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M. S. Subbulakshmi

  • Name: M. S. Subbulakshmi
  • Birthday: 1916-09-16
  • Place of birth: Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
  • Popularity: 0.001
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."

Movies:

Title Release date
An American in Madras   as  Herself (Archive footage) 2013-12-01
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani   as  Dancer 1947-12-08
Meera   as  Meera 1945-11-03
Sakuntalai   as  Sakuntalai 1940-12-12
Sevasadanam   as  Sumathi 1938-05-02