Nanjiyamma, a folks singer from Kerala’s Palakkad, was honoured with the Finest Playback Singer Award on the 68th Nationwide Movie Awards final week. Within the ceremony held in New Delhi, Nanjiyamma was appreciated for her tune, Kalakkatha, within the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum, which was directed by Sachidanandan KR (Sachi).
Whereas sharing her happiness with the media, the 62-year-old awardee stated, “It was surprising. Properly, I can go to Delhi for the primary time and I can meet our beloved President additionally.’’ “Sachi was God to me. He inspired me loads to sing in a pure means. He took me to fame I by no means dreamt of.’’
Kalakkatha was initially written within the Irula language. Nanjiyamma wrote this tune and Jakes Bejoy composed it. The Kalakkatha was first launched on Youtube in 2020 and inside a month reached 10 million views. The Kalakkatha was a giant hit even earlier than Ayyappanum Koshiyum was launched.
Within the Sachidanandan KR directorial, Nanjiyamma performed the function of the mother-in-law of actor Biju Menon. She devoted the award to Sachi who died in 2020.
For the unversed, Nanjiyamma is a folks singer and part of Azad Kala Samithi. This samiti is led by Pazhani Swami, a tribal artist in Attappadi. Nanjiyamma runs her home by farming and feeding cattle. She sings generational folks songs. Folks singer Nanjiyamma has sung for a documentary, Mathrumozhi titled Aggedu Nayaga directed by Sindhu Sajan.
Then she gave her voice to a promotional tune sponsored by the Authorities of Kerala for its housing packages. This system was a large hit as a result of the primary time an Irula language was used for such a program was in Kerala.
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