P. Susheela

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.

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

Occupation

actor / singer

University

Andhra University

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South
• Padma Bhushan
• National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Award
• Kalaimamani

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.%20Susheela
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2050197

Tags

• Vizianagaram district
• actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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