Widely acclaimed as one of the most versatile singers, her association with singer S. She is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from the University of Mysore, the Kalaimamani award from Government of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka Rajyotsava award from Government of Karnataka In 2013, she refused to accept Padma Bhushan, and pointed that it is too little and had come 'too late' and that South Indian artists were not given their due recognition. She has won four National Film Awards and 33 different State Film Awards. Starting in 1957 with the Tamil film Vidhiyin Vilayattu, her career has spanned over six decades. However the highest number of songs in her career were in Kannada followed by Malayalam.

Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit, Odia, Tulu, Urdu, Punjabi, Badaga, Bengali, Konkani and also in foreign languages such as English, Japanese, German, and Sinhala. She is referred to as 'Gaana Kogile' (Singing Cuckoo) in Karnataka and ' Isaikkuyil' in Tamil Nadu She has recorded over 48,000 songs in films, albums, TV and Radio which includes solos, duets, chorus and title tracks in 17 languages including Kannada, Malayalam, She is one of the best-known playback singers in India. She is referred to respectfully as ' Janaki Amma' and Nightingale of South India. Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh.

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