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Kalyani Menon, a playback singer, died on August 2, 2021, at the age of 80, in a hospital in Chennai due to an age-related illness. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed his condolences, saying Menon was an active presence in the field of film music. He went on to say that the songs she sang in Malayalam and Tamil films would live on in people's minds forever. Opposition leader VD Satheesan also expressed condolences and said that the songs like ‘Pavanarachezhuthunnu’ and 'Ritubheda Kalpana' are enough to keep her in Malayalees' memories.

About Kalyani Menon

Kalyani Menon was a well-known playback singer who worked with renowned music directors such as AR Rahman in the South film industry during the 1990s. Menon was born in the Indian state of Kerala. She received her diploma from Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. She studied under eminent Carnatic musicians like Shri Late Chertala Sivaraman Nair.

In the 1970s, Kalyani began her career as a classical singer before moving on to a parallel career as a playback singer. In the year 1973, she made her playback singing debut in the Malayalam film 'Abala.' She has performed over 100 songs in Tamil and Malayalam films, including hit Malayalam songs like MookambikaStotram, Narayaneeyam, Mukundamela, Ritubheda Kalpana Charutha Nalikaya, and Mangalam Nerunnu.

She sang the iconic anthem ‘Shyama Sundara Kera Kedarabhoomi' for Asianet Channel while working with AR Rahman in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She also sang the traditional 'Vande Mataram' in AR Rahman's 'Vande Mataram album, as well as the Malayalam lyrics interlude in the song 'Omana Penne.'

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