P. Leela Wikipedia. P. Leela. P. Leela in late 1. Background information. Native name. Birth name. Porayathu Leela. Born1. Leela Malayalam Movie' title='Leela Malayalam Movie' />Find Dileep Latest News, Videos Pictures on Dileep and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV. COM. Explore more on Dileep. Ram Leela Malayalam aka Ram Leela trailer. Ram Leela Malayalam aka Ram Leela is a Malayalam movie with production by Unknown, direction by Unknown. The cast. May 1. 93. Chittur, Palakkad, British India. Died. 31 October 2. Chennai, India. Genres. Indian classical music and playback singing. OccupationsSinger. Instruments. Vocalist. Years active. 19. Porayathu Leela 1. May 1. 93. 4 3. October 2. P Leela, was an Indian playback singer. Early lifeeditP Leela was born in 1. Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala to V. K. Kunjanmenon and Porayath Meenakshi Amma. She was the youngest of the three daughters Sharadha, Bhanumathi and Leela. V K Kunjanmenon was working as a teacher in Ramavarma Higher Secondary School at Ernakulam. V. K. Menon was passionate about music We were three girls in our family and I was the youngest. My father wanted us to learn Carnatic music and all three of us used to sing well, My father was solely responsible for making me a singer. Leela. Starting at the age of 1. South Indian languages Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She also sang for a Bengali film and in Sinhala movies. Her songs are known for their emotional touch and classical discipline. She made a name for herself by singing in her mellifluous voice both for the film industry and in Carnatic Music. She considered it an honor to have sung in the same period as M S Subbulakshmi, M L Vasanthakumari and D K Pattammal three giants of Carnatic Music. She has worked under all great music directors and has sung with all the major singers of the South Indian film industry. Leela had a gifted voice. Thiribuvana Manibhagavadhar, the uncle of musician T. V. Gopalakrishnan was her first guru. Later she learnt from Paththamadai Krishna Ayyar, Maruthuvakudi Rajagopala Iyer and Rama Bhagavathar. Leela was trained in Carnatic music by doyens such as Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar and V. Dakshinamoorthy. Vadakkancheri Ramabhagavadhar was a close friend of Menon. He had settled down in Madras. He would invite Menon and Leela to Madras to learn music whenever he visited Ernakulam. The headmistress of the school where Leela was studying advised her father to take her to Madras for further training in music. It was Menons ambition to make his youngest daughter an accomplished singer. Menon resigned his job in Ernakulam and took Leela to Madras in 1. They stayed with Vadakkancheri Ramabagavathar in Mylapore and the 1. Leela started learning in gurukula style. Her father was particular that Leela do sadhaka practice music early in the morning. In Madras, Leela had opportunities to listen concerts of singers like Ariyakkudi Ramanujam, S. Ramanathan, G. N. Balasubramaniam, Chembai and others. Leela said this kelvi gnanam learning music by listening helped her much in fine tuning music and molding her. Leela sang at many music competitions in the city winning prizes in 1. Durgabai Deshmukh gave her the first concert at Andra Mahila Sabha. Leela was giving concerts in various places. Entry into film industryeditColumbia Recording Company was looking for a female voice and the manager Ganabathirama Iyer recommended Leela. She was appointed as their artiste. This paved the way for her entry into films. In Tamil, Nandakumar was the first movie to introduce playback singing. A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar came up with the innovative idea of replacing the soundtrack with voice and the playback system was introduced in Tamil cinema in 1. It gradually got acceptance and many singers entered the movie world. I was introduced at a time when actresses were singing for themselves, reminisces Leela. Windows Dreamscene Content Pack Download. When she landed in Madras she did not know Tamil or Telugu. She used to write the song in Malayalam and practice them to perfection. Once she started her career as playback singer she arranged tutors and learnt other languages. She got her first offer to sing in 1. Tamil movie. Her father was initially reluctant but later he was persuaded to accept. Leela made her debut as playback singer in the movie Kanganam. She sang her first song, Sree Varalakshmi., when she was just 1. C. H. Padmanabhasastry was the music director of the film. She sang all the songs for the heroine in that film. After her debut in Kanganam, for two decades and more she was the most sought after playback singer in South Indian Cinema. In 1. Paaduka Poonkuyile for the Malayalam movie Nirmala, though Balan, made in 1. Malayalam talkie with a sound track. Balan was produced by T. R Sundaram for Modern Theatres, Salem, with S. Nottani as the director. Telugu MovieseditIn 1. Leela made her debut in Telugu Cinema singing in three films Manadesam, Keelu Gurram and Gunasundari Katha. Singer and music director Ghantasala with whom Leela has sung the most number of songs introduced Leela in Manadesam. She sang all the songs for the heroine in the film Gunasundari Katha. Songs of the film including Kalakala Aa Lokilemo, Challani, Doravele, Chandamama, Sree tulasi Jaya tulasi, Ammaa mahalaxmi dayas and Eyavamma became hits. In the 1. 95. 0s Leela was busy singing in all the South Indian languages. Her songs in films like Patala Bhairavi, Missamma, Pelli Chesi Choodu, Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu, Gundamma Katha are the greatest melodies and remembered even today after many decades. Vijaya productions first movie, Shavukaru, did not fare well at the box office. However, the film had great melodies by Ghantasala and Leela. In the film Missamma made as Missiyamma in Tamil, the music by S. Rajeswara Rao combined with the voices of A. M. Raja, P. Leela and P. Suseela have become immortal, casting a magical spell over the listeners. Vijaya productions sixth film made in the 1. Mayabazar directed by K. V. Reddy is a true classic. The song Vivaha Bhojanammu kalyana samaiyal satham in the film still stands the test of time. In one of the interviews Leela recalled that while recording the songs of Maya Bazaar, the composer took 2. She worked as a music director for a film called Chinnari Papalu Telugu in 1. The film was produced exclusively by women. This list of Leelas achievements as singer will not be complete without mentioning the film Lava Kusa 1. She sang eight songs along with P. Susheela. Devotional songseditNarayaniyam is an immortal sublime hymn on Lord Guruvayoorappan, composed by Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri. When Guruvayoor Dewaswom decided to bring out the album Narayaniyam, names of several musicians like MS, MLV were considered and finally the Dewaswom approved Leela to sing Narayaniyam. Blood Bound Patricia Briggs Epub Bud. I got the chance to sing Narayaniyam which I consider as an honour. Leela. Another great work of Leela is Jnanappana. Jnanappana can be considered as the Bhagavad Gita of Malayalees. Her soulful rendering of this philosophical poem is still considered as one of the best classical in Malayalam devotional music. Partial FilmographyeditThis is partial list of P Leelas songs. Year. Film. Songs. InbavalliInbamana Mohini maane with T. R. Mahalingam. 19. Gunasundari KathaSri Tulasi Jaya TulasiUpakara Gunalayavai1. Patala BhairaviPranaya Jeevulaku Devi VaraaleEntha Ghaatu PremayoKalavaramaaye Madilo1. SingariJighu Jighu Samakku PaarungoO Chellaiah Nee VallaiahKaanil Vennilaa PolehBhaarathi Enge SolladiVaanavillaipoleh Oru Vaaliban1. AmarakaviChedi Maraivile Oru Poongodi, Yaanai Thandham Pole and Konji Pesum Kiliye with MKTMullaich Chirippile and Mookuthi Minnudhu with N. L. Ghanasaraswathi. Vedanta Treatise Parthasarathy. Bratuku TheruvuAndame Anandam Anandame Jeevita Makarandam1.