K. Rani (1943 â€" 13 July 2018) was an Indian playback singer who has
recorded over 500 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi,
Bengali, Sinhala and Uzbek. Rani was the first female singer from
India to sing in Sinhala and Uzbek, and sang the national anthem of
Sri Lanka (the "Sri Lanka Matha").She performed before President of
India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Indian National Congress leader K.
Kamaraj called her "Innisai Rani". Rani was invited to perform at the
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya centennial, travelling in an aeroplane
chartered by the government of Karnataka. Raj Kapoor provided the
rhythms when she sang Hindi songs, including "O Maine Pyar Kia, Mai
Kya Karu Ram Mujhe Budda Mil Gaya", at a stage show.Her family
migrated from Kanpur to South India. Her father, Kishan Singh was a
Railway Station Master and was transferred frequently from station to
station. This gave Rani an opportunity to become conversant with
different languages. At the age of 5 or 6 she got a chance to sing in
a stage. She sang on stages where Vyjayanthimala's dance programs were
taking place. She sang songs during the dress change-over interludes.
One day, during such a program at Raja Annamalai Mandram, music
composer C. R. Subburaman was present. He noticed the little girl's
talent and introduced her as a playback singer in films.
recorded over 500 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi,
Bengali, Sinhala and Uzbek. Rani was the first female singer from
India to sing in Sinhala and Uzbek, and sang the national anthem of
Sri Lanka (the "Sri Lanka Matha").She performed before President of
India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Indian National Congress leader K.
Kamaraj called her "Innisai Rani". Rani was invited to perform at the
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya centennial, travelling in an aeroplane
chartered by the government of Karnataka. Raj Kapoor provided the
rhythms when she sang Hindi songs, including "O Maine Pyar Kia, Mai
Kya Karu Ram Mujhe Budda Mil Gaya", at a stage show.Her family
migrated from Kanpur to South India. Her father, Kishan Singh was a
Railway Station Master and was transferred frequently from station to
station. This gave Rani an opportunity to become conversant with
different languages. At the age of 5 or 6 she got a chance to sing in
a stage. She sang on stages where Vyjayanthimala's dance programs were
taking place. She sang songs during the dress change-over interludes.
One day, during such a program at Raja Annamalai Mandram, music
composer C. R. Subburaman was present. He noticed the little girl's
talent and introduced her as a playback singer in films.
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