ik ki , ▁with ▁offers ▁of ▁work ▁for ▁not ▁only ▁T amil ▁and ▁Tel ug u ▁films , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁K ann ada ▁and ▁Mal ay al am ▁films . ▁ ▁She ▁met ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁be , ▁A . ▁M . ▁Raj ah , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁film ▁S ams aram ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁play back ▁singer ▁by ▁Gem ini ' s ▁S . ▁S . ▁Vas an . ▁He ▁then ▁introduced ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁H indi ▁film ▁world ▁by ▁getting ▁her ▁to ▁sing ▁for ▁his ▁production ▁Mr . S amp ath ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁P . ▁B . ▁S rin ivas ▁also ▁sang ▁his ▁first ▁song ▁in ▁this ▁film ▁in ▁a ▁ch orus . ▁She ▁also ▁sang ▁Sin hal ese ▁songs ▁as ▁well ▁at ▁that ▁stage ▁since ▁the ▁Sin hal ese ▁films ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁during ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁P . ▁Le ela , ▁she ▁re igned ▁supre me ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Indian ▁film ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁till ▁P . S us he ela ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁center ▁stage ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Though ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁competition , ▁they ▁were ▁fond ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁behav ed ▁like ▁two ▁sister s ▁and ▁sang ▁many ▁songs ▁together . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁film ▁songs ▁J ik ki ▁also ▁has ▁s ung ▁many ▁Christian