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Tunesmith entertainment4/11/2023 ![]() ![]() He tuned Bharatiar songs and Karpagambal Andhadi for DD. He set to tune Narayaneeyam and Guruvayur Suprabhatam rendered by Trichur Ramachandran and Papanasam sivan's “Sree Rama Charitha Geetham” sung by Sirkazhi Govindarajan. ![]() and ‘Vadavaraiyai Mathakki,' ‘Mudiondrum Moolangalum' and a few Bharatiar songs that she made famous. He scored the music for the famous Bhaja Govindham sung by M.S. His last assignment was ‘Sri Krishna Leela.' He also proved his prowess as a singer in a few films. Pattammal and MLV also came under his baton. Chinnappa and GNB to Dhandapani Desikar and TMS lent their voices to his tunes. Venkatesh worked with him.Īll leading playback singers of the time from P.U. He worked with veterans such as Annadurai, M.G. had acted) ‘Kangal,' ‘Kannin Manigal,' ‘Maman Magal,' ‘Naga Panchami,' ‘Nannambikkai,' ‘Panakkari,' ‘Sri Murugan,' ‘Manohara' (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi ) ‘Irumbu Thirai,' ‘Arivali,' ‘Sri Krishna Vijayam,' ‘Maruda Naattu Veeran' and ‘Paanai Pidithaval Bagyasaali.' The films for which he composed music, apart from ‘Nanda Kumar' include ‘Tahsildar,' ‘Bookailash,' ‘Krishna Bhakti,' ‘Vaalmiki,' ‘Manonmani,' ‘Mahamaya,' ‘Kannagi,' ‘Idhaya Geetham,' ‘Gnana Soundari,' ‘Nandanar,' ‘Tirumazhisai Azhwar,' ‘Sakunthalai,' ‘Meera' (Tamil and Hindi in which M.S. You are the music director of my next film, ‘Nanda Kumar,'” he invited. Meyyappa Chettiyar found him at the Cubbon Park, Bangalore. During a fight scene shoot, his left hand was broken leaving Venkataraman contemplating his future. Silver screen was not far behind and Venkataraman acted in five films, donning different roles – as hero, villain and comedian too!īut, it was time for a change. In the play, ‘Ramayana,' he got the hero's role and became popular. He learnt to play the harmonium and that was the closest he came to having formal lessons in Carnatic music. A new chapter had begun with Venkatraman beginning his career as a stage artist-singer-musician. The head of a drama troupe, who heard the boy, offered to rope him in. An ardent Krishna devotee, he routinely sang songs on the deity and the moved owner predicted a bright future for the lad. Here he stayed at the house of a saloon owner. He started his journey with his mother's consent and landed at Chintadripet. His passion for music grew and he felt Madras was the place to pursue the art. He studied up to the fourth standard and that was all the school education he had. He revealed a rare gnana in music and at five, could sing Tyagaraja's songs quite well. When the boy was just three, his father died and he came under the care of his Uncle at Manamadurai. The mother considered the boy to be special. Lakshmi Ammal, returning from Gunaseelam, after visiting a relative there, went into labour near Aiyyampalayam and delivered a baby in front of the Sivan temple there. SVV's life was punctuated with quite a few turning points, even his birth happening in unusual circumstances. SVV scored music for over 200 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Venkataraman, whose centenary falls on April 25. Music for the soul-stirring songs that have lived for decades was composed by S.V. The film ‘Meera' has attained an immortal status, for two reasons – the presence of MS and the songs she rendered.
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