Jikki

P. G. Krishnaveni
Jikki in late 1940s
Jikki in late 1940s
Background information
Birth nameP. G. Krishnaveni
Also known asJikki
Born(1935-11-03)3 November 1935
Chennai
OriginChandragiri, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh)
Died16 August 2004(2004-08-16) (aged 68)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm music (playback singing), Indian classical music
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocalist
Years active1948–2004

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]

  1. ^ "Chennai Online". ChennaiOnline.com. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2012.