Andal (singer)
Andal was an Indian playback singer who sang mainly in Tamil-language.
Childhood
Born at Alwarthirunagiri in Tuticorin District, Tiruchendur taluk of Tamil Nadu in 1939. Her father was Azhagiyasingham Iyengar. Her father was a well-to-do person and a lover of music. He had a gramophone and many records at home. While he plays the records, Andal will listen to the songs intently and acquired the talent of singing exactly the same way. Noticing her interest, her father sent her to a music teacher in the village. She learned many Kritis from him. Later, she was trained by N. C. Vasanthakokilam in Chennai until the early death of Vasanthakokilam.Playback singer
Andal began her career as a playback singer singing for stage plays. She had worked for drama companies - TKS Drama troupe, R. S. Manohar's National Theatres, Sahasranamam's Seva Stage and for drama groups owned by Komal Swaminathan, T. S. Durairaj, V. K. Ramasamy and S. S. Rajendran.A song "Vaanambaadigal Polae" she sang with A. M. Raja for the stage drama Kalvanin Kadhali staged by TKS was released as a gramophone record and was broadcast over Radio Ceylon. It was a hit.
She started playback singing for films in 1954 with a song in Ponvayal.
List of songs
| Year | Film | Song | Music director |
| 1954 | Ponvayal | Vaanga Vaanga Maappille | Thuraiyur Rajagopal Sarma & R. Rajagopal |
| 1954 | Nallakalam | Kolaagalamaaga | K. V. Mahadevan |
| 1954 | Nallakalam | Vaazhvin kadamaiyai | K. V. Mahadevan |
| 1956 | Kudumba Vilakku | Ennum Manadhinil | T. R. Pappa |
| 1959 | Naalu Veli Nilam | Nambinar Keduvadhillai | K. V. Mahadevan & M. K. Athmanathan |