Nanjiyamma
- Folksinger
- Playback Singer
- Farmer
Nanjiyamma is a national award winner female playback singer who hails from a tribal community in Kerala. She garnered public attention after singing playback in the Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum in 2020.[1][2] The film's title song "Kalakkatha" written by herself in Irula language and composed by Jakes Bejoy attained popularity after its release on YouTube. The song received more than 10 million views in a month.[3][4]
Early life and career
She hails from an Irula community in Nakkupathi, a tribal village in Attappadi in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.[citation needed]
Nanjiyamma is a folksinger of the Azad Kala Samithi, led by Pazhani Swami, a tribal artist in Attappadi. Later in 2020, she was introduced into playback singing through the film Ayyappanum Koshiyum. She has also played the role of mother-in-law to the protagonist Biju Menon in the film. She finds a livelihood by farming and feeding cattle. She sings mostly folk songs that went past through generations. She first sung for a documentary for Mathrumozhi titled Aggedu Nayaga directed by Sindhu Sajan.[5] Nanjiyamma sung the promotional song for Government of Kerala's housing programme Life Mission and it was the first time Irula language was used for a public relations program in Kerala.[6][7]
Nanjiyamma was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in the 68th National Film Awards of India for the song "Kalakkatha" song from the movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum.[8] She received special Jury Award of Kerala State Film Award in 2020.[9][10]
Discography
Year | Film | Song(s) | Composer |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Mayavanam | "Kadanamma (Promo song)" | Dr. Jagath lal |
2022 | Ulkkanal | "Ele Le Le (Tribal Song)",Lyrics also | |
2022 | Signature | "Attappadi song" | |
2022 | Chekkan | "Athukku Antha" | |
2022 | EMI | "Thena Koyyana" | |
2022 | Station 5 | "Dakka Dakka" | |
2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | "Adakachakko (Promo Song)" | Jakes Bejoy |
"Kalakkatha" ,Lyrics also | |||
"Thaalam Poyi" | |||
2015 | Velutha Rathrikal | "Hey Vannathi " | |
"Mallike" | |||
"Muttolam Mundudutha" | |||
"Hey Karadi" | |||
2015 | Aggedu Nayaga | "Kakke Daage" | Manakkala Goopalakrishanan |
"Kelaye daage gogunthee" | |||
"Akkare vantha pachakkiliye" | |||
"Le le le karadi" |
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Kannamma's Mother | Uncredited role |
2020 | Chunkan | Nanjiamma | Musical video |
2020 | The Prince of Mollywood Prithviraj | Nanjiamma | Musical video also singer |
2021 | Payanam | Herself | Musical video |
2022 | Chekkan | Muthassi | |
2022 | EMI | Singer | |
2022 | Signature | ||
2022 | Ullkkanal | ||
2022 | Guardian Angel | ||
2024 | Mayavanam | Singer | Movie song |
Television
Show | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|
Bumper Chiri Aghosham | Mazhavil Manorama | |
Naattupattu | Janam TV | |
Parayam Nedam | Kaumudy | Participant |
Salt and Pepper | Kaumudy | Presenter |
Ruchiyathra | Surya TV | Presenter |
Madhura Pathinettil Prithvi | Surya TV | Guest |
Karthika Deepam | Zee Keralam | Special appearance Singer for title song |
Nanjiyamma's Tribal Village Food | Umami@Kerala (YouTube Channel) | Guest |
References
- ^ "Meet Nanjiyamma, the tribal artiste who is social media's darling". Manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Tribal woman from Attapadi to sing in Malayalam director Sachy's 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Kalakkatha-Title Song-Ayyappanum Koshiyum - Prithviraj-Biju Menon - Sachy-Ranjith - Jakes Bejoy". YouTube.
- ^ "60-year-old Nanjamma goes viral with song in Malayalam film 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' which earned her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer". The Hindu.
- ^ "Aggedu Nayaga (Mathrumozhi) by Sindhu Sajan". Manorama Online.
- ^ "video of life mission housing". Deshabhimani.
- ^ "CMO Kerala on Life Mission". Facebook.
- ^ "Best Female Playback Singer: Nanchamma-". www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Special Jury Award for Nanjamma-". www.filmibeat.com.
- ^ "Special Jury Award for Nanjamma-". keralakaumudi.com.
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- P. Susheela (1968)
- K. B. Sundarambal (1969)
- Sandhya Mukherjee (1970)
- P. Susheela (1971)
- Lata Mangeshkar (1972)
- Lata Mangeshkar (1974)
- Vani Jairam (1975)
- P. Susheela (1976)
- S. Janaki (1977)
- Chhaya Ganguly (1978)
- Vani Jairam (1979)
- S. Janaki (1980)
- Asha Bhosle (1981)
- P. Susheela (1982)
- P. Susheela (1983)
- S. Janaki (1984)
- K. S. Chithra (1985)
- K. S. Chithra (1986)
- Asha Bhosle (1987)
- K. S. Chithra (1988)
- Anuradha Paudwal (1989)
- Lata Mangeshkar (1990)
- Vani Jairam (1991)
- S. Janaki (1992)
- Alka Yagnik (1993)
- Swarnalatha (1994)
- Anjali Marathe (1995)
- K. S. Chithra (1996)
- K. S. Chithra (1997)
- Alka Yagnik (1998)
- Jayashree Dasgupta (1999)
- Bhavatharini (2000)
- Sadhana Sargam (2001)
- Shreya Ghoshal (2002)
- Tarali Sarma (2003)
- K. S. Chithra (2004)
- Shreya Ghoshal (2005)
- Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2006)
- Shreya Ghoshal (2007)
- Shreya Ghoshal (2008)
- Nilanjana Sarkar (2009)
- Rekha Bhardwaj (2010)
- Roopa Ganguly (2011)
- Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2012)
- Bela Shende (2013)
- Uthara Unnikrishnan (2014)
- Monali Thakur (2015)
- Iman Chakraborty (2016)
- Shashaa Tirupati (2017)
- Bindhu Malini (2018)
- Savani Ravindra (2019)
- Nanjiyamma (2020)
- Shreya Ghoshal (2021)