P. Leela

Porayathu Leela (1934–2005) better known as P. Leela (Tamil: பி. லீலா) was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006. Porayathu Leela was born in 1934, in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala to V.K. Kunjanmenon and Porayath Meenakshi Amma. She was the youngest of the three daughters- Sharadha, Bhanumathi and Leela. V K Kunjanmenon was working as a teacher in Ramavarma Higher Secondary School at Ernakulam. V.K.Menon was passionate about music “We were three girls in our family and I was the youngest. My father wanted us to learn Carnatic music and all three of us used to sing well, My father was solely responsible for making me a singer." said Leela. Starting at the age of 13, she has sung about 5000 film...