Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan, also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar", he composed songs for more than 800 Indian films and various albums across languages primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He has also acted and sung in a few Tamil films. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa conferred the "Thirai Isai Chakravarthy" title on him in August 2012 and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car.
Aansoo Aur Muskan is a 1970 Hindi-language film directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Padmini and Bindu. The films playback music was sung by Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, and Lata Mangeshkar. The film was a remake of Tamil film Kanne Pappa (1969), with which the latter reprised her role in both the language versions. This was Padmini's final Hindi film as a heroine, who later made a decade comeback to Bollywood in supporting roles with the film, Dard Ka Rishta (1982).
Arkadu Parthasarathy Komala, commonly known as A. P. Komala, was an Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada languages.
K. Jamuna Rani is an Indian playback singer who has sung over 6,000 songs in Telugu, Sinhalese, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages.
A. L. Raghavan was an Indian playback singer, who sang many songs in Tamil-language films.
Palakrishnan Madhavan was an Indian film director and producer in Tamil cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Madhavan has directed 49 films and produced 39 films under the banner Arun Prasad Movies.
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's Panam to 1965's Aayirathil Oruvan. After their split, Ramamoorthy worked on 16 films between 1966 and 1986. He and Viswanathan reunited in 1995 for Engirundho Vandhan.
Raman Ethanai Ramanadi is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by P. Madhavan and written by Bala Murugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Muthuraman. It revolves around a village bumpkin who rises to become a movie star, but his life changes following a traumatising incident.
General Chakravarthi is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by D. Yoganand and produced by Chinna Annamalai. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 16 June 1978, and emerged a success.
Chitra Pournami is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, R. Muthuraman and C. R. Vijayakumari. It was released on 22 October 1976.
Thirudan (transl. Thief) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, K. Balaji and Vijayalalitha. It is a remake of the Telugu film Adrushtavanthulu (1969), and was released on 10 October 1969. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
Vani Rani is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film, directed initially by Tapi Chanakya and finalised by C. V. Rajendran. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, and R. Muthuraman. It is a remake of the Hindi film Seeta Aur Geeta. The film was released on 12 April 1974.
Thattungal Thirakkappadum is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by J. P. Chandrababu. Savitri Ganesh, K. R. Vijaya, Shoba, Chandrababu and Manohar star, while A. V. M. Rajan, Cho and M. R. R. Vasu play supporting roles. Shoba made her debut film as a child artist in this film. The film was released on 17 June 1966. When the film was released, the clip of the song Kalyana Panthal Alangaram was not in the film due to a delay in the shooting and editing. In the second week, the clip was merged into the film. The film was a failure due to a weak plot.
Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. C. Chakravarthi and produced by Ramkumar Films. The film's story was written by Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan and N. C. Chakravarthi and dialogue by Thuyavan with music by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Jayalalithaa and Baby Sumathi. It was released on 11 February 1972.
A. G. Rathnamala was an Indian stage drama artist and playback singer who has recorded over 500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films.
This is the discography of Indian male playback singer Sirkazhi Govindarajan, who sang in over 900 songs in Tamil films. He mostly sang in Tamil Film Songs and Devotional Songs. He gave his voice to actors and thespians in the Tamil film industry such as M. G. Ramachandran, Gemini Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, K. A. Thangavelu, V. Nagayya, Prem Nazir, Kalyan Kumar, Nagesh In addition to various other known and unknown heroes and supporting actors like R. S. Manohar, S. V. Subbaiah, Kannadasan, Kuladeivam Rajagopal, Major Sundarrajan, Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan, Master Prabhakar.
Teacheramma is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Jaishankar, Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari and Vanisri. It was released on 12 April 1968 and became a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as Premashilpi (1978).
Maanikka Thottil is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 2 March 1974.
Muhurtha Naal is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by P. Madhavan, and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Jaishankar, K. R. Vijaya and Muthuraman. It was released on 29 September 1967, and failed at the box office.
Sontham (transl. Belonging) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Muthuraman and K. R. Vijaya. It is based on the play of the same name by Karaikudi Narayanan. The film was released on 6 July 1973
