Legendary Vocalist Vani Jayaram, Recipient Of The Padma Bhushan Award, Passes Suddenly

In the South Indian film industry, Vani Jairam also referred to as Vani Jayaram, is a renowned playback singer. The vocalist who received a Padma Bhushan and a National Award went away on Saturday at the age of 78. Due to age-related problems, she passed away at her home in Nungambakkam, Chennai, on Haddows Road.

She received the Padma Bhushan award this year on Republic Day in recognition of her more than 50 years of contributions to Indian music. Sadly, Jayaram passed before she could accept the honour. Vani Jayaram began her singing career in 1971. She has since released many chart-topping singles. She performed nearly 10,000 songs during a career spanning five decades. This included Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Bengali. She also released private and devotional albums. She has collaborated with eminent composers like Madan Mohan, RD Burman, KV Mahadevan, MS Ilaiyaraaja, and OP Nayyar, among others. She performed in the musical Sankarabharanam by K. Viswanath (1979). By singing five songs and taking home her second National Film Award for the album as a whole, Vani garnered tremendous recognition thanks to this song. Poojalu Cheya, Ennenno Janmala Bandham, Or Idam Unnidam, Malarpol Sirippathu Pathinaaru, and a long list of other hit songs are among the singer's best-known songs. The renowned singer has won many accolades. This included four State Prizes, three National Awards, and international awards. The South audience and celebrities have been recovering from K Vishwanath's death. Vani Jayaram's unexpected death made everyone even more distraught. Many South Indian celebrities are expressing their condolences for her death on Twitter. Radhika Sarathkumar tweeted her shock at her untimely passing.

This is so shocking #vanijayaram,just last night I was playing her song and telling my husband how beautifully she was rendering the song in #KVishwanath sirs film.
I am so shocked.

— Radikaa Sarathkumar (@realradikaa) February 4, 2023

she wrote. On Twitter, Khushbu Sundar also sent a message about Vani Jayaram's passing. She wrote,

Terrible news coming in.. we have lost yet another gem.#VaniJayaram ji is no more amongst us. A voice that has enthralled us for many years has left us heartbroken. Her sweet and gentle nature was so evident in her voice. You will always be remembered amma.
Om Shanti #RIP pic.twitter.com/mHU2XNuPWj

— KhushbuSundar (@khushsundar) February 4, 2023