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Bangalore Latha
Background information
Birth name	Latha
Born	1941 Bangalore, Mysore state, (now Karnataka), India
Died	26 March 1990
Genres	Filmi Folk Classical Bhajan
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1962–1990
Labels	Independent Artist

B. R. Latha, popularly known as Bangalore Latha (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಲತಾ), was an Indian singer who worked in south Indian film industry, mainly in Kannada and Telugu.

Career

Latha was noticed by music composer G. K. Venkatesh at an event in Purabhavan, Bangalore and he introduced her to films through the movie Kantheredu Nodu in 1961. Next she recorded a song for the 1962 film Mahathma Kabir, starring Dr. Rajkumar and Krishna Kumari in lead role. She went on to record songs in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu.

Latha recorded her duets with P. B. Srinivas, Mohammad Rafi, Ghantasala, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, M. Balamurali Krishna, Dr. Rajkumar, S. Janaki, Vani Jairam, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari B. K. Sumitra, B. R. Chaya and some rare duets with Musuri Krishnamurthy, Shankar Nag and Vishnuvardhan.

Personal life

Latha was born and raised in Bangalore. She was trained in music by Chintanapalli Krishnamurthy. She married actor Tomato Somu. Latha committed suicide by taking sleeping pills on March 26 in the year 1990.

Notable songs

Kannada Songs:

• Amba jagadamba (Oorigitta Kolli)
• Odi baa ododi baa (Chakra Theertha)
• Vanamali Vaikunthapathe (Parvathi Kalyana)
• Nee modalu modalu nanna nodidaga (Choori Chikkanna)
• Cheluvaralli Cheluva (Gange Gowri)
• Chandramukhi Pranasakhi (Naandi)
• Neenarigadeyo Ele Manava (Chandavalliya Thota)
• Hrudaya pallavi (Hrudaya Pallavi)
• Eko Eno e nanna manavu (Jwaalamukhi)
• Heluvudu ondu maduvudu innondu (Jwalamukhi)
• Aa moda banalli (Druva Thaare)
• Nada charite nenapisuva (Thayiya Hone)
• Aa rathiye Dharegilidante (Dhruva Thaare)
• Anuragada ravi udayisalu (Idu Namma Desha)

Telugu Songs: Latha has rendered some of her best songs in Telugu. The most famous was Salalitha Raga Sudharasa Saaram with M. Balamuralikrishna, composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi, from the 1963 classic Nartanasala.

• Amma annadi oka kammani maata (Bullemma Bullodu)
• Salalitha Raga Sudharasa Saaram (Narthanashala)
• Redu Messeeya (Yesu Paadamulandu) and more.

Film songs

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2020)

Selected songs of Latha, are listed here.

Film songs

Non-film songs

Devotional / Folk songs

References

1. ^ Voices of Karnataka. Shakti Sugars Limited. 1985. pp. 55, 60, 62. Retrieved 31 October 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. "Bangalore Latha on Moviebuff.com". Moviebuff.com.
3. "B. N. Sri Sathyan". Karnataka State Gazetteer: Bangalore District Gazetteer of India Volume 20. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press, 1990. 1990. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. ^ "Remembering singer Bangalore Latha". Chitrapatha.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "Mahatma Kabir films cast and crew". chiloka.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
6. ^ Actor Tomato Somu story. Shakti Sugar Limited. 1982. p. 68. Retrieved 31 October 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
7. "Rudranaga". chiloka.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "Dr. Rajkumar Samagra Charithre" by Doddahulluru Rukkoji, Total Kannada, p. 256"
9. "Parvathi Kalyana Songs: Parvathi Kalyana MP3 Kannada Songs by Bangalore Latha Online Free on Gaana.com" – via gaana.com.
10. "ನೀವು ನೋಡಲೇ ಬೇಕಾದ ಚಿತ್ರ: ನಾಂದಿ" [Naandi: A must watch]. News 13 (in Kannada). 25 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
11. "Bangalore Latha Songs: Listen Bangalore Latha Hit Songs on Gaana.com". Gaana.
12. "Blast from the past-Nartanasala:Duet of Balamuralikrishna and Bangalore Latha". The Hindu. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
13. "9X3= 27 ఆణిముత్యాలు" [9x3= 27 classics]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
14. "Bangalore Latha Filmography". Chiloka.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
15. "Ashtadevi Darshana Kannada devotional songs". Wynk.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
16. "Gananayaka Gananayaka Kannada devotional songs". Gaana. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
17. "Gananayaka Gananayaka Kannada devotional songs". Gaana. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
18. "Janapada Geethaganga". Wynk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
19. "Sridevi Bhaktilahari songs". Wynk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links

• Bangalore Latha at IMDb
• Bangalore Latha songs on Gaana
• Bangalore Latha songs on Wynk

• 20th-century Indian women musicians
• 20th-century Indian singers
• Kannada playback singers
• People from Bengaluru
• Telugu playback singers
• 21st-century Indian singers
• Indian women playback singers
• Singers from Karnataka
• Tamil playback singers
• Singers from Bengaluru
• 20th-century Indian women
• Malayalam playback singers