A. V. Ramanan

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A. V. Ramanan
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Aravamudan Venkata Ramanan
Occupations
Spouse Uma Ramanan

A. V. Ramanan (Aravamudan Venkata Ramanan) is a Tamil television host, singer and an actor. He became a household name in Tamil Nadu during his hosting of the famous Sun TV program Saptha Swarangal. [1] He is married to playback singer Uma Ramanan. [2]

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References

  1. "The Hindu : Symphony of success". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Frederick, Prince (19 May 2011). "No stopping Ramanan". The Hindu.