Lourde-Mary Rajeswari Eswari (L. R. Eswari) (Tamil: எல். ஆர். ஈஸ்வரி Telugu: ఎల్ ఆర్ ఈశ్వరి) is a veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie and Telugu movie industries. She also sang in other languages like Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English. She has won Kalaimamani, the Tamil Nadu's state award for her contributions to the film industry.br She was born in Chennai into a Roman Catholic family to Anthony Devraj and Regina Mary Nirmala. Her ancestors were from Paramakudi near Madurai. Her full name is Lourde-Mary Rajeshwari. Since there was already another established singer with the name of M.S.Rajeshwari her name was abbreivated into L.R.Eshwari. She did not have any formal training in singing. Her mother was a chorus singer in films. Eshwari used to accompany her mother to the studios and soon began singing in the chorus herself, but quickly got a break to lend her voice as lead-singer.br She sang under the direction of famous composers like M.S.Viswanathan,T.K.Ramamoorthy, K. V. Mahadevan,Veda,V.Kumar,Shankar-Ganesh,G.K.Venkatesh Ilayaraja andKunnakudi Vaidyanathan. Her unique voice was considered to be suited for peppy numbers in the movies, be it a dance tune, folk song or a devotional track. She has also recorded many devotional albums in praise of the Goddess Amman which were hugely popular among the Tamil community and were played in many temples. Her "Chellatha" and "Karpoora Nayagi" numbers has won her a lot of fame among devotees.br br Songs List=br 1. Verkattil 00:00br 2. Samayapura 04:37br 3. Kanparamma 11:06br 4. Kanyakumari 15:48br 5. Yanai Poojai 19:27br 6. Aadhiparasakthi Thayae 22:46br 7. Koppudaiya 27:01br 8. Kottai Maariya Ammanukku 31:47br 9. Chinnamaari Periyamaari 36:19br 10. Dhandu Maariyamma 39:36br 11. Kaasi Visalakshi 43:50br 12. Ellaame Neethan 47:26br 13. Anghayarkanni 52:39br 14. Aatchi Purighindral 55:44br br =Song Details=br ~~~~~~~~~~~br All Songs Sung by L.R.Easwaribr Lyricist - Githaprrianbr Composer - L.