S. P. Sailaja

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja is an Indian singer and actress who has lent her voice to Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. She has sung about 6000 songs to date.

S. P. Sailaja
Sailaja in Swarabhishekam
Born
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja

(1962-10-09) 9 October 1962
OccupationSinger, Voice actor
Years active1978–2003
Spouse(s)Subhalekha Sudhakar
(m. 1989–present)
ChildrenSreekar (b. 1991)
RelativesS. P. Balasubrahmanyam (Brother)

Early life

She was born in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Her father, S. P. Sambamurthy, was a well-known exponent of Harikatha and her brother S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was a prolific playback singer in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. She is the youngest of the eight children of Sambamurthy and Sakunthalamma (d. 2019).

Career

Voice acting

Sailaja has occasionally worked as a voice actor and dubbed for various artistes including Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Sridevi among others. She started her dubbing for the movie Seetamalakshmi heroine Rameshwari.

Acting

Sailaja acted in Saagara Sangamam, a Telugu venture directed by K. Viswanath, in which she played the role of a classical dancer; it was later remade into Tamil as Salangai Oli.

Television works

Sailaja has appeared as both an audition judge and a guest judge in several episodes of Vijay TV's musical reality-talent shows, including seasons 2, 3, and 4 of Airtel Super Singer, and seasons 2, 3, and 4 of Airtel Super Singer Junior.[1]

Sailaja is currently a judge in season 1 of Jaya TV's musical reality-talent show, Jaya Super Singer South India. Sailaja is also a judge in Saregamapa Little Champs.

Personal life

She was married to Subhalekha Sudhakar in December 1989. The couple has a son, Sreekar born in 1991.

Filmography

Actress

Acting Filmography
TitleRole
Saagara Sangamam (1983)Kum. S. P. Sailaja

Playback singer

Dubbing

YearFilmActress
1982Patnam Vachina PativrathaluRaadhika
1983Prema PicholluRaadhika
1983Vasantha Kokila (Telugu Dubbed version)Sridevi
1984Gudachari No.1Raadhika
1987Nayakudu (Telugu Dubbed version)Saranya
1989Mappillai (1989 film) (Tamil film)Amala
1990Doshi NirdoshiLissy
1991Guna (Telugu Dubbed version)Rekha
1991TeneteegaRekha
1991Aditya 369Mohini
1995Sashtri (Telugu Dubbed version)Raadhika
1996Ninne PelladuthaTabu
1996Bhamane SatyabhamaneHeera
1997MasterSakshi Shivanand
1997Mama BagunnavaMohini
1998ChandralekhaIsha Koppikar
1998Aavida Maa AavideTabu
1998Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu RaarandiChandni
1999SindhuramSanghavi
1999Alludugaaru VachcharuKausalya
2000Priyaralu PilchindiTabu
2000Thenali (Telugu Dubbed Version)Devayani
2001MurariSonali Bendre
2001Abhay (Telugu dubbed version)Raveena Tandon
2002Panchathanthiram (Telugu dubbed version)Aishwarya

References

  1. G. Prasad (17 October 2011). "Children pitch it right at audition - The Hindu". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
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