The kerala government has put aside Rs 1 million to construct a memorial to tamil cinema's melody king, MS Viswanathan. MS Viswanathan, known as the 'King of Melody,' is one of India's most renowned composers. The kerala government has set aside Rs 1 crore to construct a memorial to him, who has composed music for over 1,500 films in a variety of languages. Kerala's government, led by Binarayi Vijayan, issued its annual budget report yesterday. Some initiatives to commemorate persons who excelled in the arts of the arts were announced in it.
As a result, a financial allocation of Rs.1 crore for the memorial was announced. MS Viswanathan was born in 1928 in Elappulli village in Palakkad, kerala, to a Malayalee family. He lost his father when he was four years old and grew up in Kannanur, where he lived with his grandfather. He sold junk food in cinemas and studied music with Neelakanda Bhagavathar despite not having completed high school. He made his stage debut at the age of thirteen.
His ambition is to work as an actor and vocalist. It isn't completed. I used to work as a server for a movie theatre. Later, composer CR Subburaman and violinist DK Ramamurthy joined the ensemble as harmonica players and violinists, respectively. He composed his first piece of music for the 1953 film Genoa. king of Melody, Kalaimamani, Emperor of Screen music, and many more titles and honours have been bestowed upon him, including the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015, a guy who had been entertaining people with his music for more than half a century died.