 After 1986, she became selective about film songs and continued to have hit film songs till 2005.With S. Janaki and Vani Jayaram taking over the Southern film songs center stage from 1985 and K. S. Chitra beginning her career, Susheela slowly shifted her focus from films to devotionals and light music.But she continued to get to sing melodious film songs from 1984–1999 though she had after 1985 cut down on offers for singing in films.