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
Tamil
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People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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films and some
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India
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and
Malayalam
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films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on
Carnatic music
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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''
References
External links
N. L. GanasaraswathiN. L. Ganasaraswathi AlbumList of Malayalam Songs by Singer N. L. Ganasaraswathi
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Indian women playback singers
Tamil playback singers
Telugu playback singers
Singers from Chennai
20th-century Indian singers
20th-century Indian women singers
Women musicians from Tamil Nadu
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing