The music of Kerala is heavily influenced by classical Carnatic music. The wondrous stretch of beaches and ethereal locales of the beautiful land of Kerala make for some picturesque song settings. The sweet melodious tunes of Malayalam songs need equally innocent and extraordinary voices to sing them. Fortunately Malayalam film songs have been sung by some really melodious female voices. Noteworthy amongst these are P. Susheela, K.S. Chithra and Sujatha.

Considered the ‘Lata Mangeshkar of the South’, P. Susheela has been serenading the audience with her magical voice since 1952. Her debut song ‘Edhukku azhaithaai’, under the expert eyes of Pendyala Nageswara Rao, took the nation by storm. Her crystal clear diction and sweet, mellifluous voice made her famous. In 1969, when the Indian government presented the First National Award in Female Singer category, P. Susheela was the indisputable winner.

Known as the ‘Nightingale of South India’, K.S. Chithra has been blessed with a playful yet incredibly soul touching voice. This has made her one of the most sought after singers ever since her Malayalam playback singing debut with M.G. Radhakrishnan in 1979. Since then, she has won six National awards for her great singing ability not just with respect to Malayalam songs but also other languages like Tamil, Hindi, etc. Chithra was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2005 for her great contribution to Malayalam film songs.

Sujatha Mohan debuted in the Malayalam song industry as Baby Sujatha singing with the legendary performer K.J. Yesudas. Since her singing career started in 1974, Sujatha has given Indian film industry some beautiful songs sung in her distinctive playful voice. She has sung some fantastic songs for Vidyasagar and A.R. Rahman that have been her claim to fame. Her daughter, Shweta Mohan is following in her mother’s footsteps.

Gayatri Asokan, P. Madhuri and of course, the inimitable Vani Jayram are other brilliant stars who have lent their astounding voices to the evolution of Malayalam songs since its inception in 1948.

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