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1928 జూన్ 24న కేరళ ఎలప్పుళ్ళిలో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ మణయంగత్ సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం విశ్వనాధన్. 1952 Tamil 'ఇంబ సంగమం' music debut.
Iconic composer career
700+ films Tamil + Telugu + Malayalam music composer. 'Mehboob of Melody'. T. K. Ramamoorthy జంటతో M-S-V Tamil cinema golden-era composer duo. MGR + Sivaji Ganesan + Gemini Ganesan + Jaishankar films music. Occasional acting cameos. Padma Bhushan (2012) + Tamil Nadu Kalaimamani + Kerala State + Karnataka State multiple. 2015 జులై 14న 87 ఏళ్ళ వయసులో మరణం.
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Origins
Born 24 June 1928 in Elappully, Kerala as Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan. Music debut with Tamil's 'Inba Sangamam' (1952).
Iconic composer career
Composed music for 700+ films across Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Known as 'Mehboob of Melody'. Formed the iconic M-S-V Tamil cinema golden-era composer duo with T. K. Ramamoorthy. Composed for MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan and Jaishankar films. Occasional acting cameos. Padma Bhushan (2012) + Tamil Nadu Kalaimamani + multiple Kerala State + Karnataka State awards. Died 14 July 2015 at age 87.
