Susarla Dakshinamurthi
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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]
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Birth name | Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Jr. |
Born | (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 |
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Years active | 1946–1984 |
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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]