Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan

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Manayangath Subramanian 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 Indian composer
film composer
music director
person
activeFrom 1950s
activeUntil 2010s
alsoKnownAs M. S. Viswanathan
MSV
Mellisai Mannar
collaboratedWith K. Balachander
K. J. Yesudas
M. G. Ramachandran
Sivaji Ganesan
T. K. Ramamoorthy
T. M. Soundararajan
composedForFilm Bale Pandiya
Bama Vijayam
Enga Veettu Pillai
Galatta Kalyanam
Kadhalikka Neramillai
Nenjuku Needhi
Ooty Varai Uravu
Server Sundaram
Uyarndha Manithan
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1928-06-24
dateOfDeath 2015-07-14
ethnicity Malayali
fieldOfWork film music composition
fullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan
gender male
honor Padma Bhushan
influencedGenre Tamil film music
languageOfWork Kannada
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
nicknameMeaning Mellisai Mannar means King of Light Music
linked to: Mellisai Mannar
notableFor influential background scores in South Indian films
prolific film music compositions in Tamil cinema
occupation composer
film score composer
music director
playback singer
placeOfBirth Palakkad district, Kerala, India
placeOfDeath Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
primaryIndustry Tamil cinema
residence Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
style blend of Indian classical and Western musical elements
workedInIndustry Hindi cinema
linked to: Bollywood cinema

Kannada cinema
Malayalam cinema
Tamil cinema
Telugu cinema

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M. S. Viswanathan fullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan
M. S. Viswanathan fullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan
subject linked to: Mellisai Mannar
King of Light Music associatedPersonFullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan fullName Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan