Tamil playback singer Uma Ramanan dies at 72

She had a successful career spanning over three decades, collaborating with music stalwarts like Ilaiyaraaja and leaving behind a legacy of iconic songs

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Fluent in several languages, Uma could sing in Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, English, and Punjabi

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–Uma met her husband, A. V. Ramanan, when he was searching for fresh voices for his stage concerts.

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She had a remarkable career spanning over 35 years, during which she performed in more than 6,000 concerts

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Her first break came in the Hindi film Play Boy (1976), where she sang the song “Hai Ek Buddhu Chhora” alongside her husband, A. V. Ramanan

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