V. Kumar ( ta, வரதராஜுலு குமார், ) (28 July 1934 – 7 January 1996) was a yesteryear Tamil cinema music director, born in

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on 28 July 1934 to Varadharajulu and Dhanabhakiyam couple, in July 1969 he married a Tamil cinema playback singer Swarna and had a son Suresh. V.Kumar is known as ''Mellisai MaamaNi'', was introduced to Tamil film music by

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. He has used

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for many of his songs. He has been the aasthana MD for K. Balachandar films. Before that, he scored music for his Stage Dramas.

Discography

Their works include music for the following movies:

References

V.Kumar Compositions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, V Tamil musicians Telugu people 1934 births 1996 deaths 20th-century composers 20th-century Indian musicians Tamil film score composers