Ratnamala Prakash (born 19 August 1952) is an Indian singer who sings in
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
language. Along with playback signing, she is known for her songs in
Sugama Sangeetha, a light musical genre in Kannada. Her father
R. K. Srikantan was a
Carnatic classical musician.
In 2016, Rathnamala was awarded the
Sangeet Natak Academy Award for her contribution to the field of Sugama Sangeetha.
Career
Apart from numerous Bhaavageethas she has sung many film songs. Ratnamala's first film song is ''Tangaaliyante baalalli bande'' a duet with
Dr.Rajkumar from the super hit movie
Guri
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The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are located in the city. The hill of Achasan is also ...
. Then she sang many songs for
L. Vaidyanathan,
C. Ashwath,
M. Ranga Rao,
Vijaya bhaskar
Vijaya Bhaskar (; 1924 – 3 March 2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 720 films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil ...
,
Rajan–Nagendra
Rajan–Nagendra was an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four dec ...
,
Hamsalekha
Gangaraju (born June 23, 1951), professionally known as Hamsalekha, is an Indian film composer and songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, d ...
and others. Ratnmala prakash has sung many songs, including ''Santhasa araluva samaya'' a duet with
SPB from the movie ''Elu suttina kote'', ''Meru giriyane neeli kadalaane'' a duet with
K. J. Yesudas
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from the movie ''SP Sangliyana Part 2'', "Raayaru bandaru maavana manege" and "yava mohana murali kareyitho" from the movie Mysoru mallige, "Gediyabeku magala", "Hudugi hoo hudugi" from the movie Naga mandala.
Discography
Film songs recorded by Rathnamala Prakash.
Awards
National Awards:
# 2016 -
Sangeet Natak Academy Award for Other Major Traditions of Music-Sugama Sangeetha.
State Awards:
# 2016 - ''Santa Shishunala Sharif Award'' by The Kannada and Culture Department,
Government of Karnataka
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.
# 1991 -
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award by
Karnataka Government
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.
# 1990 - ''Karnataka Kalashree Award'' by Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy.
Other Awards:
# 2017 - ''Alwa's Nudisiri Award''
#2014 - ''Vocational Excellence Award'' by Rotary Club
#2012 - ''Artist of The Year'' award by Bala Samaja
# ''K. S. Narasimhaswamy Pratishtana Award''
# ''Excellent Achievement in Sugama Sangeetha'' by D. Subbaramaiah Trust
#2010 - ''Krishna Hanagal Award'' by ''Hanagal Foundation
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Rathnamala
Living people
1955 births
Kannada playback singers