Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 16, 1916
Died
Dec 11, 2004
Place of Birth
Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
Credits
8 titles
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Biography
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966."
Known For
Filmography
An American in Madras
Self (archive footage)
Forever A Legend
Self (archive footage)
M.S. Subbulakshmi: Swaralaya Puraskaram Concert
Self
Boat Song
Self (archive footage)
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
Self - Dancer
Meera
Meera
Sakuntalai
Sakuntalai
Sevasadanam
Sumathi