Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as Mellisai Mannar. He composed songs for more than 800 Indian films and various albums. across languages primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He has also acted and sung in a few Tamil films. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa conferred the Thirai Isai Chakravarthy (Tamil for "The Emperor of Cine Music") title on him in August 2012 and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car. Viswanathan composed film music together with composer and violinist T. K. Ramamoorthy from the 1950s to 1965, as Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy for 100 Films. He independently composed for 700 films from 1965 to 2015. (en)
M. S. Viswanathan ou M.S.V., né le 24 juin 1928 au Kerala et mort le 14 juillet 2015 à Chennai, est un compositeur de musiques de film, célèbre en Inde du Sud depuis cinq décennies. On le connait sous le nom familier de Mellisai Mannar (expression tamoule, signifiant « Roi de la musique légère »). Ses œuvres principales ont été faites pour des films tamouls, malayalam et telugu. Il a également joué et chanté dans quelques films. (fr)
Манаянгат Субраманиан Вишванатан (там. மனயங்கத் சுப்பிரமணியன் விசுவநாதன், англ. Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan, также известный как М.С.В; 24 июня 1928 — 14 июля 2015) — индийский кинокомпозитор, работавший преимущественно в индустриях кино на каннада, малаялам и тамильском языках. Награждён Filmfare Awards South за пожизненные достижения в 2001 году. (ru)
M. S. Viswanathan ou M.S.V., né le 24 juin 1928 au Kerala et mort le 14 juillet 2015 à Chennai, est un compositeur de musiques de film, célèbre en Inde du Sud depuis cinq décennies. On le connait sous le nom familier de Mellisai Mannar (expression tamoule, signifiant « Roi de la musique légère »). Ses œuvres principales ont été faites pour des films tamouls, malayalam et telugu. Il a également joué et chanté dans quelques films. (fr)
Манаянгат Субраманиан Вишванатан (там. மனயங்கத் சுப்பிரமணியன் விசுவநாதன், англ. Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan, также известный как М.С.В; 24 июня 1928 — 14 июля 2015) — индийский кинокомпозитор, работавший преимущественно в индустриях кино на каннада, малаялам и тамильском языках. Награждён Filmfare Awards South за пожизненные достижения в 2001 году. (ru)
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as Mellisai Mannar. He composed songs for more than 800 Indian films and various albums. across languages primarily in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He has also acted and sung in a few Tamil films. The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa conferred the Thirai Isai Chakravarthy (Tamil for "The Emperor of Cine Music") title on him in August 2012 and presented him with 60 gold coins and a new car. (en)