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}} Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director and composer. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar'' (Tamil for "The King of Light Music"). He composed songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CM honours Viswanathan-Ramamurthi )〕 He worked primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He also acted and sung in a few Tamil films. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa conferred the ''Thirai Isai Chakravarthy'' (Tamil for "The Emperor of Cine Music") title on him in August 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amma confers title of Thiraiyisai Chakravarthy on legendary MSV )〕 and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CM confers Thirai Isai Chakravarthy on MSV )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=After Padma snub, Jaya says one day Centre will listen )〕 Viswanathan composed film music together with composer and violinist T. K. Ramamoorthy from the 1950s to 1965, as Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and from 1965 until 2014 he worked independently as a composer. ==Life== Viswanathan was born in Palakkad Iyer family on 24 June 1928 to Manayangath Subramanian and Narayanikutty (or Naanikutty) in Elappully village in Palakkad, Kerala, India. His father died when Viswanathan was four years old, and his mother decided to kill him and herself as an escape from abject poverty and lack of support. He was saved at the last minute by his grandfather.〔 His grandfather Krishnan was a warden at the central jail of Kannur. As a child, he sold refreshments in a movie theatre without any pay, so he could listen to the music in the films. He had a part in the film ''Kannagi'' produced by Jupiter Pictures. His primary education was at Pallikunnu, Kannur. He would often play truant from school and stand outside the house of Neelakanta Bhagavathar, a local music teacher, and listen to his teaching other students. He learnt to play the harmonium, and Neelakanta Bhagavathar, who heard him play and sing on a Vijayadasami Day, was impressed and organised a three-hour concert at the Kannur town hall.〔 He later gave his first stage performance in Trivandrum at the age of 13.〔('ஜுபிடர்' பட நிறுவனத்தில் 'ஆபீஸ் பாய்' வேலை பார்த்த எம்.எஸ்.விஸ்வநாதன்! ), archived version retrieved 27 September 2014 〕 He worked as an office boy for Jupiter Pictures in the 1940s, earning Rs 3 per month.〔 Viswanathan was married to Janaki and they have four sons and three daughters. His wife, Janaki, died on 14 May 2012.〔http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/musician-m-s-viswanathans-wife-passes-away-474522.html〕 He is known to have looked after his original Guru, S.M.Subbaiah Naidu, when the latter fell into financial difficulties and then continued to look after his wife until her death. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「M. S. Viswanathan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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