

"While studying at Presidency College, Chennai, I have won prizes for singing this song. Song : Sanam Tu Bewafa Ke Naam Se Film : Khilona (1970) Music Director(s) : Laxmikant Pyarela Singer(s) : Lata Mangeshkar. The singer of " Pinchu hridayam devalayam", " Manjakkili.swarnakkili" (both in 'Sethubandhanam' movie), " Kanninu kannaya kanna." (Priyam), " Evidathe chechikkinnale." (Azhakulla Saleena) among others, Latha is all set to release a video of her singing Lata Mangeshkar’s " Piya bina piya bina" (Abhimaan). Song : O Sajna Barkha Bahar Aayi Film : Parakh (1960) Music Director(s) : Salil Chowdhury Singer(s) : Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist(s) : Shailendra Youtube Link : Click Here. I was on cloud nine," Latha told The New Indian Express. My favourites are Piya bina and O Sajna barkha bahar aayi (Parakh),' said Latha, who retired as AIR-Doordarshan Director (marketing) in 2011. "She gave me that half-smile which she used to pass on to composers when she sings a song to her perfection. She was that committed to her profession," Latha said.Īfter the interview, Latha told her idol how she got her name.


The lovely Sadhana sweetly sings as the rain pours down outside her home.Smiling shyly she lets us view the pouring rain through her soft eyes and we too. Before the recording, Lataji rang up the reception and asked them not to connect any call for an hour. Based on Raga Khamaj, Salil Chaudhary's musical genius is perfectly showcased in Lata Mangeshkar's rendering of this song from the Hindi film Parakh. Though she was not the main interviewer, Latha assisted throughout the one-and-a-half-hour interview. Hailing from Thrissur, Latha is settled in Chennai. A playback singer of her own right, Latha was named after the legendary singer none other than her mother - the well-known singer Shantha P Nair. Latha has sung more than 60 songs in Malayalam in the 1970s.
