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In 1971 he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director. He was guru of many singers and Music Directors including P. Swapnangale ningal.( Kavyamela), Pattu padiyurakkan njan.( Seetha), Uthara swayamvaram.(Danger Biscuit), Kattile pazhmulam.( Vilaykku Vangiya Veena), Hrudaya Saralie, Chandrikayil, Kaatile Paalmulam, Manohari Nin, Sowgandhigangale, Aakashamand Vathil pazhuthilooden.( Idanazhiyil Oru Kalocha). His evergreen compositions include Swapnangal. He went on to direct music for over 125 films including Navalokam, Seetha, Viyarppinte Vila, Sri Guruvayoorappan, Kadamattathachan and Indulekha. Rahman as his assistant for a few films, who later became a musician in his own right. He set the scores for many songs written by Sreekumaran Thampi and Abhayadev, forming a famous musician-songwriter duo like the Vayalar Ramavarma – G. Yesudas his son Vijay Yesudas (for the film Idanazhiyil Oru Kalocha, directed by Bhadran) and his granddaughter Ameya (for the film Shyama Raagam, awaiting release) as well, thus achieving a rare treat. He also composed music for "The Opera" at Kalamandalam during the same period, where he graced through 8 Operas and 30 dance dramasĭakshinamoorthy went on to set scores for K. The producers wanted Dakshinamoorthy to compose a song on Lord Vinayaka and that was the first song he began his film industry career with. The film also had songs sung by Augustin Joseph. The hero of the film was Augustin Joseph, a well-known stage actor and singer, who was also the father of renowned singer K. Koshy under the banner of K & K Productions. He debuted in the film industry in 1950 with Nalla Thanka, produced by Kunchacko and K. He married Shrimathi Kalyani on 28 January 1948. In 1948, he came to Chennai with his parents. He stayed there for 42 months and during this stay, he would sing daily at the temple, attend Nirmalya Darsanam and sang on all Ashtamis at the temple. On the request of Kochi-based Konkini Tavil Vidwan to teach music to his relatives, Dakshinamoorthy remained at Vaikkom. After having a bath and a good darshan of Vaikkathappa's, they reached Kaidarathu Madam for the concert. His mother permitted him to do so and the two walked up to the Karumaadi boat jetty at Ambalapuzha and reached Vaikkom the next morning, 8 a.m. One midnight as Ambalapuzha was lashed by torrential rain, ganjira vidwan Kaduva Krishnan knocked at the doors of Dakshinamoorthy's house, inviting him to perform at a marriage kutcheri at Vaikkom the next day. There is an incident which happened in Ambalapuzha. This feat played a big part in his route to greatness. During that period.when he was 20-22, he received "The Nirmaalya Darshan" of Vaikathappan for three and a half years continuously. Swami came to Vaikom at the age of 16, practiced and taught music. After finishing S.S.L.C., he learned carnatic music form Venkatachalam Potty in Trivandrum. Then he decided that music has to be his future.
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He completed his HSC at Shri Moola Vilasa High School, Trivandrum. His primary schooling was in Sanaathana Dharma Vidyashaala, Allepey, till 5th standard. It was his habit to offer prayers to "Vaikkathappa Annadhaana Prabho" or Lord Shiva daily, in the morning and before going to bed. His first public performance, when he was 13 years old, was at the Ambalapuzha Sri Krishna temple.
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When he was ten years old, Venkatachalam Potti in Trivandrum taught him Carnatic music and the tutelage continued for three years. He had grasped at least 27 songs just by hearing them when they were being rendered by his mother and sister.
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His interest in music was nurtured by his mother, who taught him keerthanas of Thyagaraja Swamikal when he was still a child. He was the eldest among the seven children of his parents, whom he funnily described as 'those like seven notes'. Venkateswara Iyer a Bank Officer, at Mullakkal in Alappuzha, Travancore, British India. JSTOR ( April 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭakshinamoorthy was born in a brahmin family on 9 December 1919 as Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy Iyer, to Parvathiammal and D.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "V. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.