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Papanasam Sivan

Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada and Tamil cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.

Also recorded as Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan

Papanasam Sivan

Birth Name
Ramasarman
Born
26 September 1890
Birthplace
Polagam, Tanjore District (Madras Presidency), British India (now Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died
1 October 1973
Occupation
singer, composer
Nationality
India · British Raj · Dominion of India
Honours
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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Papanasam Sivan, chanteur, compositeur et écrivain, naquit en 1890 et mourut en 1973.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Compositions and principal works
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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