R. Paramashivan

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R. Paramashivan is an Indian musician and director associated with Karnataka theatre.{{cite news|last=Subramanya|first=Mysore V.|title=Music and dance|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=9 October 2006|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/oct92006/arts1818272006108.asp|accessdate=1 February 2010}} Paramashivan works as a singer, instrumentalist, and composer. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for theatre music in 2005.{{cite web|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees – Allied Theatre Arts|publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi|url=http://sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm|accessdate=1 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234019/http://www.sangeetnatak.org/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archivedate=27 July 2011}}