Musician V Dakshinamoorthy (Swamy) Passes Away at 93

V. Dakshinamoorthy is the veteran carnatic musician and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films. He is Born on December 22, 1919 (age 93). He credit as many as 859 songs composed and songs in over 125 films. He also known as "Swamy".

V. Dakshinamoorthy (Swamy)

Awards

• 1971 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director
• 1998 - Kerala State Film Award for Lifetime Achievement - J. C. Daniel Lifetime Achievement Award from the Government of Kerala
• 2007 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award
• 2010 - Honorary Doctorate by Mahatma Gandhi University 
• 2010 - Ramashramam Unneerikutty Award

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