# R. Sudarsanam

Ramakrishna Sudarsanam (26 April 1914 – 26 March 1991) was an Indian music composer who had worked in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada Malayalam, Telugu and Sinhala film industry

## Career

Ramakrishna Sudarsanam entered the Tamil film industry with Thiruneelakandar in 1939. He was a very talented musician who was spotted by Music Director Sharma Brothers and who into their Music troupe. After getting a lot of experience, he started composing music along with T.A Kalyanam. He became full-fledged music composer in Movie Sakuntalai in 1940. He turned a few songs for this movie but unfortunately, he did not continue with that film due to ill health. Movie producers brought another music composer Rajagopal Sharma for the same film and used already composed Sudarsanam's tunes, but he was not credited.
Later Sudarsanam joined the AVM Studio's Saraswathi Orchestra Company and started working on dubbing for movies. His name first appeared on the silver screen in the film Sri Valli in 1945 along with Thuraiyur Rajagopal Sharma. He became a full-fledged Music Composer in the movie Naam Iruvar in 1947. Later went giving a lot of back to back superhits in films.
He is credited to have composed music for the first movie of stalwart actress and actors like Dr. Rajkumar for Kannada movie Bedara Kannappa, Sivaji Ganesan for Parasakthi, Kamal Hasan for film Kalathur Kannamma, Vaijayanthi Mala for the movie Vaazhkai.
He has introduced many singers to the South Indian film industry, and who have come became most popular and has reached great heights in film music few include S. Janaki, T .M. Soundarajan.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Language | Director | Banner | Notes |
| 1940 | Bhookailas | Telugu | Sundar Rao Nadkarni | Pragathi Studios | |
| 1942 | En Manaivi | Tamil | Sundar Rao Nadkarni | Pragathi Studios | |
| 1943 | Satya Harishchandra | Kannada | R. Nagendra Rao | Pragathi Studios | |
| 1944 | Harishchandra | Tamil | R. Nagendra Rao | Pragathi Studios | |
| 1945 | Sri Valli | Tamil | A. V. Meiyappan & A. T. Krishnaswamy | Pragathi Studios | |
| 1947 | Naam Iruvar | Tamil | A. V. Meiyappan | AVM Productions | |
| 1947 | Rama Rajyam | Tamil | Vijay Bhatt | | |
| 1948 | Vedhala Ulagam | Tamil | A. V. Meiyappan & P. Neelakantan | AVM Productions | |
| 1949 | Vaazhkai | Tamil | A. V. Meiyappan & M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1949 | Jeevitham | Telugu | A. V. Meiyappan & M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | Debut Film for Vyjayanthimala |
| 1951 | Bahar | Hindi | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1951 | Or Iravu | Tamil | P. Neelakantan | AVM Productions | |
| 1952 | Parasakthi | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | National Pictures & AVM Productions | Debut Film for Sivaji Ganesan |
| 1952 | Velaikaran | Tamil | P. V. Krishnan | Sri Valli Productions | |
| 1953 | Gunasagari | Kannada | H. L. N. Simha | AVM Productions | |
| 1953 | Sathya Sodhanai | Tamil | H. L. N. Simha | AVM Productions | |
| 1953 | Ladki | Hindi | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1954 | Bedara Kannappa | Kannada | H. L. N. Simha | AVM Productions | Produced with The Karnataka Films Ltd Debut Film for Dr. Rajkumar |
| 1954 | Kalahasti Mahatyam | Telugu | H. L. N. Simha | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1954 | Penn | Tamil | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1954 | Sangham | Telugu | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1955 | Aadarshasathi | Kannada | Chitrapu Narayana Murthy | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1955 | Chella Pillai | Tamil | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | |
| 1955 | Vadina | Telugu | M. V. Raman | AVM Productions | with G. Aswathama |
| 1956 | Dosthara | Sinhala | K. Shankar | Cinemas Ltd | |
| 1956 | Kula Deivam | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | SK Pictures | |
| 1956 | Naga Devathai | Tamil | Chitrapu Narayana Murthy | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1956 | Nagula Chavithi | Telugu | Chitrapu Narayana Murthy | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1956 | Sadaarama | Telugu | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | Shankar Production | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1956 | Sadaarame | Kannada | K. R. Seetharama Sastry | Shankar Production | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1957 | Parasakthi | Telugu | Krishnan–Panju | National Pictures & AVM Productions | |
| 1958 | Matwala | Hindi | M. A. Thirumugam | Devar Films | |
| 1958 | Bhookailas | Telugu | K. Shankar | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1958 | Bhookailasa | Kannada | K. Shankar | AVM Productions | with R. Govardhanam |
| 1959 | Mamiyar Mechina Marumagal | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | AVM Productions | |
| 1959 | Sahodhari | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh | AVM Productions | |
| 1960 | Deivapiravi | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | Kamaal Brothers | |
| 1960 | Kalathur Kannamma | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh | AVM Productions | Debut Film for Kamal Haasan |
| 1960 | Mavoori Ammayi | Telugu | A. Bhimsingh | AVM Productions | |
| 1960 | Thilakam | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | AVM Productions | |
| 1961 | Anumanam | Telugu | Krishnan–Panju | Kamaal Brothers | |
| 1961 | Kanyaka Parameswari Mahathyam | Telugu | A. S. A. Samy | Jupiter Pictures | |
| 1961 | Naaga Nandhini | Tamil | G. R. Nathan | B. V. N. Productions | |
| 1961 | Papa Pariharam | Telugu | A. Bhimsingh | AVM Productions & Buddha Pictures | with Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
| 1962 | Annai | Tamil | Krishnan–Panju | AVM Productions | |
| 1962 | Pavitra Prema | Telugu | A. Bhimsingh | AVM Productions & G. K. Productions | with Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy |
| 1962 | Penchina Prema | Telugu | Krishnan–Panju | AVM Productions | |
| 1962 | Mall Road | Hindi | | | |
| 1963 | Naanum Oru Penn | Tamil | A. C. Tirulokchandar | AVM Productions | |
| 1964 | Poompuhar | Tamil | P. Neelakantan | Mekala Pictures | |
| 1965 | Anbu Karangal | Tamil | K. Shankar | Shanthi Films | |
| 1965 | Ennathan Mudivu | Tamil | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | Ravi Productions | |
| 1965 | Karthigai Deepam | Tamil | A. Kasilingam | M. K. Movies | |
| 1965 | Miss Leelavathi | Kannada | M. R. Vittal | Sri Rajarajeshwari | |
| 1965 | Naadi Aada Janme | Telugu | A. C. Tirulokchandar | Srivani Films | |
| 1965 | Poomalai | Tamil | P. Neelakantan | Mekala Pictures | |
| 1966 | Mani Magudam | Tamil | S. S. Rajendran | S.S.R. Pictures | |
| 1966 | Premamayi | Kannada | M. R. Vittal | Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises | |
| 1967 | Kudumbam | Malayalam | M. Krishnan Nair | | |
| 1967 | Valiba Virundhu | Tamil | Murasoli Maran | Mekala Pictures | |
| 1968 | Bedi Bandavalu | Kannada | C. Srinivasan | Srinivas Art Productions | |
| 1968 | Thirichadi | Malayalam | Kunchacko | Excel Productions | |
| 1968 | Thalli Prema | Telugu | Srikanth | Azam Arts | |
| 1970 | Adavi Raja | Telugu | K. S. Prakash Rao | Sri Rajarajeshwari Pictures | with Satyam |
| 1971 | Bhale Papa | Telugu | K. S. Prakash Rao | Sri Kalpanalaya | |
| 1971 | Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama | Kannada | K. S. L. Swamy | Raghunanadan Movies | |
| 1976 | Narada Vinodam | Telugu | Y. R. Swamy | Sri Kanteerava Studio & Chamundeshwari Studio | |
| 1979 | Hridhayathinte Nirangal | Malayalam | P. Subramaniam | Neela Productions | with G. Devarajan |