M. K. Athmanathan (1925 – 15 July 2013
) was a music director and lyricist in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
cinema. He was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the
Kalaimamani
The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ...
award in 1978.
Early life
Born in the village
Valliyoor in
Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. He started life as a goldsmith but his interest in
The arts
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made him to join the drama troupe of
T. K. Shanmugam
Thiruvananthapuram Kannuswamy Shanmugam (1912–1973; also known as "Avvai" T. K. Shanmugam) was a Tamil theatre and film artist. He acquired the prefix "Avvai" after portraying saint-poet Avvaiyar (Sangam poet), Avvaiyar in a play.
Early life
T ...
at the age of 11.
Career
He entered the Tamil cinema in 1954 with the film
Ratha Pasam as its music director. He also wrote 3 songs for the film.
He scored music for 20 films and penned lyrics for more than 120 songs.
Career
He married Thanlakshmi, they has two daughters (Madhavi & Amutha) and one son Elangovan.
Filmography
As music director
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Ratha Pasam (1954)
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Naalu Veli Nilam (1959)
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Malliyam Mangalam (1961)
As lyricist
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Ratha Pasam (1954)
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Maheswari (1955)
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Amara Deepam (1956)
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Kula Deivam (1956)
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Raja Rani (1956)
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Rangoon Radha (1956)
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Mallika (1957)
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Pudhaiyal (1957)
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Nadodi Mannan (1958)
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Thedi Vandha Selvam (1958)
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Thirumanam
''Thirumanam'' () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. Bhimsingh, and produced and written by Valampuri Somanathan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. It revolves around a singer who does not sing for money, be ...
(1958)
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Naalu Veli Nilam (1959)
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Naatukoru Nallaval (1959)
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Kalathur Kannamma
''Kalathur Kannamma'' is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by A. Bhimsingh and written by Javar Seetharaman. The film stars Gemini Ganesh, Savitri Ganesh and Kamal Haasan. It revolves around a couple — a wealt ...
(1960)
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Petra Manam
''Petra Manam'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Bhimsingh and produced by National Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Pushpavalli, S. S. Rajendran and Padmini Priyadarshini. It is the Tamil version of the 1953 T ...
(1960)
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Thilakam (1960)
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Malliyam Mangalam (1961)
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Naaga Nandhini (1961)
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Nallavan Vazhvan (1961)
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Thirudathe (1961)
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Muthu Mandapam (1962)
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Vikramadhithan 1962)
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Ethaiyum Thangum Ithaiyam (1962)
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Alli (1964)
Death
Athmanathan died on 15 July 2013 at the age of 88.
References
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1925 births
2013 deaths
20th-century Indian poets
Tamil film poets
Tamil film score composers
People from Tirunelveli district