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Papanasam Sivan

Papanasam Sivan

Composer

Papanasam Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1970. He was also the foremost film score composer in Kannada cinema as well as Tamil cinema in 1930s and 1940s. A famous composer, Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyagaraja. Using Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created numerous hits popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. S. Subbulakshmi. In 1962, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Born: September 26, 1890 in Polagam Village, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: October 1, 1972 (Age 82)

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Papanasam Sivan  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6
ActorSambu Sastri1939
Movie
8.5
SoundMusic1939
Movie
8.1
SoundMusic1944
Movie
8.3
SoundMusic1943
Movie
SoundMusic, Songs1934
Movie
7.9
SoundMusic, Songs1937
Movie
6
SoundMusic1939
Movie
SoundOriginal Music Composer1938
Movie
DirectingMusic Director1934
Movie
6
WritingLyricist2023
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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