(1921-11-11)11 November 1921 Pedakallepalli, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
9 February 2012(2012-02-09) (aged 90) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)
Music director
playback singer
record producer
arranger
conductor
Years active
1946–1984
Musical career
Genres
Film scores
classical
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Violin
Harmonium
Labels
His Master's Voice
Columbia Records
Formerly of
Modern Theaters
All India Radio
Susarla Dakshinamurthi Jr. (Telugu: సుసర్ల దక్షిణామూర్తి; 11 November 1921 – 9 February 2012) was an Indian music composer, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist,[1] and an eminent violinist known for his works in the South Indian film industry, Hindi cinema, Sri Lankan cinema, and Hollywood.[1][2][3][4]
Dakshinamurthi is the grandson of Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sr. who belongs to the student clan of saint Tyagaraja.[2][3][4] He is known for his compositions in works such as Narada Naradi (1946) (music director), Laila Majnu (1949) (playback singer), Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1950) (playback singer and music director), Samsaram (1950) (music director), Sri Lakshmamma Katha (1950) (playback singer and music director), Sarvadhikari (1951) (playback singer and music director), Yaar Paiyyan (1957) (music director), Santhanam (1955) (playback singer and music director), Jungle Moon Men (1955), (re-recordist and conductor), Ilavelpu (1956) (playback singer and music director), Veera Kankanam (1957) (music director), Annapurna (1959) (music director), Krishna Leelalu (1959) (music director), Narthanasala (1963), which won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, Sri Madvirata Parvam (1979), Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984).[2]
^ abIlavelpu in Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp: 129-31.
^ abc"Melodious tribute". 11 July 2008 – via The Hindu.
^ abTv1 (10 January 2011). "TV1-SUSARLA DAKSHINAMURTHY INTERVIEW_1". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ab"ETV Talkies - Special story on veteran music director Susarla Dakshinamurthy Part 1". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
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