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{{Indian patronymic|Govardhanam|Ramakrishna}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = R. Govardhanam<br />
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| caption = R. Govardhanam<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|02|21|df=y}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|09|18|1918|02|21|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Chennai<br />
| occupation = [[Music director]]<br />
| years_active = <br />
| children = <br />
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}}<br />
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'''Ramakrishna Govardhanam''' (21 February 1928 – 18 September 2017) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Music Director R.Govardhanam death - தமிழர் உலகம்|url=https://tamizharulagam.in/tag/gova637558263869556207/|access-date=2021-08-15|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815171133/https://tamizharulagam.in/tag/gova637558263869556207/|url-status=live}}</ref> was an Indian composer who worked in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Sinhala Cinema|Sinhala]] film industry. He sometimes collaborated with his brother, composer [[R. Sudarsanam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-25|title=R.Govardhanam [Music Director]|url=https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/r-govardhanam-music-director/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=Antru Kanda Mugam|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Vamanan|date=19 September 2017|title=Kollywood's unsung hero whose limpid melodies melted hearts {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kollywoods-unsung-hero-whose-limpid-melodies-melted-hearts/articleshow/60739048.cms|access-date=2021-08-15|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=2017-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921132356/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kollywoods-unsung-hero-whose-limpid-melodies-melted-hearts/articleshow/60739048.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Heritage - Old Thamizh film songs - Music Director - R.Govardhanam|url=http://www.indian-heritage.org/flmmusic/rgovrdn.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.indian-heritage.org|archive-date=2024-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718101800/http://www.indian-heritage.org/flmmusic/rgovrdn.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Director !! Banner !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1953 || ''[[Jatakam]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[R. Nagendra Rao]] || R. N. R. Pictures || <br />
|-<br />
|1953 || ''Jataka Phala'' || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || [[R. Nagendra Rao]] || R. N. R. Pictures || <br />
|-<br />
|1953 || ''Jatakaphalam'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[R. Nagendra Rao]] || R. N. R. Pictures || <br />
|-<br />
|1954 || ''[[Kalahasti Mahatyam]]'' || Telugu || H. L. N. Simha|| [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1955 || ''Aadarshasathi'' || Kannada || [[Chitrapu Narayana Murthy]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1956 || ''[[Nagula Chavithi|Naga Devathai]]'' || Tamil || [[Chitrapu Narayana Murthy]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1956 || ''[[Nagula Chavithi]]'' || Telugu || [[Chitrapu Narayana Murthy]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1956 || ''Sadaarama'' || Telugu || [[K. R. Seetharama Sastry]] || Shankar Production || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
|1956 || ''[[Sadaarame]]'' || Kannada || [[K. R. Seetharama Sastry]] || Shankar Production || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
|1958 || ''[[Bhookailas (1958 film)|Bhaktha Ravana]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Shankar]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1958 || ''[[Bhookailas (1958 film)|Bhookailas]]'' || Telugu || [[K. Shankar]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1958 || ''[[Bhookailasa (film)|Bhookailasa]]'' || Kannada || [[K. Shankar]] || [[AVM Productions]] || along with [[R. Sudarsanam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1959 || ''[[Orey Vazhi]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Shankar]] || Vasu Films || <br />
|-<br />
| 1960 || ''[[Kairasi]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Shankar]] || Vasu Films || <br />
|-<br />
| 1963 || ''[[Constable Koothuru]]'' || Telugu || [[Tapi Chanakya]] || Chitrakala || <br />
|-<br />
| 1964 || ''[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karna]]'' || Telugu || [[B. R. Panthulu]] || Padmini Pictures || with [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1967 || ''[[Pattanathil Bhootham]]'' || Tamil || [[M. V. Raman]] || Sharada Productions ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1968 || ''[[Pattanathil Bhootham|Basti Lo Bhootham]]'' || Telugu || [[M. V. Raman]] || Sharada Productions ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1968 || ''[[Poovum Pottum]]'' || Tamil|| Dada Mirasi || Vasu Films ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1968 || ''[[Ramu (1968 film)|Ramu]]'' || Telugu || [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] || [[AVM Productions]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 1969 || ''[[Anjal Petti 520]]'' || Tamil || [[T. N. Balu]] || Bharath Movies ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1969 || ''[[Mooga Nomu]]'' || Telugu || [[D. Yoganand]] || [[AVM Productions]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 1969 || ''Porchilai'' || Tamil || A. V. Francis || Agathiyam Productions || <br />
|-<br />
| 1970 || ''[[Anjal Petti 520|Singapoor Hantakulu]]'' || Telugu || [[T. N. Balu]] || Bharath Movies ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1971 || ''[[Bomma Borusa]]'' || Telugu || [[K. Balachander]] || [[AVM Productions]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 1971 || ''[[Shanti Nilayam|Thallini Minchina Thalli]]'' || Telugu || G. S. Mani || [[Gemini Studios]] || with [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
|-<br />
| 1972 || ''Maa Inti Kodalu'' || Telugu || Srikanth || RR Pictures || <br />
|-<br />
| 1976 || ''[[Varaprasadham]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Narayanan]] || Cine Chithra Combines ||<br />
|-<br />
|1981 || ''Kadavulin Theerpu'' || Tamil || C. N. Shanmugam || Senthil Sevarkodiyaan Creations || <br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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