Papanasam Sivan (1891 - 1973)

Papanasam Sivan (1891-1973)

Papanasam Sivan's first film was Sita Kalyanam(1933) for which he composed the music and wrote the songs.He was a major influence in the formative years of Tamil Movies.He worked in a series of films, composing music and writing songs ; in some films he sang a few songs .He has written and set to music more than 1000 songs in about 70 movies.He has also played the lead roles acted in four films-Baktha Kuchala ,Thyagabhoomi, Baktha Cheta and Kubera Kuchala.He has also written songs in other language films.In 1962, The Sangeet Natak Academy made him a fellow and in 1972 , he was awarded the title Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.A road in Chennai is named after him.