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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Msviswanathan.JPG/220px-Msviswanathan.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Msviswanathan.JPG/330px-Msviswanathan.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Msviswanathan.JPG/440px-Msviswanathan.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1928-06-24</span>)</span>24 June 1928<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Elappully" title="Elappully">Elappully</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malabar_District" title="Malabar District">Malabar District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a> (now in <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakkad District">Palakkad District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">14 July 2015<span style="display:none">(2015-07-14)</span> (aged 87)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">M.S.V. Mellisai Mannar, Melody King, Thiraisai Chakravarthi, Isai Kadavul</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">Film score</a> composer; singer; actor; music director</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1940–2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Yezhuvath Janaki</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Manayangath Subramanian</li><li>Manayangath Narayani</li></ul></div><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">In this <a href="/wiki/Indian_name" title="Indian name">Indian name</a>, the name <i>Manayangath Subramanian</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Patronymic" title="Patronymic">patronymic</a>, and the person should be referred to by the <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given name</a>, <i>Viswanathan</i>.</div><p><b>Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan</b> (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as <b>M.S.V.</b>, was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the <a href="/wiki/Sobriquet" title="Sobriquet">sobriquet</a> "Mellisai Mannar" (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> King of Melody</span>), he composed songs for more than 800 Indian films and various albums<sup id="cite_ref-msviswanathan_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msviswanathan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-intoday_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intoday-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> across languages primarily in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_cinema" title="Tamil cinema">Tamil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinema of Andhra Pradesh">Telugu</a> films. He has also acted and sung in a few Tamil films.<sup id="cite_ref-oneindia1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oneindia1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rediff1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rediff1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu <a href="/wiki/J_Jayalalithaa" class="mw-redirect" title="J Jayalalithaa">J Jayalalithaa</a> conferred the "Thirai Isai Chakravarthy" (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> The Emperor of Cine Music</span>) title on him in August 2012<sup id="cite_ref-chennaionline1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chennaionline1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car.<sup id="cite_ref-newindianexpress1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newindianexpress1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-indianexpress2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indianexpress2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Viswanathan composed film music together with composer and violinist <a href="/wiki/T._K._Ramamoorthy" title="T. K. Ramamoorthy">T. K. Ramamoorthy</a> from the 1950s to 1965, as <a href="/wiki/Viswanathan%E2%80%93Ramamoorthy" title="Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy">Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for 100 Films. He independently composed for 700 films from 1965 to 2015. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life">Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>M. S. Viswanathan was born on 24 June 1928 to Malayali family Manayangath Subramanian and Narayaniammal in Elappully village in <a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India (Then in <a href="/wiki/Malabar_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar district">Malabar district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_Presidency" title="Madras Presidency">Madras Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a>). His father died when Viswanathan was three years old, and subsequently his sister also died six months later. In a depressed state, Viswanathan's mother decided to kill him, and herself to escape from abject poverty and lack of support, by drowning in a pond. Both were saved at the last minute by his grandfather.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_article_in_MSV_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_article_in_MSV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-King_of_Light_Music_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King_of_Light_Music-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandfather Krishnan Nair was a <a href="/wiki/Prison_warden" title="Prison warden">warden</a> at the central jail of <a href="/wiki/Kannur" title="Kannur">Kannur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After death of his father, his family moved from Palakkad to Kannur to stay with his jailor uncle.<sup id="cite_ref-indiatimes_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiatimes-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a child, he sold refreshments in a movie theatre without any pay, so he could listen to the music in the films. He had a part in the film <i>Kannagi</i> produced by Jupiter Pictures.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_article_in_MSV_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_article_in_MSV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indiatoday1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indiatoday1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His primary education was at <a href="/wiki/Pallikunnu" title="Pallikunnu">Pallikunnu</a>, Kannur. He would often play truant from school and stand outside the house of Neelakanta Bhagavathar, a local music teacher, and listen to his teaching other students. He learnt to play the harmonium, and Neelakanta Bhagavathar, who heard him play and sing on a Vijayadasami Day, was impressed and organised a three-hour concert at the Kannur town hall.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_article_in_MSV_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_article_in_MSV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later gave his first stage performance in <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a> at the age of 13.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked as an office boy for Jupiter Pictures in the 1940s, earning Rs 3 per month.<sup id="cite_ref-Hindu_article_in_MSV_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hindu_article_in_MSV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Viswanathan was married to Janaki and they have four sons and three daughters. His wife, Janaki, died on 14 May 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-ibnlive_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibnlive-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was 77 when she died. </p><p>He is known to have looked after his original Guru, <a href="/wiki/S._M._Subbaiah_Naidu" title="S. M. Subbaiah Naidu">S. M. Subbaiah Naidu</a>, when the latter fell into financial difficulties and then continued to look after his wife until her death.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As a rare human approach, M. S. Viswanathan, looked after his friend J. P. Chandrababu, the great Comedian and Singer of Tamil films, when the latter fell into financial ruins. Chandrababu stayed the last few years of his life in the house of M. S. Viswanathan, and as per the request of Chandrababu, M.S.V. arranged his last rites when he died in March 1974. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Viswanathan had always wanted to be an actor and singer, but was not successful. He had a few small roles in stage dramas in the 1940s. The composer and violinist <a href="/wiki/T._R._Papa" class="mw-redirect" title="T. R. Papa">T. R. Papa</a> met Viswanathan, took a liking to him and arranged a job for him as an errand boy for S. V. Venkatraman's musical troupe in 1942. In that company of musicians, Viswanathan realised that he had the inclination and the potential for composing music. He thereafter joined <a href="/wiki/S._M._Subbaiah_Naidu" title="S. M. Subbaiah Naidu">S. M. Subbaiah Naidu</a> and at times assisted him. He then joined <a href="/wiki/C._R._Subburaman" class="mw-redirect" title="C. R. Subburaman">C. R. Subburaman</a>'s musical troupe as a harmonium player. Here, he met <a href="/wiki/T._K._Ramamoorthy" title="T. K. Ramamoorthy">T. K. Ramamoorthy</a> and <a href="/wiki/T._G._Lingappa" title="T. G. Lingappa">T. G. Lingappa</a>, the two leading violinists at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-sp_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sp-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> T. G. Lingappa also became a renowned music composer on his own in the 1950s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy"><span id="Viswanathan.E2.80.93Ramamoorthy"></span>Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Viswanathan%E2%80%93Ramamoorthy" title="Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy">Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy</a></div> <p>In 1952, C. R. Subburaman died unexpectedly. Ramamoorthy and Viswanathan joined and completed the background music for the films Subburaman was working on, including <i><a href="/wiki/Devadasu_(1953_film)" title="Devadasu (1953 film)">Devadas</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chandirani" title="Chandirani">Chandirani</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Marumagal_(1953_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marumagal (1953 film)">Marumagal</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/N._S._Krishnan" title="N. S. Krishnan">N. S. Krishnan</a> knew them both fairly intimately and also their respective talents by then because of his close relationship with C.R. Subburaman, with whom he had worked earlier in several films.<sup id="cite_ref-sp_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sp-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Viswanathan also worked as the third composer for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Genova_(1953_film)" title="Genova (1953 film)">Genova</a></i> where the other composers were M.S Gnanamani and T.K.Kalyanam.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> M.G. Ramachandran, the hero of the film Genova, had reservations about the 'raw, young music director' but the reservations lasted only until he listened to the songs. M.G. Ramachandran instantly recognised the arrival of a genius and the relationship lasted until the end of his career as a hero in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-Indiatoday1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indiatoday1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Viswanathan and Ramamoorthy were asked to write the music for <i><a href="/wiki/Panam_(1952_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panam (1952 film)">Panam</a></i>, a 1952 film produced by <i>A. L. Seenivasan</i> and directed by N. S. Krishnan. Later the duo was asked to do the background score for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Ratha_Kanneer" title="Ratha Kanneer">Ratha Kanneer</a></i> by its music composer <a href="/wiki/C._S._Jayaraman" title="C. S. Jayaraman">C. S. Jayaraman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sp_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sp-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The duo composed music for over 100 films, and they worked together from 1952 to 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-netindian1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netindian1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 June 1963 at a special function M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy were each given the title of <i>Mellisai Mannar</i> (Kings of the Light Music).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was granted by <a href="/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan" title="Sivaji Ganesan">Sivaji Ganesan</a> at the Madras Triplicane Cultural Academy. The function was supported and facilitated by the Hindu Group of Publications, especially Mr. T. M. Ramachandran, Director <a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a> and Chitralaya Gopu.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The duo parted in 1965 after release of <i><a href="/wiki/Aayirathil_Oruvan_(1965_film)" title="Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)">Ayirathil Oruvan</a></i> and since then they composed for films individually. After 29 years, they rejoined in 1995 for the Tamil film <i>Engirundho Vanthan</i> starring <a href="/wiki/Sathyaraj" title="Sathyaraj">Sathyaraj</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bowingaway_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bowingaway-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> received her first National Award as Best Singer in 1969 for the song "Paal Polave" composed by M.S.V. in the film Uyarndha Manidhan. Immediately after recording the song, M.S.V. was so happy, he said to P. Susheela that she would be acclaimed as the Best Singer for the National Award for this song. </p><p>The duo Viswanathan Ramamoorthy were awarded an honorary doctorate by the Sathyabama Deemed University in September 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a>, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a>, conferred the title <i>Thirai Isai Chakravarthy</i> (Emperors of the Cine Music) on Viswanathan and Ramamoorthy in August 2012<sup id="cite_ref-chennaionline1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chennaionline1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and presented them with 60 gold coins and a new car.<sup id="cite_ref-newindianexpress1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newindianexpress1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-indianexpress2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indianexpress2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Viswanathan Ramamoorthy duo were the first musicians to arrange a stage performance of the film singers and live orchestra in India. Until then only traditional Carnatic music and Hindustani classical music was performed live in any function. This became a trend setter and paved the way not only for the birth of many musical troops, but also for knowing, understanding and learning about the western instruments among millions of Indians. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_music_director">Independent music director</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Independent music director"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>M. S. Viswanathan began his solo career in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-firstpost1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstpost1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Viswanathan is known for having incorporated various genres of <a href="/wiki/World_music" title="World music">world music</a> into Indian cinema music. He used elements such as humming and whistling in his songs, and blended new trends such as western music and disco with Indian classical tunes.<sup id="cite_ref-firstpost1_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstpost1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-manoramaonline1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manoramaonline1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of his films as solo music composer include <i>Idhayakani</i>, <i>Gallatta Kalyanam</i>, <i>Chandrodhyam</i>, <i>Kannan En Kadhalan</i>, <i>Dheiva Magan</i>, <i>Nimrundhu Nil</i>, <i>Rickshakaran</i>, <i>Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban</i>, and <i>Urumai Kural</i>. M. S. Viswanathan also scored music for many non-film albums and for political campaigns.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He also did playback singing, including 500 songs composed by himself and over 200 songs composed by music directors.<sup id="cite_ref-pluzcinema_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pluzcinema-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He performed songs such as Sollathan Ninaikiren, Inbathilum Thunbathilun Sirithidu Magaley, Yenakkoru Kaathalai Irukindral, Sangamam and Vidaikodu Engal Nadey.<sup id="cite_ref-therakyatpost_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-therakyatpost-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Viswanathan worked with many different film directors, including <a href="/wiki/B._R._Panthulu" title="B. R. Panthulu">B. R. Panthulu</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._S._Vasan" title="S. S. Vasan">S. S. Vasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._S._Ranga" title="B. S. Ranga">B. S. Ranga</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Krishnan%E2%80%93Panju" title="Krishnan–Panju">Krishnan–Panju</a> in the 1950s, and in later decades with <a href="/wiki/C._V._Sridhar" title="C. V. Sridhar">C. V. Sridhar</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._Bhimsingh" title="A. Bhimsingh">A. Bhimsingh</a>, <a href="/wiki/O._Madhavan" title="O. Madhavan">Madhavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/T._R._Ramanna" title="T. R. Ramanna">T. R. Ramanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._C._Trilogchander" class="mw-redirect" title="A. C. Trilogchander">A. C. Trilogchander</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Shankar" title="K. Shankar">K. Shankar</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muktha_Srinivasan" title="Muktha Srinivasan">Muktha Srinivasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chitralaya_Gopu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chitralaya Gopu">Chitralaya Gopu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cho_Ramaswamy" title="Cho Ramaswamy">Cho Ramaswamy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/K._S._Gopalakrishnan" title="K. S. Gopalakrishnan">K. S. Gopalakrishnan</a> from the 1960s. From the 1970s directors such as <a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_Sundarrajan" title="Major Sundarrajan">Major Sundarrajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhagyaraj" title="Bhagyaraj">Bhagyaraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/D._Yoganand" title="D. Yoganand">D. Yoganand</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._V._Rajendran" title="C. V. Rajendran">C. V. Rajendran</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._Madhavan" title="P. Madhavan">P. Madhavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._S._Prakash_Rao" title="K. S. Prakash Rao">K. S. Prakash Rao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Veedu_Sundaram" title="Vietnam Veedu Sundaram">Vietnam Veedu Sundaram</a>, <a href="/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a>, and <a href="/wiki/I._V._Sasi" title="I. V. Sasi">I. V. Sasi</a> frequently worked with Viswanathan; later, in the 1980s and 1990s, new directors such as <a href="/wiki/Visu" title="Visu">Visu</a>, <a href="/wiki/T._S._B._K._Moulee" title="T. S. B. K. Moulee">Mouli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Komal_Swaminathan" title="Komal Swaminathan">Komal Swaminathan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/K._Raghunath" title="K. Raghunath">K. Raghunath</a> collaborated with Viswanathan regularly. </p><p>He worked with a number of singers, both younger artists and more established ones, including <a href="/wiki/P._Leela" title="P. Leela">P Leela</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a>, <a href="/wiki/L._R._Eswari" title="L. R. Eswari">L. R. Eswari</a>, <a href="/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan" title="T. M. Soundararajan">T. M. Soundararajan</a>, and the Malayalam singer <a href="/wiki/P._Jayachandran" title="P. Jayachandran">Jayachandran</a>. He is also considered responsible for making singers like <a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vani_Jairam" title="Vani Jairam">Vani Jairam</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._Balasaraswathi" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Balasaraswathi">R. Balasaraswathi</a>, <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/A._L._Raghavan" title="A. L. Raghavan">A. L. Raghavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan" title="Sirkazhi Govindarajan">Sirkazhi Govindarajan</a> and <a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> popular names. He gave <a href="/wiki/Swarnalatha" title="Swarnalatha">Swarnalatha</a> her first job as a playback singer when she was 14 years old. M.S.V. has given great life by giving opportunity and support for many musicians, lyricists, singers etc. Lyricist Vaali quoted in 1984, "Until I met Viswanathan Sir, I had no money to have any food. But from the moment I met Viswanathan Sir I had no time to have food". </p><p>His notable musical works from 1980s to 1990s included - Polladhavan, Avan Aval Adhu, Billa, Mazhalai Pattalam, Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980), Antha Ezhu Natkal (1981), Kizhvanam Sivakkam (1981), Thaneer Thaneer (1981), Thillu Mullu (1981), Sathyam Sundaram (1981), Simla Special (1982), Pokkiri Raja (1982), Saranalayam (1983), Mridanga Chakravarthi (1983), Puyalkadantha Boomi (1984), Idanilangal (1985), Sugamana Ragangal, Vasantha Ragam (1986), Sattam Oru Vilayattu (1987), Samrat Ashok (1992), Manikantana Mahime (1993), Vetri Vinayagar (1996), Amma Ammayiamma (1998). </p><p>M. S. Viswanathan went on to act in Tamil feature films after 1995, notably appearing in <a href="/wiki/Kaadhal_Mannan" title="Kaadhal Mannan">Kaadhal Mannan</a> after being convinced to do so by actor <a href="/wiki/Vivek_(actor)" title="Vivek (actor)">Vivek</a> and Director Saran while he also starred in Kamal Haasan's <i>Kaathala Kaathala</i> and Karthik's <i>Rojavanam</i>. He also made appearances in other films and television series like Kalki, since 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-behindwoods1_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-behindwoods1-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 1996, Viswanathan focused on composing devotional music and serving as a judge in Malayalam and Tamil TV reality shows. He collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> in 'Mella Thiranthathu Kathathavu', 'Senthamizh Paatu', 'Vishwa Thulsi' and 'Senthamizh Selvan' starring Prashanth. He sang the song "Vidai Kodu Engal Naadae" for 2002 Tamil film "Kannathil Muthamittal" composed by A.R.Rahman.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then in 2013 he sang for the film Neelam – the song called 'Alayae o Alayae' and it was recorded in the supervision of music composer <a href="/wiki/Satish_Chakravarthy" title="Satish Chakravarthy">Satish Chakravarthy</a>. According to director <a href="/wiki/Kumar_G._Venkatesh" title="Kumar G. Venkatesh">Kumar G. Venkatesh</a>, this was the last song sung by M.S.V.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He in 2013 composed music for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Thillu_Mullu_(2013_film)" title="Thillu Mullu (2013 film)">Thillu Mullu</a></i>, with Yuvan Shankar Raja<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While M. S. Viswanathan composed the tunes in the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Thillu_Mullu" title="Thillu Mullu">Thillu Mullu</a> film, <a href="/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja" title="Yuvan Shankar Raja">Yuvan Shankar Raja</a> orchestrated and recorded them.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He sang the song 'Saami Namba saami' penned by <a href="/wiki/Snehan" title="Snehan">Snehan</a> for the film "Mannar Valaikuda", composed by S.Siva Pragasam.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rajnikanth said in an interview about M. S. Viswanathan, "You will rarely find someone like MSV in any industry. He lived life like a selfless saint, free from jealousy and lies. He was behind the success of legends like MGR and Sivaji. If not for MSV, the careers of filmmaker Balachander, lyricists Vaali and Kannadasan wouldn't have tasted huge success."<sup id="cite_ref-india_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-india-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/M._S._Viswanathan_discography" title="M. S. Viswanathan discography">M. S. Viswanathan discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 27 June 2015, Viswanathan was admitted to Fortis Malar hospital in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> with breathing difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had been undergoing a treatment at the hospital for some time. He died on 14 July 2015 due to age-related ailments,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> three weeks after he had turned 87. He was cremated with full state honours at Besant Nagar Electric Crematorium.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>M. S. Viswanathan has won many awards include the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South">Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>PBS Puraskar Award presented by Aruna Nithya Gopal Foundation awarded on 29 September 2013 at Ravindra Bharati<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Honorary doctorate from Tirunelveli-based Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) on 3 January 2013<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Paramacharya Award, meaning 'The Ultimate Guru' in 2006.</li> <li>Doctorate conferred by <a href="/wiki/Sathyabama_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathyabama University">Sathyabama University</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Won Gold Remi Award for the best music score for movie <i><a href="/wiki/Vishwa_Thulasi" title="Vishwa Thulasi">Vishwa Thulasi</a></i> in 2005.</li> <li>Isai Sangam honoured him with Isai Peraringnar, meaning "Great Scholar in Music", in 2004.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaimamani" title="Kalaimamani">Kalaimamani</a> – A jewel for art – from State Govt of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> 1970-71</li> <li>Seventh Kamukura Award – given by Kerala Cultural Ministry.</li> <li>'Sangeetha Saraswathi' by Poojya Sri Guruji Viswanath of Manava Seva Kendra.</li> <li>2013 - <a href="/wiki/Asiavision_Awards" title="Asiavision Awards">Asiavision Awards</a> - Lifetime Achievement Award<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1968 - <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_Kalyanam_(1968_film)" title="Lakshmi Kalyanam (1968 film)">Lakshmi Kalyanam</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Nandi Award for Best Music Director">Nandi Award for Best Music Director</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Naalaga_Endaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Naalaga Endaro">Naalaga Endaro</a> (1978)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Honorary_Award" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award">Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award</a> - Kannadasan Award in 2002.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director">Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director</a> - <i><a href="/wiki/Chandrakantham" title="Chandrakantham">Chandrakantham</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jeevikkan_Marannupoya_Sthree" title="Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree">Jeevikkan Marannupoya Sthree</a></i> in 1974</li> <li>Gnana Kala Bharathi by Bharat Kalachar 1999</li> <li>Lifetime achievement award by Soorya Film and stage Association Kerala 2002</li> <li>Dr. Sivaji Ganesan Memorial award by Sivaji Prabhu Charitable trust 2005</li> <li>SICA Lifetime achievement award by SICA South India Cinematographers association 2008</li> <li>Isai Nayagan by Bharathi Abu Dhabi 2009</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._S._Viswanathan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011204125/http://lakshmansruthi.com/profilesmusic/msv.asp">"Mellisai Mannar M S Viswanathan"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Sruthi" title="Lakshman Sruthi">Lakshman Sruthi</a>. 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Bhanumathi</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao" title="Akkineni Nageswara Rao">Akkineni Nageswara Rao</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">1990–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padmini_(actress)" title="Padmini (actress)">Padmini</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._V._Prasad" title="L. V. Prasad">L. V. Prasad</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan" title="Gemini Ganesan">Gemini Ganesan</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Balachander" title="K. Balachander">K. Balachander</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Viswanath" title="K. Viswanath">K. Viswanath</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi" title="B. Saroja Devi">B. Saroja Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee" title="Hrishikesh Mukherjee">Hrishikesh Mukherjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soumitra_Chatterjee" title="Soumitra Chatterjee">Soumitra Chatterjee</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagesh" title="Nagesh">Nagesh</a> & <a href="/wiki/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)" title="Manorama (Tamil actress)">Manorama</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_(Telugu_actor)" title="Krishna (Telugu actor)">Krishna</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sharada_(actress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharada (actress)">Sharada</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumudi_Venu" title="Nedumudi Venu">Nedumudi Venu</a> & <a href="/wiki/S._Janaki" title="S. Janaki">S. Janaki</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi_(actress)" title="Lakshmi (actress)">Lakshmi</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandari_Bai" title="Pandari Bai">Pandari Bai</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mugur_Sundar" title="Mugur Sundar">Mugur Sundar</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Ramanaidu" title="D. Ramanaidu">D. Ramanaidu</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sheela" title="Sheela">Sheela</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayana_Rao" title="Dasari Narayana Rao">Dasari Narayana Rao</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavendra_Rao" title="K. Raghavendra Rao">K. Raghavendra Rao</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)" title="Vishnuvardhan (actor)">Vishnuvardhan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vijayashanti" title="Vijayashanti">Vijayashanti</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Vijaya" title="K. R. Vijaya">K. R. Vijaya</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ramoji_Rao" title="Ramoji Rao">Ramoji Rao</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thilakan" title="Thilakan">Thilakan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sukumari" title="Sukumari">Sukumari</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishnam_Raju" title="Krishnam Raju">Krishnam Raju</a> & <a href="/wiki/P._Susheela" title="P. Susheela">P. Susheela</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sivakumar" title="Sivakumar">Sivakumar</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jaya_Prada" title="Jaya Prada">Jaya Prada</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veturi" title="Veturi">Veturi</a> (<a href="/wiki/56th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="56th Filmfare Awards South">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambareesh" title="Ambareesh">Ambareesh</a> & <a href="/wiki/K._P._A._C._Lalitha" title="K. P. A. C. Lalitha">K. P. A. C. Lalitha</a> (<a href="/wiki/57th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="57th Filmfare Awards South">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jayasudha" title="Jayasudha">Jayasudha</a> (<a href="/wiki/58th_Filmfare_Awards_South" title="58th Filmfare Awards South">2010</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2011–2018</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Muthuraman" title="S. P. Muthuraman">S. P. Muthuraman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Seema_(actress)" title="Seema (actress)">Seema</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapu_(director)" title="Bapu (director)">Bapu</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vani_Jairam" title="Vani Jairam">Vani Jairam</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balu_Mahendra" title="Balu Mahendra">Balu Mahendra</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jayabharathi" title="Jayabharathi">Jayabharathi</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._V._Sasi" title="I. V. Sasi">I. V. Sasi</a> & <a href="/wiki/Radhika_Sarathkumar" title="Radhika Sarathkumar">Radhika Sarathkumar</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Babu" title="Mohan Babu">Mohan Babu</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijaya_Nirmala" title="Vijaya Nirmala">Vijaya Nirmala</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaikala_Satyanarayana" title="Kaikala Satyanarayana">Kaikala Satyanarayana</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hariharan_(director)" title="Hariharan (director)">Hariharan</a> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">2020–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puneeth_Rajkumar" title="Puneeth Rajkumar">Puneeth Rajkumar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allu_Aravind" title="Allu Aravind">Allu Aravind</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srinath_(Kannada_actor)" title="Srinath (Kannada actor)">Srinath</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template:Nandi Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template talk:Nandi Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Nandi Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Nandi Award for Best Music Director">Nandi Award for Best Music Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1977–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajan%E2%80%93Nagendra" title="Rajan–Nagendra">Rajan–Nagendra</a> (1977)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Mahadevan" title="K. V. Mahadevan">K. V. Mahadevan</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rajeswara_Rao" title="S. Rajeswara Rao">S. Rajeswara Rao</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Naidu" title="Ramesh Naidu">Ramesh Naidu</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Chakravarthy" title="K. Chakravarthy">K. Chakravarthy</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Naidu" title="Ramesh Naidu">Ramesh Naidu</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam" title="S. P. Balasubrahmanyam">S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Chakravarthy" title="K. Chakravarthy">K. Chakravarthy</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Mahadevan" title="K. V. Mahadevan">K. V. Mahadevan</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._P._Nayyar" title="O. P. Nayyar">O. P. Nayyar</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Mahadevan" title="K. V. Mahadevan">K. V. Mahadevan</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj%E2%80%93Koti" title="Raj–Koti">Raj–Koti</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavapeddi_Suresh" title="Madhavapeddi Suresh">Madhavapeddi Suresh</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandemataram_Srinivas" title="Vandemataram Srinivas">Vandemataram Srinivas</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Sharma" title="Mani Sharma">Mani Sharma</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandemataram_Srinivas" title="Vandemataram Srinivas">Vandemataram Srinivas</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandemataram_Srinivas" title="Vandemataram Srinivas">Vandemataram Srinivas</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._P._Patnaik" title="R. P. Patnaik">R. P. Patnaik</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Sharma" title="Mani Sharma">Mani Sharma</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Radha_Krishnan" title="K. M. Radha Krishnan">K. M. Radha Krishnan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_J._Meyer" title="Mickey J. Meyer">Mickey J. Meyer</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_J._Meyer" title="Mickey J. Meyer">Mickey J. Meyer</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chakri_(composer)" title="Chakri (composer)">Chakri</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> & <a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Sri_Prasad" title="Devi Sri Prasad">Devi Sri Prasad</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anup_Rubens" title="Anup Rubens">Anup Rubens</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_J._Meyer" title="Mickey J. Meyer">Mickey J. Meyer</a> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template:Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template talk:Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director">Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1969–1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/G._Devarajan" title="G. Devarajan">G. Devarajan</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Devarajan" title="G. Devarajan">G. Devarajan</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Dakshinamoorthy" title="V. Dakshinamoorthy">V. Dakshinamoorthy</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Devarajan" title="G. Devarajan">G. Devarajan</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavan" title="K. Raghavan">K. Raghavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._B._Sreenivasan" title="M. B. Sreenivasan">M. B. Sreenivasan</a> (1973)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> (1974)</li> <li>Bhaskar Chendra Varker (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._T._Ummer" title="A. T. Ummer">A. T. Ummer</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavan" title="K. Raghavan">K. Raghavan</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._B._Sreenivasan" title="M. B. Sreenivasan">M. B. Sreenivasan</a> (1978)</li> <li><i>None</i> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Amaldev" title="Jerry Amaldev">Jerry Amaldev</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._B._Sreenivasan" title="M. B. Sreenivasan">M. B. Sreenivasan</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_(composer)" title="Shyam (composer)">Shyam</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_(composer)" title="Shyam (composer)">Shyam</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Devarajan" title="G. Devarajan">G. Devarajan</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(music_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravi (music director)">Bombay Ravi</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouseppachan" title="Ouseppachan">Ouseppachan</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_(composer)" title="Johnson (composer)">Johnson</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumbavoor_G._Raveendranath" title="Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath">Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Amaldev" title="Jerry Amaldev">Jerry Amaldev</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raveendran" title="Raveendran">Raveendran</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_(music_director)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravi (music director)">Bombay Ravi</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Venkatesh" title="S. P. Venkatesh">S. P. Venkatesh</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berny-Ignatius" class="mw-redirect" title="Berny-Ignatius">Berny-Ignatius</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaithapram_Damodaran_Namboothiri" title="Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri">Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (1998)</li> <li>Sunny Stephen (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Radhakrishnan" title="M. G. Radhakrishnan">M. G. Radhakrishnan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raveendran" title="Raveendran">Raveendran</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Radhakrishnan" title="M. G. Radhakrishnan">M. G. Radhakrishnan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Narayan" title="Ramesh Narayan">Ramesh Narayan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Sithara" title="Mohan Sithara">Mohan Sithara</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharreth" title="Sharreth">Sharreth</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouseppachan" title="Ouseppachan">Ouseppachan</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Narayan" title="Ramesh Narayan">Ramesh Narayan</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Narayan" title="Ramesh Narayan">Ramesh Narayan</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Jayachandran" title="M. Jayachandran">M. Jayachandran</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Arjunan" title="M. K. Arjunan">M. K. Arjunan</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishal_Bhardwaj" title="Vishal Bhardwaj">Vishal Bhardwaj</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sushin_Shyam" title="Sushin Shyam">Sushin Shyam</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_Jayachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="M Jayachandran">M Jayachandran</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesham_Abdul_Wahab" title="Hesham Abdul Wahab">Hesham Abdul Wahab</a> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Template talk:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Music_Director" title="Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director">Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1968-1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Mahadevan" title="K. V. Mahadevan">K. V. Mahadevan</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnakudi_Vaidyanathan" title="Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan">Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan</a> (1970)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1971-1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1977)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Ganesh" title="Shankar–Ganesh">Shankar–Ganesh</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981-2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1981)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. S. Viswanathan</a> (1982)</li> <li><i>Not awarded</i> (1983-1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (1988,1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deva_(composer)" title="Deva (composer)">Deva</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Keeravani" title="M. M. Keeravani">M. M. Keeravani</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (1992,1993,1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deva_(composer)" title="Deva (composer)">Deva</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._A._Rajkumar" title="S. A. Rajkumar">S. A. Rajkumar</a> (1997)</li> <li>Bobby (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Rahman" title="A. R. Rahman">A. R. Rahman</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deva_(composer)" title="Deva (composer)">Deva</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001-present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirpy" title="Sirpy">Sirpy</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj" title="Harris Jayaraj">Harris Jayaraj</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srikanth_Deva" title="Srikanth Deva">Srikanth Deva</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj" title="Harris Jayaraj">Harris Jayaraj</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuvan_Shankar_Raja" title="Yuvan Shankar Raja">Yuvan Shankar Raja</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_(composer)" title="Vidyasagar (composer)">Vidyasagar</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja" title="Ilaiyaraaja">Ilaiyaraaja</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundar_C._Babu" title="Sundar C. 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