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N. L. Ganasaraswathi was an Indian
playback singer A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
who sang mainly in
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films and some
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and
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on
Carnatic music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...
ragas. Most of her songs were used for dance sequences in the films.


Discography

;Tamil The following list is compiled from ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 1'' and ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2''


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