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B. R. Latha, popularly known as Bangalore Latha (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಲತಾ), was an Indian singer who worked in south Indian film industry, mainly in Kannada and Telugu.
Latha was noticed by music composer G. K. Venkatesh at an event in Purabhavan, Bangalore and he introduced her to films through the movie Kantheredu Nodu in 1961. Next she recorded a song for the 1962 film Mahathma Kabir, starring Dr. Rajkumar and Krishna Kumari in lead role. She went on to record songs in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu.
Latha recorded her duets with P. B. Srinivas, Mohammad Rafi, Ghantasala, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, M. Balamurali Krishna, Dr. Rajkumar, S. Janaki, Vani Jairam, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari B. K. Sumitra, B. R. Chaya and some rare duets with Musuri Krishnamurthy, Shankar Nag and Vishnuvardhan.
Latha was born and raised in Bangalore. She was trained in music by Chintanapalli Krishnamurthy. She married actor Tomato Somu. Latha committed suicide by taking sleeping pills on March 26 in the year 1990.
Kannada Songs:
Telugu Songs: Latha has rendered some of her best songs in Telugu. The most famous was Salalitha Raga Sudharasa Saaram with M. Balamuralikrishna, composed by Susarla Dakshinamurthi, from the 1963 classic Nartanasala.
Selected songs of Latha, are listed here.
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