MS Viswanathan the top most
famous music director who scored music for over 1,000 films in multiple
languages, passed away on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment at Fortis Malar
hospital from last month as he was suffering from breathing problems. The legendary
music director has started his career as a composer for 1952 film Tamil Panam
starring Sivaji Ganeshan and later gained huge popularity with his music in
Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages.
Viswanathan received many awards
for his contribution to South Indian music and mastered in handling instruments
like the harmonium, the piano and the keyboard. Viswanathan has worked with
leading actors and directors during the late 70s and 80s and in Telugu, many
evergreen classics had been produced in the combination of MSV and legendary
filmmaker K Balachander. In telugu his latest compositions include Tenali
Ramakrishna, Anthuleni Katha, Idhi Katha Kaadu, Aakali Rajyam, Maro Charitra
and many more.
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan who
has worked with MSV in many films stated, "MSV has blended into Tamil
cinema history. He is part of Tamil and south Indian cultural tapestry. He has
become the background score of many people's lives. They nostalgically recount
their own life with his music."
