Veteran playback singer and TV host Uma Ramanan has sadly passed away on May 1. The legendary singer passed away in Chennai at the age of 72, after battling some illness. Uma Ramanan is survived by her husband AV Ramanan and their son, Vignesh Ramanan. The cause for the playback singer's death is unknown as of now, and further details about the funeral are awaited.

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Who was Uma Ramanan?

Uma Ramanan was a trained classical singer and did playback singing primarily for Tamil language songs. She made her debut in 1977 with the song 'Mohanan Kannan Murali' composed by SV Venkatraman for the film Sri Krishna Leela. During her successful career spanning over three decades, the singer performed at more than 6,000 concerts.

Some of her most notable work was recorded with the veteran music composer Illaiyaraja. Uma Ramanan first got noticed for the song 'Poongathave Thaal Thiravai' from the Tamil film, 'Nizhalgal'. Her association with Illaiyaraja catapulted her to fame, and the duo worked on more than a hundred songs together. Some of the most popular Uma Ramanan and Illaiyaraja collaborations include 'Aagava Vennilave' from Arangetra Velai, 'Oru Jeevan Alaithathu' from Geetanjali, 'Poongathave Thal Thiravai' from Nilalgal, 'Poopalam Isaikum' from Thambikku Entha Ooru, and 'Nee Padhi Naan Padhi Kanne' from Keladi Kanmani.

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Uma Ramanan has also collaborated with some of the industry's most talented artists like MSV, Shankar-Ganesh, T Rajender, Deva, SA Rajkumar, Chili, Mani Sharma, Srikanth Deva, and Vidyasagar. Uma Ramanan's last song was 'Kannum Kannumthan Kalandaachu' for Thirupaachi. This film was released back in 2005 and starred Thalapathy Vijay and Trisha Krishnan. Her last song was composed by Mani Sharma, and Uma gave her vocals for it alongside Harish Raghavendra and Premji Amaren.

Uma Ramanan and AV Ramanan's love story

Uma Ramanan was trained for classical singing by Pazhani Vijaylaksmi. After her training, the singer came in contact with Ramanan when he was auditioning talented singers for playback and chorus singing at his stage shows and concerts. Eventually, he and Uma met and hit it off, their relationship soon blossoming into romance. Eventually, the couple tied the knot. Notably, Uma Ramanan and her husband, AV Ramanan, have lent their voice for a song for the Hindi film Playboy.