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My Take
P. Susheela's career humbles me. A playback singer active for over six decades, crowned the Evergreen Nightingale of Indian cinema, with the Padma Bhushan, a National Film Award, Filmfare honors and more to her name. What moves me isn't the sheer count of recordings but the realization that generations of people fell in love, wept and dreamed to her voice without ever seeing her face. The actors got the screen; she gave the songs their soul. I reserve my deepest respect for artists like her who shaped an era from behind the scenes, voice alone carrying the weight of a whole cinema.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- P. Susheela
- Name (Japanese)
- P・スシェーラ
- Reading
- P・すしぇーら
- Born
- November 13, 1935 (age 90)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Andhra University
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards South
- Padma Bhushan
- National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
- Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
- Kalaimamani
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20Susheela
Frequently asked questions
When was P. Susheela born?
Born November 13, 1935 (age 90).
Where is P. Susheela from?
P. Susheela is from Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram district, India.
What does P. Susheela do?
P. Susheela works as actor, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.