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Legendary Tamil Music composer MS Viswanathan died at a hospital in Chennai on Tuesday morning. He was undergoing treatment, he was 87. MSV was admitted to the hospital for old-age related ailments and breathing problems. He was a popular music director in the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film industries and have more than 1700 movies to his credit.
He had worked with three Tamil Nadu chief ministers during his long career viz. MG Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa. He is best remembered for films such as Bama Vijayam, Galatta Kalyanam, Deivamagan, Moondru Dheivangal, Rickshawkaran, Bharatha Vilas and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban. He also worked in Malayalam films such as Manthrakodi and Babu Mon.
M S Viswanathan has composed songs for more than 1,200 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu. In Tamil, he composed songs for films like Billa, Nalai Namathe, Urmai Kural and Sirithu Vazha Vendum. Sivaji Ganeshan’s Panam in 1952 was his debut creation.
MSV is popular for his collaboration with fellow composer T.K. Ramamoorthy and both have composed music for 86 Tamil films during their association of over a decade. “Sonnathu Needhana” (Nenjil Oru Alayam), “Viswanathan Velai Vendum” (Kadalikka Neram Illai), “Kettavarellam Padalam” (Thangai) are among MSV’s all time favourites that are still popular in Tamil Nadu.
By Premji
