V. S. Narasimhan

{{Short description|Indian violinist and composer}}

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| birth_place = Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
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V. S. Narasimhan (born 1943){{Cite news |date=24 May 2011 |title=Memories of Madras – String of thoughts |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/memories-of-madras-string-of-thoughts/article2045243.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111115339/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/memories-of-madras-string-of-thoughts/article2045243.ece |archive-date=11 January 2023}} is an Indian violinist and composer who worked in South Indian films. He is also the founder of the Madras String Quartet.

Life

V. S. Narasimhan was born in Mysore.{{Cite web |last=John |date=2024-04-25 |title=இளையராஜாவின் வலதுகையாக விளங்கிய இசைக்கலைஞர்.. இந்த சூப்பர் ஹிட் பாட்டெல்லாம் இவரோட இசைதானா? |url=https://tamilminutes.com/ilayaraja-group-musician-vs-narasimman-composed-super-hit-songs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511102846/https://tamilminutes.com/ilayaraja-group-musician-vs-narasimman-composed-super-hit-songs/ |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Tamil Minutes |language=ta}} He is the son of the violinist Gottuvadyam Srinivasa Iyengar. He studied Carnatic music from age four under his father. Narasimhan also learnt Western classical music and entered Tamil cinema as a violinist, playing for all leading composers except G. Ramanathan. He even briefly tutored under Master Dhanraj.{{Cite news |last=Balasubramanian |first=V. |date=21 July 2016 |title=V.S. Narasimhan's tryst with a capella |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/A-capella-twist-to-Tyagarja-kriti/article14500956.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011124024/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/A-capella-twist-to-Tyagarja-kriti/article14500956.ece |archive-date=11 October 2022}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okETXmSXj6E |title="ஆவரம்பூவு ஆறேழு நாளா" புகழ் இசையமைப்பாளர் வி.எஸ்.நரசிம்மன் பேட்டி |date=27 April 2020 |language=ta |publisher=videospathy |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011124120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okETXmSXj6E |archive-date=11 October 2022 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=28 August 2015 |title=Trinity of western classical music |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trinity-of-western-classical-music/article7592623.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605235352/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/trinity-of-western-classical-music/article7592623.ece |archive-date=5 June 2017}} Narasimhan debuted as a composer with Achamillai Achamillai (1984),{{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1977–2010 |publisher=Galatta Media |year=2011 |pages=87 |oclc=733724281 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}{{Cite news |last=சேவியர் செல்வகுமார் |date=2025-05-28 |title=இளையராஜா உச்சத்தில் இருந்த காலத்தில் அவர் சாயலில் ஹிட் கொடுத்த 10 இசையமைப்பாளர்கள் |url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/articles/cgkdzvp1rn3o.amp |access-date=2025-06-06 |work=BBC News |language=Ta}} and also contributed to Ilaiyaraaja's studio album How to Name It?. In 1993, he founded the Madras String Quartet.{{Cite web |last=Vipin |date=28 July 2015 |title=In Conversation with V S Narasimhan (Madras String Quartet) |url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2015/07/28/in-conversation-with-v-s-narasimhan-madras-string-quartet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905033833/https://www.musicaloud.com/2015/07/28/in-conversation-with-v-s-narasimhan-madras-string-quartet/ |archive-date=5 September 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Music Aloud}}{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Karan |date=5 July 2019 |title=VS Narasimhan and the Madras String Quartet to perform in Chennai after five years |work=Indulge Express |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/jul/05/vs-narasimhan-and-the-madras-string-quartet-to-perform-in-chennai-after-five-years-16183.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011124027/https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/jul/05/vs-narasimhan-and-the-madras-string-quartet-to-perform-in-chennai-after-five-years-16183.html |archive-date=11 October 2022}} In 2010, Narasimhan was awarded the Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar Award for Excellence.{{Cite news |date=5 December 2010 |title="Take Carnatic music to schools" |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/quotTake-Carnatic-music-to-schoolsquot/article15582938.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209065741/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/quotTake-Carnatic-music-to-schoolsquot/article15582938.ece |archive-date=9 February 2023}} In 2024 he released a book Carnatic and Western Music- Blending the two Classical Music Systems.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Famed violinist V. S. Narasimhan to release his book 'Carnatic and Western Music'- Blending the two Classical Music Systems' |url=https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2024/01/famed-violinist-v-s-narasimhan-to-release-his-book-carnatic-and-western-music-blending-the-two-classical-music-systems/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Mylapore Times |language=en-US |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331063236/https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2024/01/famed-violinist-v-s-narasimhan-to-release-his-book-carnatic-and-western-music-blending-the-two-classical-music-systems/ |url-status=live }}

Filmography

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rowspan="3" | 1984Achamillai Achamillai

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Achamillai Achamillai |url=https://avdigital.in/products/achamillai-achamillai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120214000/https://avdigital.in/products/achamillai-achamillai |archive-date=20 January 2021 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=AVDigital}}

Pudhiavan

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Pudhiyavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/pudhiyavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012044359/https://macsendisk.com/product/pudhiyavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=12 October 2022 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}

Eeran Sandhya

|Malayalam

|{{Cite web |title=ഈറന്‍ സന്ധ്യ (1985) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?628 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928194923/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?628 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=ml}}

rowspan="3" | 1985Yaar?

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Yaar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by V.S.Narasimhan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/yaar-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222100158/https://mossymart.com/product/yaar-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |archive-date=22 February 2022 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Mossymart}}

Kalyana Agathigal

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Kalyana Agathigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by V S Narasimhan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kalyana-agathigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015040013/https://mossymart.com/product/kalyana-agathigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-v-s-narasimhan/ |archive-date=15 October 2021 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Mossymart}}

Mugila Mallige

|Kannada

|{{Cite web |title=Mugila Mallige (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/mugila-mallige-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1331008712 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209081657/https://music.apple.com/us/album/mugila-mallige-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1331008712 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Apple Music}}

rowspan="2" | 1986Kadaikan Parvai

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Kadaikan Parvai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by V.S.Narasimhan |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/kadaikan-parvai/umc.cmc.tl792qnkkem64cexhuaa4lot }}

Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |date=3 July 2016 |title=மணிரத்னம் டைரக்ஷனில் இதயக்கோயில் |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190103061350/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |archive-date=3 January 2019 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}

1987Vanna Kanavugal

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |last=சுரா |date=20 March 2015 |title=அஞ்சலி {{!}} அமீர்ஜான் - வைரமுத்துவைக் கதாசிரியராக அறிமுகப்படுத்தியவர்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/35155-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225114613/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/35155-.html |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}

1988

| Kan Simittum Neram

|Tamil

|{{Cite web |title=Kan Simittum Neram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kan-simittum-neram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024170018/https://mossymart.com/product/kan-simittum-neram-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=9 February 2023 |website=Mossymart}}

1990Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal

|Tamil

|{{Cite news |date=7 September 1990 |title=Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal |pages=7 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=7 February 2023}}{{cbignore}}

1994Paasamalargal

|Tamil

|{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=11 February 1994 |title=Fun with orphans |pages=6 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940211&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=9 February 2023}}{{cbignore}}

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