![]() ![]() Jayaraman used to sing playback for Sivaji Ganesan and Sivaji doubted the suitability of the voice but TMS was willing to sing three songs free. In 1954, Maruthakasi recommended TMS to sing in Aruna Pictures Thooku Thookki. Rajeswari, Naadu Nadakkira Nadayiley under K. One was solo Podanum Kulla Podanum and the other is a duet with M.S. TMS sang two songs for the film Chella Pillai. Mahadevan requested TMS to go seek chance in the AVM Productions which was looking for new voices. Mahadevan recorded two devotional songs for which he was paid Rs 80. TMS had the opportunity to sing songs which wrote by Bharathidasan.Įven the songs are well received, there was no further chance for TMS. In 1952, Susarla Dakshinamurthi gave TMS sang two duet songs in Valayapathi which are Kulir Thaamarai Poigaiyai Kanden and Kulungidum Poovilellaam both with K. In 1951 TMS acted and sang Theeraatha Thuyaralley as a beggar in Devagi again by G. Ramanathan made him to sing Annamitta Veettiley for an unknown actor in the film Manthiri Kumari. The hit song was Raathey Ennai Vittu Odathedi and he was paid Rs 625 for that. Narasimha Bharathi starrer Krishna Vijayam. Subbaiah Naidu gave TMS sing five songs for the film of P. Subbaiah Naidu to give TMS a singing chance. TMS had worked for six months in the house of Sunderlal Natkarni, a director in the Central Studios, hoping to get a chance and the director recommended to S. PUC who sensed the talent, recommended him for movies. Then he went over to Coimbatore Central studio to reveal his ability to the then seniors in the field, such as K. Narasimha Bharathi, who is also from the Sourashtra community, TMS worked in the Kovai Royal Talkies for a monthly salary of only Rs 50. To sing in the cinema was always in his mind and through the actor P. TMS approached MKT to become his disciple but MKT advised him to shape a separate identity for himself. As he was singing in stage concerts in the voice of MKT and many called him litte MKT. Later he learnt carnatic music from Rajamani Iyengar for two years and started giving stage concerts at 23. He first learnt carnatic music from Sarangapani Bhagavathar, a Music teacher from Sourashtra High School. TMS had been training his voice since the age of 7 by singing the songs of M. His father was a temple priest who earned a living from the Varatharaja Perumaal Temple, Madurai and also singing in marriage functions. TMS was born in the Sourashtra community and from Madurai and was the second son of Meenatchi Iyengar. Even at the Age of 85 years, he is still actively singing for Tamil Film industry and the latest one "Valiban Suttrum Ulagam" along with P Susila is expected to be released in this year. He is a devotee of Lord Subrahmanya (called Lord Muruga in Tamil) and sang many devotional songs on Him. ![]() Rajendran, Jaishankar and Ravichandran songs in Tamil films. Soundararajan, is a legendary playback singer from the Tamil film industry for Four Decades. ![]()
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