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Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Wins Best Female Playback Singer at 72nd National Film Awards!
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 18:24
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Wins Best Female Playback Singer at 72nd National Film Awards!
- •Visually challenged singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi received the Best Female Playback Singer award at the 72nd National Film Awards for her song "Angu Vaana Konilu" from the Malayalam film Ajayante Randam Moshanam (ARM).
- •President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Vijayalakshmi at the ceremony held in Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat.
- •Born on October 7, 1981, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, known for her skill with the Gayatriveena instrument.
- •She has a distinguished career, including a special jury mention for the 2013 film Celluloid, the Kerala Sree Award in 2022, two Kerala State Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award for Light Music in 2013.
- •Other notable winners at the 72nd National Film Awards included Anant Nag (Dadasaheb Phalke Award), Aditya Dhar's Article 370 (Best Feature Film), Yami Gautam (Best Actress), Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan (joint Best Actor), and Rajkumar Periasamy (Best Director).
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Vaikom Vijayalakshmi won the Best Female Playback Singer award for her rendition of the song "Angu Vaana Konilu" from the Malayalam film Ajayante Randam Moshanam (ARM).
The music for the award-winning song was composed by Dibu Nainan Thomas, and the lyrics were written by Manu Manjith.
The 72nd National Film Awards ceremony took place in Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Gujarat.
