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Alamelu Mani is a renowned carnatic musician. She was born and raised in Bombay.

She received tutelage under her late husband Sri. H A S Mani. Later she had the Privelege of learning select Padams and Javalis, under the guidance of Smt.T Brinda.

She has been a "A" grade artist of A.I.R. since 1968 and has performed on shows like the "Sur Sarita" on Vividh Bharathi and as a visiting artist in A.I.R. Chain programmes. Her concerts have been telecast on Doordarshan.

As she evolved professionally she took over the running of the music school "The South Indian school of music" subsequent to the demise of her husband

Her valuable contribution to Carnatic Music was acknowledged and she was honoured by the Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya and Padam in 1998.

Her illustrious son Hariharan has been groomed by her since his childhood and is now one of the most popular singers in the film industries of both Hindi and Tamil apart from being an accomplished Ghazal singer.