Theni Kunjarammal

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{{short description|Indian actress and playback singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Theni Kunjarammal
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| birth_name = Kunjarammal
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| birth_place = [[Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date = 18 April 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2008/04/18/theni-kuncharamma-is-no-more.html|title = நாட்டுப்புறப் பாடகி தேனி குஞ்சரம்மா மரணம்|date = 18 April 2008}}</ref>
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| occupation = Actress, singer
| years_active = 1993–2008
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'''Theni Kunjarammal''' (died 18 April 2008) was an Indian actress and [[playback singer]] who has worked in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]. As a playback singer, she has worked extensively with [[A. R. Rahman]] during the late 1990s and early 2000s for folk songs, while also regularly collaborating with [[Harris Jayaraj]].

==Career==
As an actress, Kunjarammal is best known for her roles as an old woman in a rural village, and made a breakthrough with her performance in ''[[Karuththamma]]'' (1994) as a woman who feeds insecticide to baby girls. She later reprised the role in [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]'s comedy track in ''[[Kadhal Sadugudu]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/ar-murgadoss.html |title=Director A.R.Murugadoss - Behindwoods.com - A.R.Murugadoss Interview - A.R.Murugadoss Directed Movies Dheena Ghajini Ramana Stalin Telugu Ghajini Hindi Tamil Dheena Actor Ajith Kumar Actress Laila Ghajini Actor Surya Sivakumar Actress Asin Thottumkal Nayantara Ramana Actor Vijayakanth Actress Simran Stalin Actor Chiranjeevi Actress Trisha Krishnan Prakash Raj Khushboo Ghajini Actor Aamir Khan Asin Asin Thottumkal Images |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ&q=karuthamma+infanticide&pg=PA338 |title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National ... - G Dhananjayan - Google Books |date= 3 November 2014|accessdate=2017-11-04|last1=Dhananjayan |first1=G. }}</ref>

Theni Kunjarammal has also worked a singer in films and has regularly collaborated with [[A. R. Rahman]] on folk songs. The duo first worked together on "Pettai Rap" from ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' (1994), and have since continued to work on albums including ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' (1995), ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' (1999) and ''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-03/30-07-06-sillunnu-oru-kadhal.html |title=Tamil movies : Sillunnu Oru Kadhal audio hit the internet |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sok-rocks-tamil-news-24600|title = SOK rocks - Tamil News|date = 18 August 2006}}</ref> She has also worked for other composers including [[Ilaiyaraaja]] in ''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004) and [[Harris Jayaraj]] in ''[[Arul]]'' (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Virumandi-Songs-review-qsmuulntp |title=VIRUMANDI SONGS - Review, Music, Wallpapers, Songs, MP3 songs, Actress, Movie Songs, Sandiyar as Virumandi-the most awaited |publisher=MouthShut.com |date=2003-12-10 |accessdate=2017-11-04}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In June 2006, Kunjarammal joined the political party, [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) in the presence of its general secretary [[Jayalalithaa]]. Upon her acceptance into the party, Kunjarammal performed a song for Jayalalithaa on stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/theni-kunjarammal-joins-aiadmk/article3123279.ece |title='Theni' Kunjarammal joins AIADMK|first=S.|last=Dorairaj|newspaper=The Hindu |date=23 June 2006|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref>

==Notable filmography==
;Films
{{colbegin}}
*''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]'' (1987)
*''[[Pudhea Paadhai]]'' (1989)
*''[[Maruthu Pandi]]'' (1990)
*''[[Archana IAS]]'' (1991)
*''[[Amma Ponnu]]'' (1993)
*''[[Karuththamma]]'' (1994)
*''[[Thaai Manasu]]'' (1994)
*''[[Naan Petha Magane]]'' (1995)
*''[[Mannukku Mariyadhai]]'' (1995)
*''[[Bharathi Kannamma]]'' (1997)
*''[[Gopura Deepam]]'' (1997)
*''[[Rathna (film)|Rathna]]'' (1998)
*''[[Kizhakkum Merkkum]]'' (1998)
*''[[Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga]]'' (1999)
*''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' (1999)
*''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' (2000)
*''[[Budget Padmanabhan]]'' (2000)
*''[[Kadhal Sadugudu]]'' (2003)
*''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' (2003)
*''[[Jore]]'' (2004)
*''[[Virumaandi]]'' (2004)
*''[[Devathaiyai Kanden]]'' (2005)
*''[[Thirupaachi]]'' (2005)
*''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]'' (2005)
*''[[Theekuchi]]'' (2008)
{{colend}}

===Television===
2004-2005 Krishna Cottage ([[Jaya TV]])

Maya Machantra (STAR Vijay)

==Notable discography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|-
! Year !! Song title !! Film !! Music Director !! Co-Singer || Notes
|-
| 1994 || "Pettai Rap" || ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' || [[A. R. Rahman]] || [[Suresh Peters]] & [[Shahul Hameed]] ||
|-
| 1994 || "Araro Ariraro" || ''[[Karuththamma]]'' || A. R. Rahman || [[T. K. Kala]] & [[Deepan Chakravarthy]] ||
|-
| 1995 || "Kokku Saiva Kokku" || ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' || A. R. Rahman || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Febi Mani]], [[Ganga Sitharasu]] & [[A. R. Rahman]] ||
|-
| 1999 || "Adi Manjakelange" || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' || A. R. Rahman || [[Ganga Sitharasu]], [[Febi Mani]] & Kanchana ||
|-
| 1999 || "Kizhakke Nandavanam" || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' || A. R. Rahman || [[Ganga Sitharasu]], [[Febi Mani]] & Kanchana ||
|-
| 2004 || "Maada Vilakkae" || ''[[Virumaandi]]'' || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || [[Kamal Hassan]] ||
|-
| 2004 || "Magarasiyae Manna Vitu Poniyae" || ''[[Virumaandi]]'' || Ilaiyaraaja || ||
|-
| 2004 || "Ukkadathu" || ''[[Arul]]'' || Harris Jayaraj || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] & [[L. R. Easwari]] ||
|-
| 2006 || "Kummi Adi" || ''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal]]'' || A. R. Rahman || [[Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram]], [[Swarnalatha]], [[Naresh Iyer]] & Vignesh ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|2193432}}

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