Tamil singer Kalpana Raghavendar has been hospitalised after an apparent suicide attempt. Police found her unconscious at her home in Hyderabad after the residential association became concerned when repeated attempts to contact her went unanswered.

Members of the residential association grew concerned when they noticed her house had been locked for two days. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to reach her, they contacted the police. Upon arrival, officers forced their way inside and discovered Kalpana unconscious. They then notified her husband, who was in Chennai at the time.

Kalpana was quickly taken to a nearby private hospital for treatment. Authorities have confirmed that she is currently on ventilator support.

Kalpana started her career as a playback singer at just five years old. By 2013, she had recorded 1,500 songs and performed in 3,000 concerts both in India and internationally.

She rose to fame after winning the Malayalam reality show "Idea Star Singer" in 2010 and later competed in the inaugural season of "Bigg Boss Telugu".

Throughout her career, she worked extensively with legendary composers Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman.

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Kalpana is the daughter of esteemed playback singer TS Raghavendra and singer Sulochana. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Pogiren from "36 Vayadhinile" (2015) and won the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Navamoorthulainatti" from "Intinta Annamayya" (2018).