T. K. Ramamoorthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

T. K. Ramamoorthy

Indian Tamil musician

Date of Birth: 15-May-1922

Place of Birth: Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2013

Profession: composer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Tiruchirapalli Krishnaswamy Ramamoorthy (Tamil: ????????????????? ????????????? ????????????; 15 May 1922 – 17 April 2013), known as T.
K.
Ramamoorthy (Tamil: ??.
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S.
Viswanathan.
His major works are in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.
He and M.
S.
Viswanathan, as the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, composed musical scores for over 100 films in the South Indian film industry during the 1950s and 1960s.
The duo parted amicably in 1965, but eventually rejoined in 1995 after 30 years for Engirundho Vanthan. At age 91, he died in a hospital in Chennai on 17 April 2013.