S. Rajam
{{short description|Indian musician and painter (1919–2010)}}
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{{Indian name|Rajam|Sundaram}}Sundaram Rajam (10 February 1919 – 29 January 2010) was a distinguished Indian Carnatic musician and painter from the state of Tamil Nadu.
Film career
S Rajam was born to Sundaram Iyer and Parvathi alias Chellamma. Sunderam Iyer was a patron of Papanasam Sivan and many other musicians in Mylapore, Chennai.{{cite web |title=Kalyanamalai Magazine - Serial story, Thiraichuvai - Potpourri of titbits about Tamil cinema, 'Dhigil' Balachander |url=http://www.kalyanamalaimagazine.com/Content/Thiraichuvai/Oct10_1_15/Potpourri_of_titbits_about_Tamil_cinema_Dhigil_Balachander.html}}
He was a student of the Carnatic musician Papanasam Sivan and the older brother of Tamil film director and musician S. Balachander and actress S. Jayalakshmi. Rajam made his Tamil film debut in the 1934 film Seetha Kalyanam. He acted in a few more films in the lead role, before becoming a full-time musician - especially renowned for his singing - and painter. He worked as a staff artist and music supervisor at All India Radio. He is known for his series of portraits of the Trinity of Carnatic music. He is also known for popularising Koteeswara Iyer's musical compositions. He was a member of the Madras Music Academy.{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-30/chennai/28129687_1_t-m-krishna-vocalist-salieri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811051452/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-30/chennai/28129687_1_t-m-krishna-vocalist-salieri|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=S Rajam passes away |date=30 January 2010|work=The Times of India|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/12/stories/2010021250260200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216202106/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/12/stories/2010021250260200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2010|title= S. Rajam remembered on birth anniversary |date=12 February 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/30/stories/2010013058120200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202143726/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/30/stories/2010013058120200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2010|title= Musician S. Rajam passes away |date=30 January 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indian-heritage.org/music/rajam1.html|title=About Shri.S.Rajam|work=Indian Heritage.com|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020551080500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210092403/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020551080500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2010|title= Rajam's romance with cinema |last=Randor Guy|date=5 February 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020551050400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209011227/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/02/05/stories/2010020551050400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2010|title= Extraordinary life |last=Ramnarayan|first=Gowri|date=5 February 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=19 March 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Rajam:+A+multifacted+personality&artid=LAGYchu4LyM=&SectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&MainSectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&SectionName=rSY%7C6QYp3kQ=&SEO=Vidwan%20S%20Rajam,%20M%20S%20Subbalakshmi,%20M%20L%20Vasanthakuma|title=Rajam: A multifacted personality |date=31 January 2010|work=Indian Express|accessdate=19 March 2010}}
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (in 1991).
- Sangita Kala Acharya By the Music Academy, Chennai.
- Sangeetha Kalasikhamani 2008 by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai
Filmography
- Seetha Kalyanam (1934)
- Radha Kalyanam (1935)
- Rukmini Kalyanam (1936)
- Sivakavi (1943)
References
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Category:Male Carnatic singers
Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Category:20th-century Indian male classical singers
Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu