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Susarla Dakshinamurthi

Susarla Dakshinamurthi
Birth name Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Jr.
Born (1921-11-11)November 11, 1921
Pedakallepalli, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died February 9, 2012(2012-02-09) (aged 90)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • record producer
  • music director
  • arranger
  • conductor
Years active 1946–1984
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Susarla Dakshinamurthi Jr. was an Indian film music director, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist, and an eminent violinist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, known for his works in South Indian film industry, Hindi cinema, Sri Lankan cinema, and Hollywood.

Dakshinamurthi is the grandson of Sr. Susarla Dakshinamurthi who belongs to the student clan of saint Tyagaraja. He is known for his compositions in works such as Narada Naradi (1946) (music director), Laila Majnu (1949) (playback singer), Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1950) (playback singer and music director), Samsaram (1950) (music director), Shri Lakshmamma Katha (1950) (playback singer and music director), Sarvadhikari (1951) (playback singer and music director), Yaar Paiyan (music director), Santhanam (1955) (playback singer and music director), Jungle Moon Men (1955), (re-recordist and background score), 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, Shrimad Virata Parvam (1983), Shrimad Virat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra (1984).


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