Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy, the veteran music director died at his residence in Mylapore, Chennai on 2nd August. He was 94. He was known as Swamy in the music industry and worked for more than 125 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi and composed music for 859 songs.
He served the industry for a period of over six decades during this period; more than 50 singers of three generations sang tunes set by him.
His songs are known for the classical touch. He was a person, who nurtured both the Carnatic as well as Malayalam music. Few of the films in which he composed music include Navalokam, Seetha, Viyarppinte Vila, Sri Guruvayoorappan, Kadamattathachan and Indulekha.
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