Papanasam Sivan
Indian composer of Carnatic music / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973[1]) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema as well as Tamil cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.[2]
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Paapanaasam Sivan | |
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Born | Raamayya Sivan 26 September 1890 Polagam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu |
Died | 1 October 1973(1973-10-01) (aged 83) |
Occupation(s) | singer, composer |
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Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyaagaraja. Using Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created compositions popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, D. K. Pattammal, and M. S. Subbulakshmi.
In 1962, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[3]