Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ayyamperumal Marudakasi

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Jun 26, 2012, 6:05:49 PM (12 years ago)

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Trupti

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Ayyamperumal Marudakasi

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+'''Ayyamperumal Marudakasi (1920-89)'''
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+Tamil film lyricist born in Melakudikadu, TN;
+farmer’s son. Influenced by musician
+Rajagopala Iyer, brother of composer
+Papanasam Sivan. Worked as a village
+official; left his government job to join the
+famous Tamil theatre troupe TKS Brothers.
+Also worked in Nawab Rajamanikkam’s theatre
+group and for Devi Drama, for which he wrote
+his first songs. Film début as songwriter in T.R.
+Sundaram’s Mayavathi (1949). First hit
+number is Varai ... varai in Manthiri Kumari
+(1950). Wrote over 3000 songs in c.300 Tamil
+films, reaching the pinnacle of his career in the
+50s and 60s. At this time, his lyrics were often
+sung by playback singer T.M. Soundararajan
+and composed by M.S. Vishwanathan. Known
+mainly for his use of rural and folk idioms. A
+compilation of his film songs was published in
+1988.
+
+[[Music]]