M. S. Subbulakshmi
ActingBorn 1916-09-16 · Madurai, Madras Presidency, IndiaDied 2004-12-11
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."
An American in Madras
Dec 01, 2013Rated 6.8 out of 10
Forever A Legend
Jun 01, 2000
Boat Song
Jun 06, 1997M.S. Subbulakshmi: Swaralaya Puraskaram Concert
Jun 29, 1997Rated 10 out of 10
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
Dec 08, 1947Rated 10 out of 10Meera
Nov 03, 1945Rated 9 out of 10
Sakuntalai
Dec 12, 1940
Sevasadanam
May 02, 1938Rated 6.5 out of 10