Paravai Muniyamma (25 June 1937 – 29 March 2020)[1] was an Indian folk singer and actress.

[6] She was approached by several musical directors during her peak, notably by A. R. Rahman to croon a song for the 1995 film Muthu, however she turned down the offer due to unknown reasons.

[7] She was also approached by music director Vidyasagar to croon a folk song for the film Dhool (2003) and she accepted the offer.

[11] After she was hospitalized in 2015, the Tamil film industry helped her, including actors Sivakarthikeyan, Sarathkumar and Vishal.

[12][13] Then, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa helped her under the MGR welfare scheme by arranging 6 lakhs fixed deposit in her name, and actor Dhanush took care of her treatment expenses.