SOUTH INDIAN CINE MUSIC DIRECTORS [OLD] –XX

 MD  15  VENKATESWARAN DAKSHINAMOORTHY

V  DAKSHINAMOORTHY [09-12-1919 –02-08 2013]

V D was a veteran carnatic musician , composer of film songs in Tamil , Malayalam and Hindi. His telling presence was more in Malayalam movies. Literally every south Indian singer / composer has had a session of training / association with Mr. V D. Indeed Mr VD’s career had been an admixture of classic tradition and modified version of tradition in music. The latter proved an advantage to VD for composing songs for movies. His movie career is dsaid to have lasted for 63 years wherein he made about 1400 songs spread over 125 movies.       

V D is hailed as the ‘father of Malayalam cine music’ and held in high esteem. All known song personalities, P. LEELA, P. SUSHEELA, AP KOMALA, NC VASANTHAKOKILAM, S JANAKI, LR ESWARI , TMS, SPB , KJ JESUDAS, P JEYACHANDRAN have been benefited from working with VD .Of them P LEELA, KJJ and his son Vijay Jesudas HAVE RECEIVED training from VD. VD lived a life of orthodoxy and was known as ‘swamigal’ in cine circles of S.India.  He has over 24 Awards for his contribution to music and has several titles 18 and an equal number of awards from KERALA. He has some good songs in Tamil movies.

‘ORU OOTHAAPPOO KAN SIMITTUGIRADHU’ 3 songs by VJ , KJJ and TK Kala.

‘NANDHA EN NILA ‘  1 SONG BY SPB  

‘MUTHTHU MUTHTHU PUNNAGAIYE’   1 DUET BY SPB, PS.

His song list in Malayalam is really breathtaking. Such tall composers have adorned S Indian cinema.

My Pranams to  V Dakshinamoorthy .

Prof . K.Raman