M. S. Subbulakshmi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 16, 1916
- Died
- December 11, 2004
- Birthplace
- Madurai, Madras Presidency, India
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India. She was the First Indian who performed in United Nations General Assembly in 1966."
Filmography
- An American in Madras
An American in Madras 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Forever A Legend 2000
as Self (archive footage)
- M.S. Subbulakshmi: Swaralaya Puraskaram Concert
M.S. Subbulakshmi: Swaralaya Puraskaram Concert 1997
as Self
Boat Song 1997
as Self (archive footage)
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani 1947
as Self - Dancer
- Meera
Meera 1945
as Meera
Sakuntalai 1940
as Sakuntalai
Sevasadanam 1938
as Sumathi
Credits from TMDB.