 | | Before singing the song | " I always ask for the story and the situation. So while singing, it is easy to get into the skin of the character, for which I am rendering the voice" | | About her | Vairamuthu: 'If you tell me that my end is nearing, and ask me my last desire, this is what I would ask: Please play some song of P.Suseela and leave the room closing the door noiselessly - I wish to live once again before I die! | | Advice to the present generation | I’ve stopped giving advices. Those days have gone. Today, they’ll advise us! | | Future plans | "I do not plan anything. Things just happen. I think this was all pre-destined by God. But yes, I would like to compose music for a video album." | | Awards | National Awards:
Tamil - Uyarntha Manithan(1969)
Savaale samaaLi (1971)
Telugu- Siri Siri muvva(1977)
Megha Sandesam(1982)
M.L.A. Edu kondalu(1983) State Awards
*TamilNadu State Award in 1969Uyarntha manithan /Lakshmi kalyanam /, Anbulla Athaan /1981, Varam /1989
*Andhra Pradesh State Awards: 1975,1977,1978,1982,1983,1989
*Kerala State Awards: 1971,1975 Life Achievement Awards
*Bharathidaasan award, KalaimaamaNi award(1991) by Tamil nadu Govt
*Raghupathy vangayya award by AndhraPradesh Govt-2004
*Kamukara award by Kerala Govt.
*Screen -Videocon lifetime achievement award -1996
*Filmfare lifetime achievement award ()
Cinema express-Lifetime achievement award Other Awards
*LifeTime Acheievement Award by American Telugu Association - July 10, 2004 at Chicago, USA.
*Sangeetha Kala bharathi by Detroit Telugu Association (1979)
*Telugu Association of North America – 1995
*Awards for Excellence by IAAFA in 1993
*Telugu Association of Southern California – 1995
*AVM ’50 award – 1997
*North American Alumni Association
*DTA – 1989
*Madhura Gaana Madhuri Award
*Award by Telugu Association of Greater Chicago
*K.B.Sundaramabal Award
*K.V.Rao Jyothi Rao award -1999
*Ghantasala Award for 2003 (11/22/2003)
*Tamilnadu MGR Cine Cultural Academy Award -1994
*Subbaraami reddy award -1996
*Award by Indian Performing Rights Society
*Award Presented at Andhra Pradesh Rashtra Yuva Janostav
*Bharath kalachar -2001 (gaana kala bharathi)
*Kala Saagar Award
*Award – Tribute To Shivaji -2003
*Jayshree International – Life Time Achievement Award – Kalabushan ( presented by Smt Jayachitra)
*Thyagaraja Ganasabha – Only singer to be presented this award by Thyagraja *Ganasabha Andhra Pradesh.
*Krishna Pushkara Award
*Yesudas Award
*Kamukara – Lifetime Achievement Award
*Gaana Saraswathi by Sangeeth Melody Orchestra
*Aasthana Gayini in Shri Kalahasthi Shiva Temple
*Madras film fans association award - 26 times |
____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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 . ____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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____________ "I am a dreamer,I collect all the smiles from My yesterday,
Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
I call them "MEMORIES" Music has no boundary.
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| Melody Queen turns 71 | | G Ramaprasad
| The nightingale of the South, P Susheela, has not received the recognition that she richly deserves, rues G Ramaprasad.
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It is said of this legendary singer that at any given point of time, someone, somewhere in the world, listens to her song and gets transported into a heavenly state. She is the undisputed Melody Queen for more than three decades. She is believed to have sung more than 40000 film songs, in various languages. She won the very First National Award for playback singing, when the award was constituted in 1969 and has subsequently won the National Award four more times. She has thousands of fans all around the globe, who continue to be mesmerized and enthralled by her golden voice. AR Rahman has said that he likes her voice very much.
You can be forgiven, if you have jumped to the conclusion, that this is another eulogy for Lata Mangeshkar. No guys, we are talking about the other Nightingale, P Susheela, who is regarded as the Lata of the South (though all fans of PS, including yours truly would actually like Lata to be referred to as Susheela of the North).
Susheela turns 71 on November 13th. It is a pity that Susheela has not got the recognition befitting her stature and achievements. She is a living legend. In fact, if MS symbolized the soul of Carnatic Music, PS symbolized the soul of South Indian Film Music. PS started her career way back in 1952 and recorded her first Tamil song for the film “Pettra Thaai.” Her first major hits were for the film “KaNavaNe Kann KanDA Dheivam” in 1955. After this, there was no looking back and she strode the Tamil and Telugu film music world, like a colossus for the next 25 years or so. She has also sung many songs in Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films.
She has turned out thousands of melodies – solos as well as duets with various singers such as Ghantasala, A M Raja, P B Sreenivas, T M Soundarrajan, S P Balasubramanian and K J Yesudas. Listing out her best songs will be akin to counting the number of sand dunes on a beach – there are so many of them.
To the enchanting music of Viswanathan – Ramamurthy, Susheela has rendered hundreds of haunting melodies, which mark the golden era of Tamil Film Music. Some of the outstanding features of her songs were the clarity in pronunciation, the ability to bring out all kinds of emotions into the songs, the effortless ease with which she scaled the high frequencies and the sheer magical quality of her voice.
Noted Tamil lyricist, Vairamuthu, who is an ardent fan of PS, has stated that his last dying wish will be to lock himself in a room and listen to the haunting melody “Kaadhal SiRagai Kaattrinil Viriththu” from the film “Paalum Pazhamum.” He also says that if he were a King, he would have gifted one sovereign of gold, for every song that PS has sung. Another great play-back singer and a contemporary of PS, S Janaki, says that every time she listens to a song of PS, she feels like kissing PS!
It is a shame that this music legend has not been conferred with even a Padma award so far. Even though the powers-that-be may not have bestowed the recognition she deserves, her fans have paid rich tributes to her, by starting a website in her honour (psusheela.org).
On behalf of her numerous fans, I wish the Melody Queen many many more happy returns of her birthday!
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Neatly pack them into words and hide them in my heart,
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