Name S. Rajam Role Musician | Died January 29, 2010, Chennai Nephews Raman Balachander | |
Siblings Sundaram Balachander, S. Jayalakshmi People also search for Sundaram Balachander, S. Jayalakshmi, S. Gopalaswami, S. Saraswathi, S. Karpagam | ||
S rajam 1919 2010 an interview
Sundaram Rajam (Tamil: எஸ் ராஜம்; 10 February 1919 – 29 January 2010) was an Indian actor, painter and Carnatic musician from the state of Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Carnatic musician Papanasam Sivan and the older brother of Tamil film director and musician S. Balachander and actress S. Jayalakshmi. Rajam made his Tamil film debut in the 1934 film Seetha Kalyanam. He acted in a few more films in the lead role, before becoming a full-time musician and painter. He worked as a staff artiste and music supervisor at the All India Radio. He is known for his series of portraits of the Trinity of Carnatic music. He is also known for popularising Koteeswara Iyer's musical compositions. He was a member of expert committee of the Madras Music Academy.
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- S rajam 1919 2010 an interview
- Tamil Heritage Sowmiya on learning music and painting from S Rajam 3 May 2014
- Awards
- Filmography
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