Sistla Janaki popularly known as S. Janaki, is an Indian playback singer
and occasional music-composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as
"Janakiamma" and is one of the best-known playback singers in India. She is referred to as
'Gaana Kogile' (Singing Cuckoo) in Karnataka. She has recorded nearly 40,000 songs in films,
albums, TV and Radio including solos, duets and chorus songs in more than 17 languages including
those native to India mainly in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Tulu,
Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Sindhi, Assamese, Konkani and also in languages such as English,
Japanese, Latin, Arabic, German, Sinhala, French, Bangla, Russian and Chinese, however the
highest number of songs in her career were in Kannada. Starting in 1957 with the Tamil film
Vidhiyin Vilayattu, her career has spanned over six decades.

• Naguva Nayana [1983]
• Kannu [1974]
• Nanjundi Haadu [2003]
• Mudhalvane [1999]
• Malare Mounama [2016]

• Padma Bhushan [2013]
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement
  Award – South [1998]
• National Film Award for Best Female
  Playback Singer [1993, 1985, 1981]
• Kalaimamani
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer
  [1984, 1983, 1982]