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'''N. L. Ganasaraswathi''' is an Indian [[playback singer]] who sang mainly in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films and some [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] films. She was active in the field during the 1950s and early 60s. She sang many songs based on [[Carnatic music]] ragas. Most of her songs were used for dance sequences in the films.

== Music directors ==
The music directors she sang for include [[G. Ramanathan]], [[S. V. Venkatraman]], [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], [[M. D. Parthasarathy]], P. S. Anantharaman, [[K. V. Mahadevan]], [[Chittor V. Nagaiah|V. Nagaiah]], [[Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy]], A. Rama Rao, M. S. Gnanamani, [[G. Govindarajulu Naidu]], T. R. Ramnath, Arun, Raghavan, [[T. R. Pappa]], [[Aswathama]], [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[Br Lakshmanan]], P. S. Divakar, K. G. Moorthy and T. A. Kalyanam.

== Lyricists ==
She sang songs penned by [[Suratha]], [[M. P. Sivam]], [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], Kanakasurabhi, Thandapani, [[A. Maruthakasi]], Kuyilan, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar, [[Ka. Mu. Sheriff]], Kavimani [[Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai]], [[Bharathidasan]], Surabhi, Kavi Lakshmanadas, [[Shuddhananda Bharati]], [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] and V. Seetharaman.

== Singers ==
She has sung with most of the prominent singers of the time.
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;Male singers she sang with
*[[Thiruchi Loganathan]]
*[[T. M. Soundararajan]]
*[[S. C. Krishnan]]
*[[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]]
*[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]
*T. A. Mothi
*[[V. N. Sundaram]]
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;Female singers she sang with
*[[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]
*[[P. Leela]]
*[[Radha Jayalakshmi|(Radha) Jayalakshmi]]
*[[T. V. Rathinam]]
*[[Jikki]]
*[[A. P. Komala]]
*[[A. G. Rathnamala]]
*[[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
*[[M. S. Rajeswari]]
*Kalyani
*P. S. Vaidhehi
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== Discography ==
;Tamil
The following list is compiled from ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 1''<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref> and ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2''<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Song !! MD !! Lyricist !! Co-singer/s
|-
| rowspan=2|1951 || [[Devaki (1951 film)|Devaki]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || ''Illaram Kaapadhuve'' || G. Ramanathan || || Thiruchi Loganathan
|-
| Rupavathi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ''Naa Thanuve Sumaa'' || C. R. Subburaman || K. G. Sharma ||
|-
| rowspan=10|1952 || [[Aathmasakhi]] || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] || ''Jayam Jayam Staanajayam'' || Br Lakshmanan || Thirunayinaarkurichi Madhavan Nair ||
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Amarakavi]] || rowspan=3|Tamil || ''Ellaam Inbame'' || rowspan=3|G. Ramanathan T. A. Kalyanam || Suratha || M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
|-
| ''Mullaich Chirippile'' || rowspan=2|Lakshmanadas || rowspan=2|P. Leela
|-
| ''Mookkuththi Minnudhu''
|-
| [[Kumari (1952 film)|Kumari]] || Tamil ||''Naattukku Nalam Naaduvom'' || K. V. Mahadevan || M. P. Sivam ||
|-
| [[Moondru Pillaigal]] || Tamil || ''Unnarul Maraven Aiya'' || P. S. Anantharaman M. D. Parthasarathy || [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] ||
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Premalekha]]'' || rowspan=3|Malayalam || ''Aariraaro'' || rowspan=3| P. S. Divakar || rowspan=3|Vanakutty Raman Pillai||
|-
| ''Anuraagappoonilaavil'' || Ramani
|-
| ''Paaduka Neelakkuyile'' ||
|-
| [[Thai Ullam]] || Tamil || ''Poo Chendu Nee'' || V. Nagaiah A. Rama Rao || Kanakasurabhi || T. A. Mothi, (Radha) Jayaladchumi
|-
| rowspan=19|1953 || rowspan=3|[[Amarakavi]] || rowspan=3|Telugu || '''' || rowspan=3|G. Ramanathan T. K. Kumaraswamy || || Ghantasala
|-
| '''' || || rowspan=2|P. Leela
|-
| '''' ||
|-
| [[Anbu (1953 film)|Anbu]] || Tamil || ''Vendhazhalaai Erikkum Venmadhiye'' || T. R. Pappa || Thandapani || A. P. Komala
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Naa Illu|En Veedu]] ||rowspan=4|Tamil || ''Ennenna Aasai Kaattinaaye'' || rowspan=4|V. Nagaiah A. Rama Rao || rowspan=2|Surabhi ||
|-
| ''Kanmaniye Kanmaniye'' || N. Lalitha
|-
| ''Pongalo Pongal '' || rowspan=2|Papanasam Sivan || Group
|-
| ''Konjum Mozhi Maindargale'' || N. Lalitha
|-
| Lakshmi || Tamil || '''' || [[M. D. Parthasarathy]] || ||
|-
| Lakshmi || Telugu || ''Veditinamma Velpulakomma'' || [[M. D. Parthasarathy]] || ||
|-
| [[Madana Mohini]] || Tamil || ''Aadhi Mudhalaanavar'' || K. V. Mahadevan || M. P. Sivam || A. P. Komala
|-
| Mugguru Kodukkulu || Telugu || ''Araaghu Raa Muni'' || [[K. G. Moorthy]] || || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Naa Illu]] ||rowspan=3|Telugu || ''Emani Basaladeve Emani'' || rowspan=3|V. Nagaiah A. Rama Rao || ||
|-
| ''Ravamma Ravamma Ratanala Bomma'' || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || N. Lalitha
|-
| ''Gobbillo Gobbillo'' || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || Group
|-
| [[Naalvar]] || Tamil || ''Arul Thaarum Emathannaiye'' || K. V. Mahadevan || [[A. Maruthakasi]] ||
|-
| Prapancham || Telugu || ''Prema Sudha Sarasilo'' || M. S. Gnanamani & Poornanandha|| || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Ulagam]] || rowspan=2|Tamil || ''Kaadhalinaal Ulagame Inbamadhe'' || rowspan=2|M. S. Gnanamani || Kuyilan ||Thiruchi Loganathan
|-
| ''Kalaiye Uyir Thunaiye'' || Kavi Kunjaram ||
|-
| rowspan=11|1954 || rowspan=2|''[[Avakasi]]'' || rowspan=2|Malayalam || Kanninum Kannaayi || rowspan=2| Br Lakshmanan || rowspan=2|Thirunayinaarkurichi Madhavan Nair ||
|-
| Thullithulli Odivae || [[V. N. Sundaram]]
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Ponvayal|Bangaru Bhoomi]] || rowspan=3|Telugu || ''Bava Manapeḷḷi Entho Baga Jaragali'' || rowspan=3|Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma & R. Rajagopal || || M. V. Nagaraj
|-
| ''Viḍanade Yiloka Meenadu Maa'' || ||
|-
| ''Parugidara Joruga Parugidara'' || || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]]
|-
| [[Nallakalam]] || Tamil || ''Kannaale Kaanbadhum'' || K. V. Mahadevan || M. P. Sivam ||
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Ponvayal]] || rowspan=4|Tamil || ''Namma Kalyaanam Romba Nalla Kalyaanam'' || rowspan=4|Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma & R. Rajagopal || T. K. Sundara Vathiyar || [[T. R. Ramachandran]]
|-
| ''Pongalo Pongal Pongalo'' || Suddhananda Bharathiyaar ||
|-
| ''Polladha Paavigal Ellaam'' || ||
|-
| ''Maadugalaa Kaalai Maadugalaa'' || || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]]
|-
| [[Pudhu Yugam (1954 film)|Pudhu Yugam]] || Tamil || ''Jaadhiyile Naanga Thaazhndhavanga'' || G. Ramanathan || [[Ka. Mu. Sheriff]] || Jikki, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala
|-
| rowspan=8|1955 || [[C.I.D. (1955 film)|CID]] || Malayalam || ''Kaalamellaamullaasam'' || Br Lakshmanan || Thirunayinaarkurichi Madhavan Nair || [[V. N. Sundaram]] & [[P. Leela]]
|-
| [[Kalvanin Kadhali (1955 film)|Kalvanin Kadhali]] || Tamil || ''Thamizh Thirunaadu Thannai Petra'' || G. Govindarajulu Naidu Ghantasala || [[Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai]] || M. L. Vasanthakumari
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Kanyasulkam (film)|Kanyasulkam]] || rowspan=3|Telugu || ''Sarasudasarichera''<ref>[https://www.saavn.com/p/radio/telugu-song-station/Sarasudasarichera/FBtdQztnQHU Sarasudasarichera]</ref> || rowspan=3|Ghantasala || Vempati Sadasivabrahmam ||
|-
| ''Illu Illanievu'' || [[Gurazada Apparao]] ||
|-
| ''Keechaka Vadha'' || [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]] || [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]
|-
| [[Nalla Thangal (1955 film)|Nalla Thangal]] || Tamil || ''Evale Avale'' || G. Ramanathan || A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| [[Nam Kuzhandai]] || Tamil || ''Paalaivanameedhile Jeevanadhi Polave'' || M. D. Parthasarathy || [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]] ||
|-
| [[Needhipathi]] || Tamil || ''Aanandhame Aanandam'' || Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy || A. Maruthakasi || T. V. Rathnam
|-
| rowspan=13|1956 || rowspan=3|[[Kannin Manigal]] || rowspan=3|Tamil || ''Maheswari Undhan'' || rowspan=3|S. V. Venkatraman || rowspan=2|[[Papanasam Sivan]] ||
|-
| ''Vinaiyo Nin Sodhanaiyo'' ||
|-
| ''Nayagar Padshamadi'' || Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai ||
|-
| [[Naane Raja (1956 film)|Naane Raja]] || Tamil || ''Aadar Kalaikkazhagu Sera Pirandhaval'' || T. R. Ramanath || [[Bharathidasan]] || P. Leela
|-
| [[Naga Panjami]] || Tamil || ''Aanandam Thandhaane'' || || ||
|-
| [[Ondre Kulam]] || Tamil || ''Mangkilai Maele Poonguyil Kooviyadhu'' || S. V. Venkatraman || Surabhi || V. N. Sundaram, K. Rani, M. S. Rajeswari, Kalyani
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Paditha Penn]] || rowspan=2|Tamil || ''Irul Soozhndha Ulaginile'' || rowspan=2|Arun and Raghavan || Kavi Lakshmanadas ||
|-
| ''Vaazhvinile Kaanaene Inbam'' || [[Aaroor Dass|Aroordas]] ||
|-
| [[Raja Rani (1956 film)|Raja Rani]] || Tamil || ''Aanandha Nilai Peruvom'' || T. R. Pappa || [[M. K. Athmanathan]] || T. V. Rathnam
|-
| [[Rambaiyin Kaadhal (1956 film)|Rambaiyin Kaadhal]] || Tamil || ''Kalaignanam Uravaadum Naadu'' || T. R. Pappa || A. Maruthakasi || P. Leela
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Shivasharane Nambekka|Sivasakthi]] || rowspan=2|Tamil || ''Sundara Vadhaname'' || rowspan=2|[[T. G. Lingappa]] || ||
|-
| ''Maayaa Valaiyil Veezhndhu'' || ||
|-
| [[Uma Sundari]] || Telugu || ''Daatipogalada Naa Cheyi'' || G. Aswathama || [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] ||
|-
| rowspan=4|1957 || [[Ambikapathy (1957 film)|Ambikapathy]] || Tamil || ''Kanda Kanavu Indru Palitthadhe'' || G. Ramanathan || Balakavi ||
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Nala Damayanthi (1957 film)|Nala Damayanthi]] || rowspan=2|Telugu || ''Inti Maa Damayanthi Srimantamipuḍu'' || rowspan=2|[[B. Gopalam]] || rowspan=2|Samudrala Jr. ||
|-
| ''Cheliyaro Nee Jeevitesuni Valachi'' || [[P. Leela]]
|-
| [[Samaya Sanjeevi]] || Tamil || ''Aanandam Tharuvadhu Sangeethame'' || G. Ramanathan || A. Maruthakasi || (Radha) Jayalakshmi
|-
| 1958 || [[Nadodi Mannan]] || Tamil || ''Varuga Varuga Vendhe'' || S. M. Subbaiah Naidu || [[Suratha]] || P. S. Vaidhehi
|-
| rowspan=5|1959 || rowspan=2|[[Manimekalai (1959 film)|Manimekalai]] || rowspan=2|Tamil || ''Pazahangkaala Thamizharin Vaazhkai Nilai'' || rowspan=2|G. Ramanathan || rowspan=2|A. Maruthakasi || M. L. Vasanthakumari
|-
| ''Avaniyil Pudhu Araneriye'' || Thiruchi Loganathan
|-
| rowspan=3|[[Thalai Koduthaan Thambi]] || rowspan=3|Tamil || ''Thalai Kodutthaan Thambi'' || rowspan=3|Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy || rowspan=3|A. Maruthakasi || rowspan=3|S. C. Krishnan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
|-
| ''Panneeril Thalai Muzhugi''
|-
| ''Anaivarum Karuthudan''
|-
| rowspan=2|1960 || [[Devanthakudu (1960 film)|Devanthakudu]] || Telugu || ''Ilalo Ledoyi Haayi'' || G. Aswathaama || [[Aarudhra]] || P. Leela
|-
| [[Naan Kanda Sorgam]] || Tamil || ''Ilamai Maaraadha Inbam'' || G. Aswathaama || || P. Leela
|-
| 1961 || [[Malliyam Mangalam]] || Tamil || ''Singaara Velaa Vilaiyaada Vaa'' || T. A. Kalyanam || V. Seetharaman || T. M. Soundararajan
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.saregama.com/artist/n-l-ganasaraswathi_5278/songs N. L. Ganasaraswathi]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkNgYMpSrxbR3Ojwry_EmRY7Julm0XRhX N. L. Ganasaraswathi Album]
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=singers&artist=NL%20Ganasaraswathy List of Malayalam Songs by Singer N. L. Ganasaraswathi]

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