Cinemaazi remembers T M Soundarajan on his death anniversary

Cinemaazi remembers Tamil playback singer and Carnatic musician of long standing, T M Soundarajan on the occasion of his death anniversary. Born in 1923 in Madurai, he learnt South Indian classical singing at age 7. Giving his first concert at 23, he went on to enter the film industry, rendering songs for South Indian film stars. He became the singing voice for Tamil screen sensations such as M G Ramachandran, and Sivaji Ganesan. Memorable for rendering several hit numbers such as Ponaal pogotum poda in Paalum Pazamum (1961) and Anbe vaa (1966) in the film of the same name, Soundarajan sang an astounding number of songs in films, besides rendering classical, devotional, and light music songs. Enjoying a long and successful career, his first film song was in 1946, at the age of 24, and his last was rendered with P Suseela in 2010 at the age of 88. Richly honoured for his contribution to music, he was also awarded the Padma Shri, among other awards. T M Soundarajan passed away aged 91, on 25 May 2013.