Veteran singer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Vani Jayaram, was found dead at her Chennai residence on Saturday. Vani Jayaram was 78 years of age when she passed away.

• Jayaram who lived alone was found dead with bruises on her forehead, according to police.
• Vani Jayaram's house- help, Malarkodi, had reached her residence on Saturday morning but she did not receive any response upon knocking repeatedly.
• That is when the house-help alerted Vani Jayaram's sister Uma. After Uma and Malarkodi entered the house using a set of duplicate keys they found the singer unconscious in her bedroom with bruises on her forehead. Police arrived and found her dead.