V. Dakshinamoorthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

V. Dakshinamoorthy

Indian musician

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 02-Aug-2013

Profession: composer, musician, music director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About V. Dakshinamoorthy

  • Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy (9 December 1919 – 2 August 2013) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films, predominantly in Malayalam films.
  • He has set scores for the songs in over 125 films.
  • He composed as many as 1400 songs over a period of 63 years.
  • Fondly known as Swami, he was instrumental in pioneering classical music-based film songs.
  • Revered as one of the forefathers of the Malayalam music industry, he has mentored many of the renowned contemporary singers and composers.

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