M. S. Rajeswari

M. S. Rajeswari எம். எஸ். ராஜேஸ்வரி
Birth name	M. S. Rajeswari
Origin	Madras Presidency, British India
Genres	Film music (playback singing), Indian classical music, Tamil patriotic
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1947 till

M. S. Rajeswari (Tamil: எம். எஸ். ராஜேஸ்வரி) is an Indian playback singer who has recorded over 500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films.

She started her career in AVM Studios where she was one of the resident playback singers along with T. S. Bagavathi. Then she continued on independently. In later years, she was a popular voice for child artists.

She rendered songs which consists of solos and duets in all of the AVM Studios early productions Nam Iruvar, Rama Rajyam, Vedhala Ulagam, Vazhkai, Jeevitham, Or Iravu, Parasakthi, Gunasagari, Penn and Chella Pillai.

She sang more often in the 1940s and 1950s, while during the 1960s till 1990s, she was only sought in songs that voice needed for small children. Films such as Kaveryin Kanavan, Kaithi Kannayiram and Engal Selvi are the earlier ones where she recorded her voice for child artists. Since 1964 till the 1990s she was only sought for playback for child artists.

She was the first playback singer for Kamal Haasan for the song Ammaavum Neeye Appaavum Neeye in Kalathur Kannamma when she was offered by AVM Studios after a break.

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