Theni Kunjarammal

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Theni Kunjarammal
Birth nameKunjarammal
Bornc. 1934
Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Died18 April 2008
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1993–2008

Theni Kunjarammal (died 18 April 2008) was an Indian actress and playback singer who has worked in the Tamil film industry. As a playback singer, she has worked extensively with A. R. Rahman during the late 1990s and early 2000s for folk songs, while also regularly collaborating with Harris Jayaraj.

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Career

As an actress, Kunjarammal is best known for her roles as an old woman in a rural village, and made a breakthrough with her performance in Karuththamma (1994) as a woman who feeds insecticide to baby girls. She later reprised the role in Vivek's comedy track in Kadhal Sadugudu (2003). [1] [2]

Theni Kunjarammal has also worked a singer in films and has regularly collaborated with A. R. Rahman on folk songs. The duo first worked together on "Pettai Rap" from Kaadhalan (1994), and have since continued to work on albums including Muthu (1995), Taj Mahal (1999) and Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006). [3] [4] She has also worked for other composers including Ilaiyaraaja in Virumaandi (2004) and Harris Jayaraj in Arul (2004). [5]

Personal life

In June 2006, Kunjarammal joined the political party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the presence of its general secretary Jayalalithaa. Upon her acceptance into the party, Kunjarammal performed a song for Jayalalithaa on stage. [6]

Notable filmography

Films

Television

2004-2005 Krishna Cottage (Jaya TV)

Maya Machantra (STAR Vijay)

Notable discography

YearSong titleFilmMusic DirectorCo-SingerNotes
1994"Pettai Rap" Kaadhalan A. R. Rahman Suresh Peters & Shahul Hameed
1994"Araro Ariraro" Karuththamma A. R. Rahman T. K. Kala & Deepan Chakravarthy
1995"Kokku Saiva Kokku" Muthu A. R. Rahman S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Febi Mani, Ganga Sitharasu & A. R. Rahman
1999"Adi Manjakelange" Taj Mahal A. R. Rahman Ganga Sitharasu, Febi Mani & Kanchana
1999"Kizhakke Nandavanam" Taj Mahal A. R. Rahman Ganga Sitharasu, Febi Mani & Kanchana
2004"Maada Vilakkae" Virumaandi Ilaiyaraaja Kamal Haasan
2004"Magarasiyae Manna Vitu Poniyae" Virumaandi Ilaiyaraaja
2004"Ukkadathu" Arul Harris Jayaraj Tippu & L. R. Easwari
2006"Kummi Adi" Sillunu Oru Kaadhal A. R. Rahman Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Swarnalatha, Naresh Iyer & Vignesh

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