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{{Short description|Indian singer (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rathnamala Prakash
| image = Rathnamala Prakash.jpg
| caption =
| genre = Sugama sangeetha, [[filmi]]
| occupation = Playback singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|08|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karnataka State]], India
| alias = Haadu hakki, voice of Karnataka, Rathnakka
}}

'''Ratnamala Prakash''' (born 19 August 1952) is an Indian singer who sings in [[Kannada]] language. Along with playback signing, she is known for her songs in [[Sugama Sangeetha]], a light musical genre in Kannada. Her father [[R. K. Srikantan]] was a [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] classical musician.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/feauters/friday-review/music/haadu-hakki-gets-feted/article5660262.ece |title=Haadu Hakki gets feted |work=The Hindu |date=2014-02-06 |accessdate=2015-07-22|last1=Ganesh |first1=Deepa }}</ref>
In 2016, Rathnamala was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Academy Award]] for her contribution to the field of Sugama Sangeetha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php|website=Sangeet Natak Academy official website|title=Awardees list|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Apart from numerous Bhaavageethas she has sung many film songs. Ratnamala's first film song is ''Tangaaliyante baalalli bande'' a duet with [[Dr.Rajkumar]] from the super hit movie [[Guri]]. Then she sang many songs for [[L. Vaidyanathan]], [[C. Ashwath]], [[M. Ranga Rao]], [[Vijaya bhaskar]], [[Rajan–Nagendra]], [[Hamsalekha]] and others. Ratnmala prakash has sung many songs, including ''Santhasa araluva samaya'' a duet with [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|SPB]] from the movie ''Elu suttina kote'', ''Meru giriyane neeli kadalaane'' a duet with [[K. J. Yesudas]] from the movie ''SP Sangliyana Part 2'', "Raayaru bandaru maavana manege" and "yava mohana murali kareyitho" from the movie Mysoru mallige, "Gediyabeku magala", "Hudugi hoo hudugi" from the movie Naga mandala.

==Discography==
Film songs recorded by Rathnamala Prakash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/rathnamala-prakash|title=Rathnamala Prakash : Kannada Singer, Movies}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! width="200"|Song !! width="150"|Film !! width="30"|Year !! width="200"|Music !! width="150"|Lyrics !! width="150"|Co-singer !! width="150"|Actress 
|-
| ''Jwalamukhiya Hage'' || [[Mohini 9886788888]] || 2006|| rowspan=3|[[Hamsalekha]] || rowspan=3|Hamsalekha || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || [[Sadha]]
|-
| ''Shrungarada Kavyavo'' || [[Yare Nee Abhimani]] || 2000|| [[S. P. B.]] || [[Ramya Krishnan]]
|-jjJJ
|-
| ''Baare Baare Rukkamma'' || [[Gadibidi Krishna]] || 1998 || [[Rajesh Krishnan]] || [[Indraja]]
|-
| ''Hudugi Hoo Hudugi'', ''Gediyabeku Magala'' || [[Nagamandala]] || 1997|| [[C. Ashwath]] || Gopal Yagnik || Solo (1st two) ||[[Vijayalakshmi (actress)|Vijayalakshmi]], [[B. Jayashree]]
|-
| ''Teru hoitaithavva'' || [[Kotreshi Kanasu]] || 1995||rowspan=| C. Ashwath ||rowspan=| [[H. S. Venkateshamurthy]] || rowspan=|[[Manjula Gururaj]], Master Sharma ||
|-
| ''O Gulabiye'' || [[Om (1995 film)|Om]] || 1995|| [[Hamsalekha]] || Hamsalekha ||Dr. Rajkumar || Prema
|-
| ''Rayaru bandaru'' || [[Mysore Mallige (film)|Mysore Mallige]] || 1992|| C. Ashwath || [[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]] || Solo ||[[Sudha Rani]]
|-
| ''Aaha Aaha Yarivalu'', ''Lo Lo Lo Ee Pathi'' || Bhale Keshava || 1992|| Manoranjan Prabhakar || M. N. Vysa Rao || S. P. B, Solo (2nd One) ||Shivaranjini, Anjali
|-
| ''Nannake Nakkaga'' || [[Bombay Dada]] || 1991|| [[Shankar–Ganesh]] || Sriranga || S. P. B. ||Shanthamma, Madhuri
|-
| ''Beku Beku'' || ''Nanagu Hendthi Beku'' || 1991|| Manoranjan Prabhakar ||Hamsalekha || [[Vinod Raj]] ||
|-
| ''Thanuvalla Thanu Odayanu'', ''Nammadesha Bharatha'', ''Bettadha Melondu'', ''Shiva Mantravenage'', ''Saavillada Kedillada'', ''Chilipili Endhoduva'', ''Maraviddu Phalavenu'' || Shivayogi Akkamahadevi || 1991|| [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]] || (1st two) Basavaraja Maharushi, Vachana || Solo || Usha
|-
| ''Devaritta Varave Hennu'' || [[Chapala Chennigaraya]] || 1990|| [[Rajan–Nagendra]] || || S. P. B. ||Kalpana
|-
| ''Meru Giriyane''|| [[S. P. Sangliyana Part 2]] || 1990|| [[Hamsalekha]] || Hamsalekha ||[[K. J. Yesudas]]||[[Bhavya]]
|-
|''Santasa Araluva Samaya''|| [[Elu Suttina Kote]] || 1987|| L. Vaidyanath || || S. P. B. ||[[Gautami]]
|-
| ''Ullavara Manege''|| ''Kendada Male'' || 1987|| L. Vaidyanath || ||Ramprasad||Chandralekha, Shanthamma
|-
| ''Mallige Hoovinantha'', ''Mutthonda Thande'' || [[Ondu Muttina Kathe]] || 1987|| [[L. Vaidyanathan]] || Chi. Udaya Shankar || Dr. Rajkumar || Archana
|-
|-
| ''Mahodyayanithyaya''|| Sampradaya || 1987|| P. Vajrappa || K. Prabhakara Shashtry|| [[P. B. Srinivas]], Chorus || [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]], [[Hema Choudhary]]
|-
| ''Thangaliyante Balalli Bande'' || [[Guri (1986 film)|Guri]] || 1986|| [[Rajan–Nagendra]] ||[[Chi. Udaya Shankar]] || Dr. Rajkumar ||[[Archana (actress)|Archana]]
|-
| ''Utthada Holava Kande'' || |Shankha Nada || 1986|| C. Ashwath || Dodda Rangegowda || Solo || Abhinaya
|}

==Awards==
'''National Awards''':
# 2016 - [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Academy Award for Other Major Traditions of Music-Sugama Sangeetha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php |title=SNA {{!}}{{!}} List of Awardees |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817135029/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php |archive-date=2016-08-17}}</ref>

'''State Awards''':
# 2016 - ''Santa Shishunala Sharif Award'' by The Kannada and Culture Department, [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/580274/t-chowdiah-award-tabla-artiste.html|title = T Chowdiah Award for tabla artiste Talwalkar|date = 10 November 2016}}</ref>
# 1991 - [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Karnataka Rajyotsava Award]] by [[Karnataka Government]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1896&at=2 |title=CUR_TITLE |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912101120/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1896&at=2 |archive-date=2018-09-12}}</ref>
# 1990 - ''Karnataka Kalashree Award'' by Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy.
'''Other awards''':
# 2017 - ''Alwa's Nudisiri Award''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starofmysore.com/three-day-alvas-nudisiri-moodbidri-dec-1/|title=Three-day Alva's Nudisiri at Moodbidri from Dec.1|date=29 November 2017}}</ref>
#2014 - ''Vocational Excellence Award'' by Rotary Club
#2012 - ''Artist of The Year'' award by Bala Samaja
# ''K. S. Narasimhaswamy Pratishtana Award''
# ''Excellent Achievement in Sugama Sangeetha'' by D. Subbaramaiah Trust
#2010 - ''Krishna Hanagal Award'' by Hanagal Foundation<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/ratnamala-prakash-presented-award/article760350.ece|title = Ratnamala Prakash presented award|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 3 May 2010}}</ref>

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