▁of ▁them ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁concert ▁in ▁a ▁temple ▁in ▁K any ak um ari ▁district . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁she ▁stopped ▁singing ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁She ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁ret irement ▁and ▁sang ▁for ▁I la i yar aja . ▁She ▁also ▁started ▁a ▁music ▁tr oupe ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Person ality ▁Un like ▁many ▁sing ers ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁after ▁money . ▁Once ▁when ▁she ▁sang ▁five ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁T amil ▁film , ▁she ▁asked ▁the ▁producer ▁Val amp uri ▁S oman athan ▁to ▁reduce ▁her ▁rem un er ation ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁her ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sing ▁so ▁many ▁songs ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁movie , ▁such ▁was ▁her ▁dedic ation ▁for ▁singing . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁breast ▁cancer ▁and ▁had ▁surg ery , ▁but ▁the ▁cancer ▁spread ▁to ▁her ▁kid ne ys ▁and ▁eventually ▁li ver . ▁Several ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁life ▁by ▁her ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁singer ▁Jam una ▁R ani ▁which ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁don ations ▁through ▁musical ▁night s ▁and ▁medical ▁and ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁The ▁then ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁chief ▁minister ▁J . J ay al al ith a ▁and ▁the ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh ▁chief ▁minister ▁N . ▁Ch and rab ab u ▁Na