MRS.VISAALAATCHI HAMEED IS A BRILLIANT ANNOUNCER OF CEYLON RADIO SINCE 1972. HER PARTICIPATION AS A RADIO DRAMA ACTOR IS FROM THE YEAR 1956.SHE IS WELL-VERSED IN THE LANGUAGES TAMIL AND MALAYALAM AND THE LISTENERS ARE VERY EAGER TO WAIT FOR THE PROGRAMMES, IF IT IS BROADCASTED BY MRS.HAMEED.SHE IS CALLED BY HER FANS AS "TAMIZ PANPAATTU THILAGAM" (VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN DOING PROGRAMMES ON THE BASIS OF TAMIL). MUSIC IS HER SOUL AND THE SONG'S GIST MOST PROBABLY RESEMBLES THE NATION'S GROWTH AND CO-OPERATION. THE ONLY LADY,WHO INVITE "ISAI GNANI" ILAIYARAJA IN THE LATE 70'S TO "RADIO CEYLON" (WHICH IS THE ENTRY PERIOD OF MR.ILAIYARAJA TO THE TAMIL CINE-FIELD).HER INVOLVEMENT OCCUPIES THE CEYLON RADIO'S "THENDRAL"(COMMERCIAL SERVICE),CEYLON ASIAN SERVICE, COLOMBO INTERNATIONAL RADIO.