M. S. Subbulakshmi
Age: 88 | From: Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
Person Details
Birthday: 1916-09-16 17:25:08
Death: 2004-12-11 17:25:08
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
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Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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."
Most Famous Work
An American in Madras
(2013) Herself (Archive footage)
Aayiram Thalai Vaangi Apoorva Chinthamani
(1947) Dancer
Meera
(1945) Meera
Sevasadanam
(1938) SumathiActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Herself (Archive footage) | |
| 1947 | Dancer | |
| 1945 | Meera | |
| 1938 | Sumathi | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
