Very few personalities will get everlasting unconditional love and respect from people, for their eternal impression on specific field. Music, the close-to-heart stuff, is one particular area where people love to fall for its magic. When we talk about music and unconditional love, there comes a divine identity on mind, S. Janaki, the soulful singer of the south Indian film industry.

Sishtla Sreeramamurthy Janaki aka S.Janaki, fondly called as Janaki Amma, as she turns 78 today has spent 59 years of music journey as a playback singer and occasional music composer. She has recorded over a whopping number 48,000 songs in Tamil. Telugu,Malayalam,Kannada, Hindi and other Indian languages. With four National Awards and many other prestigious awards in her kitty, the Nightingale of the south, is one of the well known and highly acclaimed Indian vocalist.

Emoting through facial expressions is one kind, but being a Queen of vocal expressions marks the uniqueness and unparalleled ability of Janaki ma as a professional. The divine singer has associated with almost all the big singers and music directors of Indian cinema the prominent one being her long lasting association with Isaignani Ilaiyaraja with whom she has delivered thousands of eternal chartbusters.

Due to the infinite hit numbers, none can quote the best songs of this legendary singer, but can mention some personal favourites like Sendhoora Poove` from `16 Vayathinile`, Inji Iduppazhaga` from Thevar Magan` and the recent Amma Amma` from VIP`, which are on the playlist of many youngsters, who belong to the smartphone era.

IndiaGlitz takes the pride of wishing such a prolific singer, a very Happy Birthday.