S. V. Ramanan
Ramanan (died 26 September 2022) was an Indian radio and television personality, and musician. He was the son of filmmaker K.
S. V. Ramanan
- Died
- 26 September 2022
- Occupation
- Radio and television personality, musician
- Spouse
- Bama
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• Died — 26 September 2022 • Occupation — Radio and television personality, musician • Spouse — Bama • Children — 2 • Father — K. Subramanyam
Career
Career
Ramanan started his career by assisting his father K. Subramanyam, but later went to work as voice actor for radio and television industries while also directing several documentaries and television serials. He also directed a film called Uruvangal Maralam (1983), and composed the music for Takkar Baby, an unreleased film, alongside Gangai Amaran. Ramanan produced more than three hundred advertisement films and thousands of radio and television advertisement jingles under his advertisement agency Jayasree Pictures. He worked as a part-time director at the Chennai Film Education Institute when it started, and one of his commercials (True Energy) was honoured as the best production at the Chicago International Film Festival. He directed an interview of Rajinikanth which aired on DD Podhigai in 1995.
Personal life
Personal life
Ramanan was married to Bama and had two daughters Lakshmi and Saraswathi. His grandsons Anirudh Ravichander and Hrishikesh are a music composer and actor respectively. Ramanan's sister Padma Subrahmanyam is a Bharatanatyam dancer.
As composer
As composer
• Year — Film • 1966 — Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan • 1981 — Uruvangal Maralam
As TV serial Director
As TV serial Director
• Mariyadhai • Manithargal • Athamnajali • Pariso Parisu • Podunalam Ponnusamy • Kavichakravarthy Kamban • Pichamma Sabatham • Archanai Malargal
As Film Director
• Year — Film • 1981 — Uruvangal Maralam
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- 1.Obit: S. V. Ramanan, doyenne of radio and television industry in the south. Mylapore Times. 26 September 2022.
- 2.Suganth, M. Link to the past, bridge to the future. The Times of India. 21 April 2016.
- 3.S. V. Ramanan, veteran Tamil broadcaster, dies at 87. The Hindu. 26 September 2022.
- 4.Takkar Baby Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by Gangai Amaren, S.V. Ramanan. Mossymart.
- 5.மறக்க முடியுமா மர்ம மனிதர்களை. Kalki. 78–79. 31 August 1997.
- 6.புதிய தலைமுறை. Kalki. 16. 17 August 1980.
- 7.Filmmaker and radio personality SV Ramanan passes away. The Times of India. 26 September 2022.
- 8.K Subramanyam. Cinemaazi.
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