P. G. Krishnaveni | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | P. G. Krishnaveni |
Also known as | Jikki |
Born | Chennai | 3 November 1935
Origin | Chandragiri, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh) |
Died | 16 August 2004 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 68)
Genres | Film music (playback singing), Indian classical music |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocalist |
Years active | 1948–2004 |
Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhalese, and Hindi languages.[1]