M. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 - 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, composer, and singer. He was popularly known as Mellisai Mannar (Tamil for "The King of Light Music"). He composed songs in 1200 movies from Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi languages. He worked primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu movies.
Viswanathan died on 14 July 2015 in Chennai, India of respiratory failure at the age of 87.
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Other websites
M. S. Viswanathan's official website
1928 births
2015 deaths
Deaths from respiratory failure
Indian singers
Indian composers
Tamil musicians
Tamil singers
Malayali people