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Manickka VinayagamTamil Actor – Movies List & Song Lyrics

மாணிக்க விநாயகம்

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பிறப்பு · Born: 10 Dec 1943, Mayiladuthurai
மறைவு · Died: 26 Dec 2021

மாணிக்க விநாயகம் (Manikka Vinayagam, 10 திசம்பர் 1943 – 26 திசம்பர் 2021) தமிழ் பின்னணிப் பாடகர் மற்றும் நடிகர் ஆவார். இவர், பரதநாட்டிய ஆசிரியர் வழுவூர் பி. இராமையா பிள்ளையின் இளைய மகனாவார். எண்ணற்ற தமிழ்த் திரைப்படங்களில் பின்னணிப் பாடகராக பணியாற்றியுள்ளார், தில், திருடா திருடி போன்ற பல படங்களில் நடித்துள்ளார்.

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Manikka Vinayagam (10 December 1943 – 26 December 2021) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He sang for predominantly Tamilfilms and acted in several films as a character artist. He was the son of the dancer Vazhuvoor B. Ramiah Pillai. His uncle and music guru was the singer C. S. Jayaraman.

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Vinayagam was born on 10 December 1943 in Mayiladuthurai in the then Madras Presidency. His father Vazhuvoor B. Ramiah Pillai was a Bharatanatyam dancer while his uncle C. S. Jayaraman was a singer, music director, and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was introduced to Carnatic and Hindustani music by his uncle. He picked up the Nadaswaram, a wind instrument, in his youth.

Vinayagam debuted as a playback singer in the Tamil film Dhill, with the song "Kannukkulla Gelathi" composed by Vidyasagar. His debut in acting was for Thiruda Thirudi playing the father character to Dhanush. Since then, he has sung close to 800 songs in various languages. Apart from these, he has sung close to 15000 devotional folk, love and Carnatic music songs. Vinayagam also had an orchestra Starlings, which consisted of musicians and singers who were children of other actors.

Vinayagam died from a cardiac arrest at his home in Chennai, on 26 December 2021, at the age of 78.

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