Her majestic voice : South Indian female playback singers and stardom, 1945-1955 /

This work brings to light the previously uncharted history of female playback singers in the South-Indian (Telugu) film industry between 1945 and 1955. Playback singers such as R. Balasaraswati Devi, K. Jamuna Rani, Jikki Krishnaveni, P. Leela, and the singing actress P. Bhanumati's contributio...

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Main Author:	Kiranmayi (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Motion picture music > India, South > History and criticism. Motion picture industry > India, South > History > 20th century. Women singers > India, South > History > 20th century. Film, Musique de > Inde (Sud) > Histoire et critique. Cinéma > Industrie > Inde (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle. Chanteuses > Inde (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle. Motion picture industry Motion picture music Women singers South India 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	This work brings to light the previously uncharted history of female playback singers in the South-Indian (Telugu) film industry between 1945 and 1955. Playback singers such as R. Balasaraswati Devi, K. Jamuna Rani, Jikki Krishnaveni, P. Leela, and the singing actress P. Bhanumati's contribution to playback singing have been studied in order to arrive at a more cohesive history of Indian cinema.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.
ISBN:	9780199086559 0199086559