# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kollangudi-karuppayee
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:44:43.849Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kollangudi-karuppayee"
name: "Kollangudi Karuppayee"
slug: "kollangudi-karuppayee"
description: "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."
tagline: "Indian folk singer and actress"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cICn6jpaY5HU4XeX602X0vMy6m6.jpg"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1926"
deathDate: "2025-06-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.01
  momentum:             5.403508771929825
  historical:           6.215804
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15588285/"
    handle:    "nm15588285"
sources:
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    title: "কোল্লাঙ্গুড়ি কারুপ্পায়ী"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Kollangudi Karuppayee"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump