Famous tamil singer Uma Ramanan, who made millions of people crazy with the magic of her velvety voice, passed away on Wednesday, May 1. He said goodbye to this world forever at the age of 69. Singer's fans and tamil industry are in shock due to his demise. The reason behind his demise is not yet known. Nor has much information been received regarding his funeral.

Fans and fellow actors shocked by Uma's demise

Uma is survived by her husband AV Ramanan and their son Vignesh Ramanan. The late singer's husband is also a singer. There has been a wave of mourning in the industry after the news of Uma's demise. Many artists and fans are paying tribute to the singer on social media.

Uma had a successful career spanning three decades

Uma enjoyed a successful career spanning three decades. Her journey started in 1977 with the song "Mohanan Kannan Murali" composed by sv Venkataraman for the film Shri krishna Leela. Mother Saraswati resided in Uma's neck. After she trained in classical music under Pazhani Vijayalakshmi, Uma met AV Ramanan. At that time, Ramanan was looking for talented singers to join his stage shows and concerts. After this, Uma and AV Ramanan became a pair both on and off stage. Eventually, they got married.

Association with Ilaiyaraaja brought immense popularity to Uma

Although Uma sang many songs for her husband, her association with Ilaiyaraaja earned her a lot of love. Uma gained immense popularity in the tamil film industry with the song Poongathave Chocha Thakaavai from Ilaiyaraaja's musical Nizhalgal. Then there was a wonderful partnership between these two, due to which more than 100 songs were composed which resonated with the audience generation after generation. The late singer has worked with many composers like MSV, Shankar-Ganesh, T Rajender, Deva, SA Rajkumar, Chilli, Mani Sharma, Srikant deva and Vidyasagar. Uma and AV Ramanan also sang a song for the hindi film Playboy.