CHENNAI: Legendary South Indian singer, Kalyani Menon passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on Monday at the age of 80. She is survived by her son Rajeev Menon, who is a famous film director of South India.

Kalyani Menon, hailing from Kerala and settled in Chennai shot to fame by singing in the movie, "Dweep" directed by Malayalam director, Ramu Kariat. Since then she was a regular presence in South Indian movies, including Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. In the nineties, she sang several famous songs under the direction of A.R. Rahman. In the nineties, she sang several famous songs under the direction of A.R. Rahman.

Kalyani Menon was the mother of Rajiv Menon, who has worked in Indian films as a cinematographer and director and Karun Menon IRAS, a senior Civil Services officer who currently works with the Indian Railways. Kalyani Menon was called to receive the first cassette from Kamal Haasan. She had also made a brief appearance in the film as Aishwarya Rai’s music tutor.

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