M. S. Subbulakshmi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1916
- Place of birth
- Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
- Died
- December 11, 2004
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 with M. S. Subbulakshmi
- An American in Madras 2013 · ★ 6.8
- Sevasadanam 1938 · ★ 6.5
- Meera 1945 · ★ 9.0
- 1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani 1947 · ★ 10.0
- M.S. Subbulakshmi: Swaralaya Puraskaram Concert 1997 · ★ 10.0
- Sakuntalai 1940
- Forever A Legend 2000
- Boat Song 1997