# Kollangudi Karuppayee

> Kollangudi Karuppayee was an Indian Tamil folk singer who also performed in films. She is considered one of the pioneers of Tamil folk music; as the first of her genre and background to perform in films, she served as an inspiration for many other folk artists. She started her career as a performer on All India Radio about thirty years before her foray into films. She was a recipient of the prestigious Kalaimamani award for her contributions to music. Karuppayee died on 14 June 2025, at the age of 99.

*Indian folk singer and actress*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1926
- **Died:** 2025-06-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15588285/ (@nm15588285)

## Sources
- [கொல்லங்குடி கருப்பாயி](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF)
- [কোল্লাংগুড়ী কৰুপ্পায়ী](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%80)
- [কোল্লাঙ্গুড়ি কারুপ্পায়ী](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%80)
- [Kollangudi Karuppayee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollangudi_Karuppayee)
- [कोल्लमगुडी करुप्पयी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80)
- [കൊല്ലങ്കുടി കറുപ്പായി](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BF)
- [ਕੋਲੰਗੁਡੀ ਕਰੱਪਾਈ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A1%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5960361)
- [Kollangudi Karuppayee](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1506811)

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