T. V. Rathinam
| T. V. Rathinam | |
|---|---|
 T. V. Rathinam in late 1940s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tenkasi Vallinayagam Rathinam |
| Born | c. 1930 |
| Origin | Tenkasi, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Genres | Film music (playback singing), Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
Tenkasi Vallinayagam Rathinam (Tamil: தென்காசி வள்ளிநாயகம் (டி.வி.) ரத்தினம்) (born c. 1930) hails from Tenkasi, Madras Presidency, British India. She was a playback singer for Tamil films.
Early life
Rathinam had learned music from the age of seven under a guru called Ramalinga Aachari, and gave her first full-fledged concert in Sri Lanka. She became a drama artiste and film artist as a child. Then she moved on to playback singing in the Tamil film industry.
Career life
She was 10 years old when she acted in Bhaktha Chetha in 1940 for the Madras United Artitstes. She then acted as the child Kannagi in Kannagi in 1942 for the Jupiter Pictures and also sang her own song. In the meantime, she had continued her training under Ramnad Krishnan, and later trained under Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar.
Rathinam was a much sought after singer in the late 1940s and 1950s. She became popular with the film music directors of that era who had worked with her repeatedly and in that glorious period TVR rendered a staggering variety of challenging songs.
Rathinam became famous by her songs in Miss Malini (1947) by the Gemini Studios. She also had a rare chance in Ponmudi (1950) by Modern Theatres when the music director the great G. Ramanathan had sung the songs by his composition, himself. He had chosen TVR to pair him as the female singer for him.[1]
Music composers she sang for
Many music directors gave her memorable songs, including S. Rajeswara Rao, Parur S. Anantharaman, M. D. Parthasarathi, C. R. Subburaman, K. V. Mahadevan, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, G. Govindarajulu Naidu, T. G. Lingappa, G. Ramanathan, C. N. Pandurangan, S. V. Venkatraman, Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, Ghantasala, C. S. Jayaraman, K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai, S. Dakshinamurthi, T. R. Ramanathan, R. Sudharsanam, T. R. Pappa, N. S. Balakrishnan, Master Venu, T. Chalapathi Rao, P. Adinarayana Rao, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, M. S. Gnanamani, G. K. Venkatesh, V. Kumar, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Hindi film music director O. P. Nayyar.
Playback singers she sang with
She had many solo songs but also sang with other singers. She sang along duets with G. Ramanathan, T. R. Mahalingam, T. A. Mothi, Thiruchi Loganathan, K. R. Ramaswamy, A. M. Rajah, T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, V. J. Varma, V. T. Rajagopalan and S. V. Ponnusamy.
She also sang duets with female singers with most notably with P. Leela, A. P. Komala, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, K. Jamuna Rani, Radha Jayalakshmi, A. G. Rathnamala, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, Swarnalatha and G. Kasthoori.
Filmography
Playback singer
| Year | Film | Language | Song | Music | Co-Singer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Miss Malini | Tamil | jagamE oru chithira sAlai janani parAsakthi thiruvaruL leelai | S. Rajeswara Rao & Parur S. Anantharaman | |
| 1947 | Miss Malini | Tamil | sri saraswathi namOsthuthE | S. Rajeswara Rao & Parur S. Anantharaman | |
| 1947 | Miss Malini | Tamil | pAdum radio buttonai thiruppi vittA | S. Rajeswara Rao & Parur S. Anantharaman | |
| 1947 | Miss Malini | Tamil | senthamizh nAdu sezhithidavE | S. Rajeswara Rao & Parur S. Anantharaman | |
| 1949 | Vedhala Ulagam | Tamil | vElAr vizhi mAadhai manam seiya | R. Sudharsanam | |
| 1948 | Chakradhari | Tamil | AdavaruvAyA kaNNA | M. D. Parthasarathi | |
| 1949 | Velaikaari | Tamil | Ada varuvAyA kaNNA | C. R. Subburaman | |
| 1949 | Velaikaari | Tamil | laali laali suba laali laali | C. R. Subburaman | P. Leela |
| 1949 | Velaikaari | Tamil | vAzhiya nIedUzhi paguttharivAlar | C. R. Subburaman | K. V. Janaki |
| 1949 | Velaikaari | Tamil | ulagatthilE UnnadhamAi uyarndha | C. R. Subburaman | |
| 1949 | Inbavalli | Tamil | nAdhA en Asai nIrE | G. Ramanathan | T. R. Mahalingam |
| 1950 | Ponmudi | Tamil | nIlavAnum nilavum pOlE | G. Ramanathan | G. Ramanathan |
| 1950 | Ponmudi | Tamil | vAn mazhaiyindRi vAdidum payir pOl | G. Ramanathan | G. Ramanathan |
| 1950 | Ponmudi | Tamil | AruyirE prEmai amudha vAriyil | G. Ramanathan | G. Ramanathan |
| 1950 | Ponmudi | Tamil | meikkAdhal arumbu vAzhvinilE pUthathE indRE | G. Ramanathan | G. Ramanathan |
| 1950 | Ponmudi | Tamil | en prEma rUbA.... inbathin ellai idhudhAnA | G. Ramanathan | |
| 1950 | Parijatham | Tamil | vAn nilavE | S. V. Venkatraman & C. R. Subburaman | T. R. Mahalingam |
| 1950 | Parijatham | Tamil | mAya sirippilE | S. V. Venkatraman & C. R. Subburaman | |
| 1950 | Parijatham | Tamil | madhiyA vidhiyA | S. V. Venkatraman & C. R. Subburaman | |
| 1950 | Krishna Vijayam | Tamil | bagIradhi ennadi aniyAyam idhu | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | P. Leela & K. V. Janaki |
| 1950 | Krishna Vijayam | Tamil | vAsugi pAmbu | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | |
| 1950 | Vijayakumari | Tamil | kondAdum suba | C. R. Subburaman | |
| 1951 | Marmayogi | Tamil | manathiRkisaindha rAjA | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu | |
| 1952 | Panam | Tamil | idhayathai irumbAkki ....manamudaiyOrai manidhargal | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | |
| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi | Tamil | anju rooba nOttai konjam minnE mAtthi | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | |
| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi | Tamil | mayangaadhE madhi mayangaadhE | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | |
| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi | Tamil | inbam nEruma en vAzhvil inbam nEruma | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | |
| 1952 | Andhaman Kaidhi | Tamil | college padippukku goodbye nam kAdhal vAzhvukkini welcome | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | A. P. Komala |
| 1953 | Parobakaram | Tamil | gOvindan kuzhalOsai kELIr | Ghantasala | |
| 1954 | Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari | Tamil | nAgarIgama idhu nAgarIgama | T. G. Lingappa | |
| 1954 | Ratha Kanneer | Tamil | ALai ALai pArkiRAr | C. S. Jayaraman | |
| 1954 | Ratha Kanneer | Tamil | mAlai itta maNNan yArO | C. S. Jayaraman | |
| 1954 | Koondukkili | Tamil | solla vallAyO kiLiyE | K. V. Mahadevan | |
| 1954 | Koondukkili | Tamil | AnandhamAi vAzha vEndumE | K. V. Mahadevan | |
| 1954 | Manohara | Tamil | nilAvilE ullAsamAga pAdalAm | S. V. Venkatraman | T. A. Mothi |
| 1954 | Manohara | Tamil | ennai pAr ennazhagai pAru | S. V. Venkatraman | |
| 1954 | Sorgavasal | Tamil | rAjAthi rAjan namma rAjA | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | |
| 1954 | Sorgavasal | Tamil | sandhOsham thEda vENdum vaazhvilE | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | Thiruchi Loganathan |
| 1954 | Sorgavasal | Tamil | vIram serindha mugam | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | K. R. Ramaswamy |
| 1954 | Thuli Visham | Tamil | ennai ariyAmal perugudhu inbamthAn | K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai | V. J. Varma |
| 1954 | Thuli Visham | Tamil | nIngal varavENdum dhuraiyE | K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai | |
| 1955 | Mangaiyar Thilakam | Tamil | ketta peNmaNi | S. Dakshinamurthi | |
| 1955 | Mangaiyar Thilakam | Tamil | adhiga pEchuk kARi | S. Dakshinamurthi | |
| 1955 | Neethipathi | Tamil | anbE nam dheivam | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | |
| 1955 | Neethipathi | Tamil | AnandhamE Anandham | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | N. L. Ganasaraswathi |
| 1955 | Mudhal Thethi | Tamil | mudhal thEthi indru | T. G. Lingappa | K. Rani |
| 1955 | Modala Thedi | Kannada | Modal Thedi Indu | T. G. Lingappa | |
| 1955 | Maheswari | Tamil | aLLi vIsunga paNatthai aLLi vIsunga | G. Ramanathan | |
| 1955 | Valliyin Selvan | Tamil | Ayiram kAlatthu | Parur S. Anantharaman | |
| 1955 | Valliyin Selvan | Tamil | Vilaiyadum Deivamadi | Parur S. Anantharaman | M. L. Vasanthakumari |
| 1955 | Valliyin Selvan | Tamil | Panjayaththukku va pulle | Parur S. Anantharaman | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1956 | Nannambikkai | Tamil | kalyaaNa vELai vandhu kAthirukkudhu | S. V. Venkatraman | |
| 1956 | Rangoon Radha | Tamil | AyarpAdi kaNNa nee | T. R. Pappa | |
| 1956 | Naane Raja | Tamil | Anum peNNum vAzhvinil inbam | T. R. Ramanathan | |
| 1956 | Naane Raja | Tamil | pEsuvadhAl inbam peRuvAr uNdO | T. R. Ramanathan | |
| 1956 | Kula Dheivam | Tamil | Anum pennum | R. Sudharsanam | |
| 1956 | Kula Dheivam | Tamil | vArAyO ennai PaRayO | R. Sudharsanam | |
| 1956 | Aasai | Tamil | kanni tamil isai kuyilE.... Oviyanin ullamthanai urukkum | T. R. Pappa | A. M. Rajah |
| 1956 | Aasai | Tamil | Adi pAdi Odi Adum azhagai pArungga | T. R. Pappa | P. Leela |
| 1956 | Aasai | Tamil | kaNNinAr nallathaiyA | T. R. Papa | |
| 1956 | Amara Deepam | Tamil | nAdOdi kUttam nAnga | T. Chalapathi Rao & G. Ramanathan | T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & A. P. Komala |
| 1956 | Raja Rani | Tamil | thirumana mAgAtha peNNE | T. R. Pappa | |
| 1956 | Raja Rani | Tamil | Kaanadha Inbamellaam Kandidalaam | T. R. Pappa | Seerkazhi Govindarajan |
| 1956 | Avar Unarunnu | Malayalam | Oru Mullappanthalil | V. Dakshinamoorthy | |
| 1956 | Moondru Penngal | Tamil | vAn mugil kaNda vaNNa thOgai mayil pOlE | C. N. Pandurangan | T. A. Mothi |
| 1956 | Moondru Penngal | Tamil | pAtthukkOnga nallA | C. N. Pandurangan | A. P. Komala |
| 1956 | Moondru Penngal | Tamil | aruL purigindRAL annai | C. N. Pandurangan | |
| 1956 | Mathar Kula Manickam | Tamil | dEnjaru aiyA dEnjaru | S. Rajeswara Rao | G. Kasthoori |
| 1956 | Gomathiyin Kaadhalan | Tamil | ambigApathi nAdagam | G. Ramanathan | Radha Jayalakshmi & P. Leela |
| 1957 | Aaravalli | Tamil | ilam mIsaiyulla | G. Ramanathan | K. Jamuna Rani |
| 1957 | Aaravalli | Tamil | kummAlam pOttathellAm | G. Ramanathan | A. G. Rathnamala |
| 1957 | Yaar Paiyyan | Tamil | andha nALum vandhu sErum | S. Dakshinamurthi | |
| 1957 | Vanangamudi | Tamil | kattazhagu mAmA | G. Ramanathan | |
| 1957 | Baagyavathi | Tamil | kaNNAlE vettAthe | S. Dakshinamurthi | S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Baagyavathi | Tamil | veNNilavin oli thanilE | S. Dakshinamurthi | A. M. Rajah & S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Rani Lalithangi | Tamil | bulbul jOdi maja | G. Ramanathan | S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Chakravarthi Thirumagal | Tamil | athAnum nAnthAnE | G. Ramanathan | S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi | Tamil | senthiru mAdhum kalai mAdhum | Master Venu | |
| 1957 | Soubhagyavathi | Tamil | singAra vElavanE | Pendyala Nageswara Rao & M. S. Gnanamani | |
| 1957 | Soubhagyavathi | Tamil | manjal poosi poo mudicchu | Pendyala Nageswara Rao & M. S. Gnanamani | S. C. Krishnan |
| 1957 | Samaya Sanjeevi | Tamil | thiruvaruL thantdhu | G. Ramanathan | |
| 1958 | Paattaliyin Sabatham | Tamil | angiyOdu nijAr aNindhu vandhaAyE | O. P. Nayyar | P. Suseela |
| 1958 | Nadodi Mannan | Tamil | pAduppattal thannAnlE | N. S. Balakrishnan | |
| 1958 | Periya Koyil | Tamil | nAn pOren munnAlE | K. V. Mahadevan | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1958 | Periya Koyil | Tamil | vAzhaNum peNgal vAzhaNum | K. V. Mahadevan | |
| 1958 | Bommai Kalyanam | Tamil | Asai vachEn Asai vachEn | K. V. Mahadevan | Seerkazhi Govindarajan |
| 1958 | Maya Manidhan | Tamil | pAkku vetthala.... iru manasum oru manasai | G. Govindarajulu Naidu | S. V. Ponnusamy |
| 1959 | Veerapandiya Kattabomman | Tamil | mAttu vaNdi pUttikkittu | G. Ramanathan | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1959 | Vaazhkai Oppandham | Tamil | kochimalai kudagu malai | Ghantasala | |
| 1959 | Amudhavalli | Tamil | jilu jilukkum pachai malai.... chittukkuruvi iva | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | A. P. Komala |
| 1959 | Manimekalai | Tamil | adikkudhu adikkudhu unnai kandu | G. Ramanathan | V. T. Rajagopalan |
| 1959 | Manimekalai | Tamil | rAjA NI thUngalAmA | G. Ramanathan | |
| 1959 | Sumangali | Tamil | bOdhai seidha vElai pAdhai mAri pOcchE | M. Ranga Rao | |
| 1960 | Vijayapuri Veeran | Tamil | kokkarikkanum | T. R. Pappa | S. C. Krishnan & L. R. Eswari |
| 1960 | Adutha Veettu Penn | Tamil | kayyum Odala kAlum Odala | P. Adinarayana Rao | S. C. Krishnan |
| 1960 | Pattaliyin Vetri | Tamil | peNdAtti purushanukku | Master Venu | P. Suseela & Swarnalatha |
| 1960 | Mahakavi Kalidasu | Kannada | Rasika Raajamani | Pendyala Nageswara Rao | P. Leela |
| 1961 | Panithirai | Tamil | mAmiyArukku oru seidhi | K. V. Mahadevan | Seerkazhi Govindarajan |
| 1962 | Vikramaadhithan | Tamil | nilaiyAna kalai vAzhgave | S. Rajeswara Rao | P. Leela |
| 1964 | Magale Un Samathu | Tamil | AvOgulAmiyA | G. K. Venkatesh | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 1965 | Magane Kel | Tamil | Attam poRandhadhu munnAlE | M. S. Viswanathan | |
| 1971 | Arutperunjothi | Tamil | arutjOthi dhivam ennnai Andu koNda dheivam | T. R. Pappa | |
| 1973 | Arangetram | Tamil | yEnadi marumagaLE unnai evaradi pEsivittAr | V. Kumar | L. R. Easwari |
| 1977 | Sri Krishna Leela | Tamil | anbe uyarnthathu avaNiyilE | K. V. Mahadevan | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi |
References
External links
- T. V. Rathinam
- Listen to Anju Roobai Nottai Konjam Munne Mathi song from Andhaman Kaidhi
- Listen to Paadum Radio Buttonai Thiruppi Vittal song from Miss Malini on YouTube
- Watch Alli Veesunga Panathai Alli Veesunga song from Maheswari on YouTube
- Watch En Prema Roobaa.... Inbathin Ellai Ithu Thana song from Ponmudi on YouTube
Apart from these songs T V Rathnam has sung many songs. To quote an example she has sung a song ADAKKIDUVEN a duet with S C Krishnan in the mivie Aval Yaar.