M. S. Viswanathan

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M. S. Viswanathan was a legendary Indian film music composer, primarily known for his prolific and influential work in Tamil cinema from the 1950s onward.

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instanceOf actor
film composer
human
music director
playback singer
record producer
alsoKnownAs King of Light Music
M. S. V.
Mellisai Mannar
associatedWithCity Chennai
awardReceived Kalaimamani
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
surface form: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director
birthDate 1928-06-24
birthPlace British India
Kerala
Palakkad district
causeOfDeath age-related illness
citizenship India
collaboratedWith T. K. Ramamoorthy
collaborationName Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
composedForFilm Bama Vijayam
Enga Veettu Pillai
Galatta Kalyanam
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Nenjuku Needhi
Rickshawkaran
Server Sundaram
Uyarndha Manithan
composedForNumberOfFilms over 1200
deathDate 2015-07-14
deathPlace Chennai
India
Tamil Nadu
fullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan
genre Indian classical music
film score
light music
honorificTitle Mellisai Mannar
influenced A. R. Rahman
Ilaiyaraaja
notableFor influential use of light music in Indian films
prolific film music compositions in Tamil cinema
numberOfChildren 7
occupation actor
composer
film producer
music director
playback singer
primaryWorkLanguage Tamil
regionOfActivity South India
religion Hinduism
spouse Janaki
workedInIndustry Bollywood cinema
surface form: Hindi cinema

Kannada cinema
Mollywood (Malayalam cinema)
surface form: Malayalam cinema

Tamil cinema
Tollywood film industry
surface form: Telugu cinema
yearsActive 1950s–2010s

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Tamil cinema hasNotableMusicComposer M. S. Viswanathan