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Tenkasi Vallinayagam Rathinam (Tamil
:தென்காசி வள்ளிநாயகம் ரத்தினம்) hails from Tenkasi
, Madras Presidency
, British India. She was a playback singer
for Tamil films.
in the Tamil film industry.
in 1942 for the Jupiter Pictures and also sang her own song. In the meantime, she had continued her training under Ramnad Krishnan, and later trained under Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar
.
TVR was a much sought after singer in the late 1940s and 1950s. She became popular with the film music directors of that era who had worked with her repeatedly and in that glorious period TVR rendered a staggering variety of challenging songs.
TVR became famous by her songs in Miss Malini
(1947) by the Gemini Studios. She also had a rare chance in Ponmudi
(1950) by Modern Theatres
when the music director the great G. Ramanathan
had sung the songs by his composition, himself. He had chosen TVR to pair him as the female singer for him.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
:தென்காசி வள்ளிநாயகம் ரத்தினம்) hails from Tenkasi
Tenkasi
Tenkasi pronounced as is a town and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.Tenkasi is also famous for saaral...
, Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
, British India. She was a playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
for Tamil films.
Early life
TVR had learned music from the age of seven under a guru called Ramalinga Aachari, and gave her first full-fledged concert in Sri Lanka. She became a drama artiste and film artist as a child. Then she moved on to playback singingPlayback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
in the Tamil film industry.
Career life
She was 10 years old when she acted in Bhaktha Chetha in 1940 for the Madras United Artitstes. She then acted as the child Kannagi in KannagiKannagi
Kannagi or , a legendary Tamil woman, is the central character of the South Indian epic Silapathikaram. Legend states that Kannagi took revenge on the King of Madurai, for a mistaken death penalty imposed on her husband Kovalan, by cursing the city with disaster.-The story:Kovalan, the son of a...
in 1942 for the Jupiter Pictures and also sang her own song. In the meantime, she had continued her training under Ramnad Krishnan, and later trained under Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad . Known by his village name Chembai, or simply as Bhagavatar, he was born to Anantha Bhagavatar and Parvati Ammal in 1896, at Kottayi near Palakkad on Janmashtami day, with Bharani star in the month of Chingam...
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TVR was a much sought after singer in the late 1940s and 1950s. She became popular with the film music directors of that era who had worked with her repeatedly and in that glorious period TVR rendered a staggering variety of challenging songs.
TVR became famous by her songs in Miss Malini
Miss Malini
Miss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral...
(1947) by the Gemini Studios. She also had a rare chance in Ponmudi
Ponmudi
Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to...
(1950) by Modern Theatres
Modern Theatres
Modern Theaters Ltd was a motion picture movie studio in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, started by Thiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram in 1935. The studio produced over more than 150 movies until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English of which Tamil movies were the...
when the music director the great G. Ramanathan
G. Ramanathan
G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar...
had sung the songs by his composition, himself. He had chosen TVR to pair him as the female singer for him.
Playback singer
| Year | Film | Language | Song | Music | Co-Singer |
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| 1947 | Miss Malini Miss Malini Miss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral... |
Tamil | jagamE oru chithira sAlai janani parAsakthi thiruvaruL leelai | S. Rajeswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao Salur Rajeswara Rao was a composer of musical scores for South Indian films for over half a century. He also sang, and played the harmonium.... & Parur S. Anantharaman |
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| 1947 | Miss Malini Miss Malini Miss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral... |
Tamil | sri saraswathi namOsthuthE | S. Rajeswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao Salur Rajeswara Rao was a composer of musical scores for South Indian films for over half a century. He also sang, and played the harmonium.... & Parur S. Anantharaman |
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| 1947 | Miss Malini Miss Malini Miss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral... |
Tamil | pAdum radio buttonai thiruppi vittA | S. Rajeswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao Salur Rajeswara Rao was a composer of musical scores for South Indian films for over half a century. He also sang, and played the harmonium.... & Parur S. Anantharaman |
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| 1947 | Miss Malini Miss Malini Miss Malini is a social satire film from South India based on the Mr. Sampath story by R.K. Narayan. It included aspects of life in Madras during the World War II period when there was a shortage of commodities and high prices, and includes depictions of social mores, a love story, and the moral... |
Tamil | senthamizh nAdu sezhithidavE | S. Rajeswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao Salur Rajeswara Rao was a composer of musical scores for South Indian films for over half a century. He also sang, and played the harmonium.... & Parur S. Anantharaman |
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| 1949 | Velaikaari Velaikaari Velaikaari is a 1949 Tamil film produced by Jupiter Pictures. It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai . This was the second film to be based on Annadurai's plays.-Production:... |
Tamil | Ada varuvAyA kaNNA | C. R. Subburaman C. R. Subburaman C. R. Subburaman also known as C. S. Ram was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy Iyer at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar Ganesh duo is his younger brother... |
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| 1950 | Ponmudi Ponmudi Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to... |
Tamil | nIlavAnum nilavum pOlE | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
| 1950 | Ponmudi Ponmudi Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to... |
Tamil | vAn mazhaiyindRi vAdidum payir pOl | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
| 1950 | Ponmudi Ponmudi Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to... |
Tamil | AruyirE prEmai amudha vAriyil | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
| 1950 | Ponmudi Ponmudi Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to... |
Tamil | meikkAdhal arumbu vAzhvinilE pUthathE indRE | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
| 1950 | Ponmudi Ponmudi Ponmudi is a hillstation in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in South India. Its located 61 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.-Tourism:Ponmudi is connected to... |
Tamil | inbathin ellai idhudhAnA | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
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| 1950 | Parijatham Parijatham Parijatham is a Tamil film directed by Bhagyaraj. The film stars Prithviraj and Saranya Bhagyaraj. It relates the story of a man trying to discover the identity of the lady his deceased mother, Seetha, had wanted him to get to know and marry.-Plot:... |
Tamil | vAn nilavE | S. V. Venkatraman & C. R. Subburaman C. R. Subburaman C. R. Subburaman also known as C. S. Ram was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy Iyer at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar Ganesh duo is his younger brother... |
T. R. Mahalingam T. R. Mahalingam (actor) Thenkarai Ramakrishna Mahalingam was a Tamil film actor, singer and music composer of the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his melodious songs mostly based on romantic or devotional themes.-Early days:... |
| 1951 | Marmayogi Marmayogi Marmayogi refers to two individual Tamil language films:*Marmayogi , starring M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar and Anjali Devi*Marmayogi , starring Kamal Hasan.... |
Tamil | manathiRkisaindha rAjA | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | |
| 1952 | Panam | Tamil | panam irundhAlE | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
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| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1952.-Production:Based on a play by Ku. Sa... |
Tamil | anju rooba nOttai konjam minnE mAthi | T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in the olden days of the south indian film industry. He is senior to the other great music directors such as G. Ramanathan , S. V. Venkatraman and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. He composed music fror Tamil and Telugu movies.His family stayed in... |
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| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1952.-Production:Based on a play by Ku. Sa... |
Tamil | mayangaadhE mathi mayangaadhE | T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in the olden days of the south indian film industry. He is senior to the other great music directors such as G. Ramanathan , S. V. Venkatraman and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. He composed music fror Tamil and Telugu movies.His family stayed in... |
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| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1952.-Production:Based on a play by Ku. Sa... |
Tamil | inbam nEruma en vAzhvil inbam nEruma | T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in the olden days of the south indian film industry. He is senior to the other great music directors such as G. Ramanathan , S. V. Venkatraman and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. He composed music fror Tamil and Telugu movies.His family stayed in... |
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| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi Andhaman Kaidhi is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1952.-Production:Based on a play by Ku. Sa... |
Tamil | college padippukku goodbye nam kAdhal vAzhvukkini welcome | T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu T. Govindarajulu Naidu was an acclaimed music director in the olden days of the south indian film industry. He is senior to the other great music directors such as G. Ramanathan , S. V. Venkatraman and S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. He composed music fror Tamil and Telugu movies.His family stayed in... |
P. Leela P. Leela Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:... & A. P. Komala A. P. Komala A. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:... |
| 1953 | Probakaram | Tamil | gOvindan kuzhalOsai kELIr | Ghantasala Ghantasala (singer) Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a... |
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| 1954 | Kalyaanam Panniyum Brammachari | Tamil | nAgarIgama idhu nAgarIgama | T. G. Lingappa T. G. Lingappa T. Govindarajulu Lingappa was a noted music director who had scored music for Tamil, Kannada and Telugu movies. He is the son of T. Govindarajulu Naidu who is also a famous film music director who had a very old beginning in the Tamil film industry.-Early Life:T.G. Lingappa is the second son had... |
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| 1954 | Ratha Kanneer Ratha Kanneer Ratha Kanneer is a 1954 Tamil drama film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The screenplay was written by Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj, and the film features M. R. Radha in the lead role. The film was produced by Perumal Mudaliar of National Pictures... |
Tamil | ALai ALai pArkiRAr | C. S. Jayaraman C. S. Jayaraman C. S. Jayaraman was a playback singer who songs were featured in numerous Tamil films.-Discography:Desam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. JayaDesam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. Jaya-References:... |
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| 1954 | Ratha Kanneer Ratha Kanneer Ratha Kanneer is a 1954 Tamil drama film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The screenplay was written by Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj, and the film features M. R. Radha in the lead role. The film was produced by Perumal Mudaliar of National Pictures... |
Tamil | mAlai itta maNNan yArO | C. S. Jayaraman C. S. Jayaraman C. S. Jayaraman was a playback singer who songs were featured in numerous Tamil films.-Discography:Desam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. JayaDesam Gnanam Kalvi - C. S. Jaya-References:... |
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| 1954 | Koondukkili Koondukkili Koondukkili is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan in the lead roles. This is the only film where both of them had acted together. The screenplay and dialogues were by Vindhan, a popular social acivitist and reformist writer who in the path of the acivitist and... |
Tamil | sollavallayO kiLiyE | K. V. Mahadevan K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after... |
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| 1954 | Koondukkili Koondukkili Koondukkili is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan in the lead roles. This is the only film where both of them had acted together. The screenplay and dialogues were by Vindhan, a popular social acivitist and reformist writer who in the path of the acivitist and... |
Tamil | AnandhamAi vAzhavENdumE | K. V. Mahadevan K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after... |
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| 1954 | Manohara | Tamil | nilAvilE ullAsamAga pAdalAm | S. V. Venkatraman | T. A. Mothi |
| 1954 | Sorga Vaasal | Tamil | rAjAthi rAjan namma rAjA | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
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| 1954 | Sorga Vaasal | Tamil | sandhOsham thEda vENdum vaazhvilE | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
Thiruchi Loganathan |
| 1954 | Sorga Vaasal | Tamil | vIram serindha mugam | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
K. R. Ramasami |
| 1954 | Thuli Visham | Tamil | ennai ariyAmal peruguthu inbamthAn | ||
| 1955 | Magaiyar Thilakam | Tamil | ketta peNmaNi | S. Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi is a playback singer and music director from South India. He has worked for about 135 films in different South Indian languages... |
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| 1955 | Neethipathi | Tamil | anbE nam deivam | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
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| 1955 | Neethipathi | Tamil | AnandhamE AnandhamE | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films... & T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamoorthy T. K. Ramamurthy, Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamurthy, is a popular South Indian Tamil music composer and violinist. He hails from the from a family of violinists. He is popularly known as Mellisai Mannar . His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Along with M. S... |
N. L. Ganasaraswathi |
| 1955 | Mudhal Tethi | Tamil | mudhal thEthi | T. G. Lingappa T. G. Lingappa T. Govindarajulu Lingappa was a noted music director who had scored music for Tamil, Kannada and Telugu movies. He is the son of T. Govindarajulu Naidu who is also a famous film music director who had a very old beginning in the Tamil film industry.-Early Life:T.G. Lingappa is the second son had... |
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| 1956 | Nannambikkai | Tamil | kalyaaNa vELai vandhu kAthirukkuthu | S. V. Venkatraman | |
| 1956 | Rangoon Radha Rangoon Radha Rangoon Radha is a Tamil film that was released on 1 November 1956 starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi as the main cast.-Production:The story was based on play Angel Street written by Patrick Hamilton. Adaptated to film in 1940 as Gaslight starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard... |
Tamil | AyarpAdi kaNNa nee | T. R. Papa T. R. Papa Thiruthuraipoondi Radhakrishnan Pappa is a famous music director of Tamil, Telugu and Sinhalese movies. He was born in 1923 at Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras Presidency, British India.-Early life:... |
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| 1956 | Nane Raja | Tamil | Anum peNNum vAzhvinil inbam | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
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| 1956 | Kuladeivam | Tamil | Anum pennum | R. Sudharsanam | |
| 1956 | Aasai | Tamil | Oviyanin ullamthanai | T. R. Papa T. R. Papa Thiruthuraipoondi Radhakrishnan Pappa is a famous music director of Tamil, Telugu and Sinhalese movies. He was born in 1923 at Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras Presidency, British India.-Early life:... |
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| 1956 | Amara Deepam | Tamil | nAdOdi kUttam nAnga | T. Chalapathy Rao | T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer.... & A. P. Komala A. P. Komala A. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:... |
| 1956 | Raja Rani | Tamil | thirumana mAgAtha peNNE | ||
| 1957 | Aaravali | Tamil | ilam mIsaiyulla | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
K. Jamuna Rani |
| 1957 | Aaravali | Tamil | kummAlam pOttathellAm | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
A. G. Rathnamala |
| 1957 | Yaar Paiyan | Tamil | andha nALum vandhu sErum | S. Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi is a playback singer and music director from South India. He has worked for about 135 films in different South Indian languages... |
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| 1957 | Vanangamudi Vanangamudi Vanagamudi is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savithri in the lead role. The film was released in the year 1957.-Cast:* Sivaji Ganesan as Chithrasenan* Savithri as Devasundari* M. K. Radha as King* P. Kannamba as Mangalam... |
Tamil | kattazhagu mAmA | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
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| 1957 | Bhagyavathi | Tamil | kaNNAlE vettAthe | S. Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi is a playback singer and music director from South India. He has worked for about 135 films in different South Indian languages... |
S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Rani Lalithangi Rani Lalithangi Rani Lalithangi is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi in the lead roles. The film was released in 1957.-Production:... |
Tamil | bulbul jOdi maja | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Chakravarthi Thirumagal Chakravarthi Thirumagal Chakravarthi Thirumagal is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, Anjali Devi and S. Varalakshmi in the lead roles. The film was released in the 1957.-Cast:-Crew:*Producer:*Production Company: Uma Pictures*Director: P. Neelakantan... |
Tamil | athAnum nAnthAnE | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
S. C. Krishnan |
| 1958 | Paattaliyin Sabatham | Tamil | angiyOdu nijAr aNindhu vandhaAyE | O. P. Nayyar O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar was an Indian film music director and composer born in Lahore, India, now in modern day Pakistan. He was particularly acclaimed for his peppy numbers.-Career:... |
P. Suseela |
| 1958 | Nadodi Mannan Nadodi Mannan Nadodi Mannan is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in the year 1958.The Film was re released several times and runs successfully whenever it is being re-released. Latest, in 2005 it was re-released and ran success fully for 100 days... |
Tamil | pAduppattal thannAnlE | N. S. Balakrishnan | |
| 1958 | Periya Koyil | Tamil | nAn pOren munnAlE | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 1959 | Veerapandiya Kattabomman Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film) Veerapandiya Kattabomman is a 1959 Tamil feature film written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The cast includes Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, S. Varalakshmi, and V. K. Ramaswamy.... |
Tamil | mAttu vaNdi pUttikkittu | G. Ramanathan G. Ramanathan G. Ramanatha Iyer was a famous Music Composer for Tamil Movies. He is also known as 'Isai Methai' or 'Sangeetha Chakravarthy' and considered to be one of the influential Tamil Music composers to take Carnatic Music to the masses. Notable for his association with M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar... |
T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1959 | Vaazhkai Oppandham | Tamil | kochimalai kudagu malai | Ghantasala Ghantasala (singer) Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao was a famous & popular Indian Playback Singer and music composer of Telugu films and many other languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi. He is the recipient of the Padmashree award, India's fourth highest civilian award. For nearly a quarter of a... |
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| 1960 | Vijayapuri Veeran | Tamil | kokkarikkanum | T. R. Papa T. R. Papa Thiruthuraipoondi Radhakrishnan Pappa is a famous music director of Tamil, Telugu and Sinhalese movies. He was born in 1923 at Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras Presidency, British India.-Early life:... |
S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari L. R. Eswari L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:... |
| 1960 | Thilakam | Tamil | kAthiruntha kannukku oLi thanthathu | R. Sudharsanam | |
| 1960 | Adutha Veettu Penn | Tamil | kayyum Odala kAlum Odala | P. Adinarayana Rao P. Adinarayana Rao Penupatruni Adinarayana Rao , also known as P. Adinarayana Rao was a reputed Telugu music director, film producer, lyricist and play writer from south Indian film industry.... |
S. C. Krishnan |
| 1961 | Panithirai | Tamil | mAmiyArukku oru seidhi | K. V. Mahadevan K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after... |
Sirkazhi Govindarajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer.... |
| 1964 | Magale Un Samathu | Tamil | Avogulamiyon | G. K. Venkatesh | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1965 | Magane Kel | Tamil | Attam poRanthathu munnAlE | ||
| 1973 | Arangetram | Tamil | yEnadi marumagaLE unnai evaradi pEsivittAr | V. Kumar | |
| 1977 | Sri Krishna Leelai | Tamil | anbe uyarnthathu avaNiyilE | K. V. Mahadevan K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkatachalam Mahadevan was a South Indian music composer.-Career:K.V.Mahadevan was born in Tamil Iyer family in 1918 in Krishnancoil, Kanyakumari district. A contemporary of M. S. Viswanathan, T. K. Ramamoorthy, KVM has scored music for over 600 films, spanning four decades, after... |
Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi |