Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro
S. Janaki

Biography

S. Janaki

Overview

  • Born
    April 23, 1938 · Palapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Died
    July 11, 2026 · Mysore, Karnataka, India (Undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Sistla Sreeramamurthy Janaki
  • Nicknames
    • Janaki Amma
    • Nightingale of the South
    • Queen of Expression and Modulation
    • Gana Kogile
    • Gana Kokila
    • Nightingale of South India
    • Nightingale of India

Biography

  • S. Janaki was born on April 23, 1938 in Palapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was a music artist, known for Pathinaru Vayathinile (1977), Thevar Magan (1992) and Manjummel Boys (2024). She was married to Ram Prasad. She died on July 11, 2026 in Mysore, Karnataka, India.

Family

  • Spouse
      Ram Prasad(1959 - 1997) (his death, 1 child)

Trivia

  • Recipient of the Rajyotsava Prashasti award from the Government of Karnataka.
  • Her mother tongue is Telugu, but she can fluently converse and write in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.
  • Recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore.
  • In 2013 she refused to accept the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of the Government of India. Janaki said that she deserves the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the Government of India for her contributions to music.
  • Won 33 different State Film Awards.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More from this person

  • View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.