Veteran playback singer S Janaki, known as Nightingale of South India, dies at 88

Legendary playback singer S. Janaki has passed away at the age of 88 in Mysuru after battling age-related ailments. Fondly known as the “Nightingale of South India”, Janaki recorded over 20,000 songs across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi during a remarkable career spanning more than six decades.