Selma George

Selma George

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Selma George Profile

  • Name:
  • Selma George
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Kochi
  • Father:
  • Pappukutty Bhagavathar
  • Spouse:
  • K. G. George

Selma George Biography

Selma George is a popular playback singer of Malayalam cinema, who shot to fame singing the duet ‘Sharabindu Malar Deepa Naalam’ aside Jayachandran from the movie – Ulkadal. The song was written by O. N. V. Kurup and composed by M. B. Sreenivas and still regarded as one of the evergreen romantic tracks of 1980s, pictured on Sobha and Venu Nagavalli. She is the daughter of legendary singer, Pappukutty Bhagavathar (Known as Kerala Saighal) and is married to acclaimed director, K. G. George since 1977. Her brother Mohan Jose is an actor in Malayalam movies, known for character roles.

 

She was born as the youngest daughter of singing legend - Pappukutty Bhagavathar in Vypin, Kochi. She completed four year course in Carnatic music from the RLV College of Music and Fine Arts at Tripunithara. Later her father took her to Chennai so that she could make a mark in the music industry. After one year of struggles in Chennai, her mother too reached there. It was her mother who introduced her to K. G. George to seek an opportunity in his movies as a singer. Later she met him at famous producer Shobhana Parameswaran Nair’s residence, who happened to be her neighbour and George proposed her. They got married on February 7, 1977, at the St. Mathias Church in Chennai. The couple has two kids – one son and one daughter.

 

Made her singing debut with Devi Kanyaakumari in 1974, Selma has sung for 40 films and the loss of a singing career has also been one of Selma’s biggest regrets. Ente kadinjool pranayama and Sharabindu of Ulkadal are her popular songs. After marriage she fully turned a housewife and a few years ago, she accused of singer K. J. Yesudas for tampering her recorded songs in his Tharangini studio, which slowly ended her career. She rendered her voice for the songs for the movies – Yavanika, Adaaminte Variyellu, Mela, Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback, Mannu, Thulavarsham, Thomasleeha etc.

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Updated: January 28, 2016

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