Nanjiyamma is a national award winner female playback singer who hails from a tribal community in Kerala.

[1][2] The film's title song "Kalakkatha" written by herself in Irula language and composed by Jakes Bejoy attained popularity after its release on YouTube.

[3][4] She hails from an Irula community in Nakkupathi, a tribal village in Attappadi in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.

[citation needed] Nanjiyamma is a folksinger of the Azad Kala Samithi, led by Pazhani Swami, a tribal artist in Attappadi.

She first sung for a documentary for Mathrumozhi titled Aggedu Nayaga directed by Sindhu Sajan.