P. Leela
Indian playback singer (1934-2005) · India · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71
Porayath Leela was an Indian playback singer, a Carnatic vocalist, and a music director. She began her career as a playback singer in the 1948 Tamil film Kangkanam.
P. Leela is read about 42 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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Close ties
P. Susheela Duets: Mayabazar and Pelli Naati Pramanalu
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao Duets: Mayabazar and Keelu Gurram
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Also in Mayabazar and Keelu Gurram
B. Nagi Reddy Produced Mayabazar and Missamma
N. T. Rama Rao Also in Mayabazar, Ummadi Kutumbam and Missamma
Savitri Also in Mayabazar, Ummadi Kutumbam and Missamma
Allu Rama Lingaiah Also in Mayabazar and Pelli Naati Pramanalu
Jamuna Also in Pelli Naati Pramanalu and Missamma- Krishnaveni Duets: Keelu Gurram (1949)
L. V. Prasad Directed Missamma (1955)
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Media & music
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Awards
About this person
She recorded songs in various Indian languages, including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Sanskrit, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, and Sinhala. Leela was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2006.
Country
India
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2005 · aged 71
