Her majestic voice
Subtitle: South Indian female playback singers and stardom, 1945-1955
By: Kiranmayi Indraganti
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780199463565
Subjects: Women singers; Motion picture music; Popular music; Production and direction; History and criticism; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.
Table of contents: title: Broad strokes and simple chords; title: Telugu talkies; title: Of 'ghosts' and singers : debates around playback singing; title: My song : life as a playback singer; title: New language, new singer; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix 1. Interview material transcribed; title: Appendix 2. Questions about songs and singers in the Report of the Film Enquiry Committee 1951; title: Appendix 3. English translation of select Telugu songs.