The picture has the caption, “Her kavithai bloomed in every raagam … RIP Vani Jayaram.”
The picture was accompanied by the words, “Amul Topical: Tribute to the legendary playback singer of South Indian cinema.” The post quickly gained traction on the microblogging site and collected over 37K views and 808 likes and counting.
#Amul Topical: Tribute to legendary playback singer of South Indian cinema https://t.co/jSuzQfndkz
— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) 1675606112000
The 78-year-old was found dead at her Haddows Road flat in Chennai. The cause of her death is still under investigation, although reports suggest that she might have slipped and died from a fatal injury.
Although Jairam found her calling in music, she initially worked in the banking sector. For some years, she was an employee at the State Bank of India. However, a career in music beckoned her, and she soon enrolled as a pupil under Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan of the Patiala Gharana. She was known to have thorough training in all forms of Hindustani classical music, such as Thumri, Ghazal, and Bhajan. Her greatest chartbusters include songs like ‘Or Idam Unnidam’, ‘Malarpol Sirippathu Pathinaaru’. Her repertoire consists of some impressive songs such as ‘Bole Re Pappihara’ (from the 1971 film ‘Guddi’), ‘More Saajan Souten Ghar’ from the movie ‘Pakeezah’ etc.