voc, 1919-2013 IN, Kerala
Singer / Musician / Composer of Folk, World and Soundtrack
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 has to his credit as many as 859 songs composed over a period of 64 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 singers/composers of current times.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Kaveri | V. Dakshinamoorthy, Ilaiyaraaja | 1986 | Album |
Gaanam (Malayalam) | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1982 | Single |
Endae Mohangal Poovaninju | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1982 | Compil. |
Gaanam | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1981 | Album |
Pathira Sooryan | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1980 | Album |
Jagathguru Adi Sankarar | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1977 | Single |
Sri Guruvayurappan | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1977 | Album |
Vazhi Vilakku (Malayalam) | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1976 | Single |
Night Duty (Malayalam) | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1974 | Single |
Arakkallan Mukkakkallan (Malayalam) | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1974 | Single |
Danger Biscuit (Malayalam) | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 1969 | Album |