M. B. Sreenivasan
M. B. Sreenivasan | |
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Lakshadweep Islands | |
Occupation | Music director |
Spouse | Zahida Kitchlew |
Manamadurai Balakrishnan Sreenivasan (19 September 1925 – 9 March 1988), or MBS, was a South Indian music director who worked mainly in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.
He was born to an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family on 19 September 1925 in
He formed the Madras Youth Choir in 1971, which sings Indian choral music, based at Chennai. They released a twin cd Pallupaduvome by Charsur and proposed to release a children's CD Poo Vaenuma that was composed by MBS. He also acted in a Tamil movie, Agraharathil Kazhutai.
He was married to Zahida Kitchlew, a Kashmiri Muslim, who was the daughter of the freedom fighter Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. They had a son named Kabir. None of them are still alive.
M. B. Sreenivasan died suddenly of a heart attack while conducting a choir in the Lakshadweep islands on 9 March 1988. His body was later taken to his homeland, and was cremated there. Zahida, his wife, outlived him for 14 years, dying on 23 October 2002. Kabir, who suffered from advanced schizophrenia, died on 4 April 2009.
Major work: Malayalam film music
MBS produced many hits in Malayalam films. His style of music involved only minimal orchestration and were noted for their simple lucidity. He is the one who introduced the legendary singer K. J. Yesudas to film industry.
- Malayalam
- Pokkuveyil
- Yavanika
- Oolkatal
- Idavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha
- Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal
- Chillu
- Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi
- Kadalpalam
- Vimochanasamaram
- Nurse
- Kanyakumari
- Siva Thandavum
- Oppol
- Valarthumrugangal
- Bandhanam
- Oru Kochu Swapnam
- Onappudava
- Panchavadi Palam
- Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
- Swathi Thirunal
- Kannum Karalum
- Tamil
- Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar (1960)
- Dhakam (1974)
- Edupaar Kai Pillai (1975)
- Puthu Vellam (1975) Song by TMS Music MBSreenivasan -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnw3CXUmx0
- Madana Maligai (1975)
- Agraharathil Kazhuthai(1975)
- Nijangal (1983)
- Marupakkam (1989)
Awards
- 1973 - Best Music Director - Nirmalyam
- 1978 - Best Music Director - Bandhanam
- 1979 - Ulkkadal
- 1981 - Best Music Director- Different Films
- 1987 - Swathi Thirunal
See also
- Malayalam Cinema
External links
- MB Sreenivasan at IMDb
- Weaver of melodies, from The Hindu
- Madras Youth Choir website
- MB Sreenivasan website
- MB Sreenivasan at MSI