M. K. Athmanathan

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M. K. Athmanathan (1925 – 15 July 2013[1]) is a music director and lyricist in Tamil cinema. He was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani 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 made him to join the drama troupe of T. K. Shanmugam at the age of 11.[2]

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.

Filmography[]

As music director[]

As lyricist[]

Death[]

Athmanathan died on 15 July 2013 at the age of 88.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Veteran Music director Athmanathan Passes away!!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Lyricist-Athmanathans-7th-dead-anniversary-today" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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