Latha Raju | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1951 Trichur, Kerala, India |
| Genres | Playback singing, Acting, Dubbing |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1962–1999 |
| Labels | Audiotracs |
Latha Raju (born 25 June 1951[citation needed]) is an Indian film singer and actress in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. Some of her popular Malayalam songs are "Pinchu Hridayam Devalayam" and "Manjakkilee Swarnakkilee Mayilppeelikkaattile Varnakkilee" from the film Sethubandhanam, "Ividuthe Chechikkinnale" (Azhakulla Saleena) and "Aaluvaappuzhakkakkareyoru Ponnambalam" (Aadyathe Kadha). She has also rendered songs in Tamil, Kannada and Tulu. She has dubbed for famous actresses like Suhasini, Shobhana, late Shobha and many other leading actresses in some of the landmark films in Malayalam.[1] She has won Kerala Film Critics Award in 2003 for lifetime achievement. The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awarded her the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 2009 for contributions to Malayalam light music.[2] In 2019 Kerala Government honoured her for her outstanding contributions to Malayalam cinema and music.
She worked in All India Radio / Dooradarshan in various capacities for 34 years. Was the Station Director of Chennai and Trivandrum Stations for many years and retired as Director of Marketing.
- ^ "Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong". 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Light Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.