South India ki “Nightingale” kahi jaane wali legendary playback singer S. Janaki ka 88 saal ki umra mein nidhan ho gaya. Unhonne Mysuru ke Apollo Hospital mein aakhri saans li, jahan unka age-related health complications ke chalte ilaaj chal raha tha.
S. Janaki ne apni career mein 48,000 se zyada gaane record kiye — film, albums, television aur radio mein milakar — jo unhein bharat ke sabse prolific playback singers mein se ek banata hai. Unke naam 4 National Film Awards aur 33 state-level awards hain, jo unki kala aur mehnat ka gawah hain.
Unke nidhan ki khabar aate hi tributes ka silsila shuru ho gaya. Rajinikanth ne likha, “May her soul, who delighted generations of people with her honey-sweet voice, attain peace.” Kamal Haasan ne kaha ki “the song will forever keep resounding.” Chiranjeevi ne likha, “Janakamma garu… your voice is immortal. Om Shanti.”
PM Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar, Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay aur Congress MP Rahul Gandhi samet kaafi netaon ne bhi shok vyakt kiya. Boney Kapoor ne likha, “The voice that gave life to countless emotions has fallen silent, but its echo will resonate for generations.” S. Janaki ko poore rajkiya sammaan ke saath antim vidaai di gayi, jahan unke prashansak aur film industry ke log bhaari sankhya mein pahunche.