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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = S. V. Venkatraman
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| birth_name = Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1911|04|25}}
| origin = [[Ayyampalayam, Dindigul|Ayyampalayam]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|04|07|1911|04|25}}
| death_place = [[Palavakkam]], Tamil Nadu, India
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{{Indian name|Venkatraman|Sozhavanthan Varadharajan}}'''Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: சோழவந்தான் வரதராஜன் வெங்கட்ராமன்) (25 April 1911 – 7 April 1998), also known as '''SVV''', was an Indian actor, singer, and music director, who was active in the [[Indian film industry]] from 1938 to the 1970s.

Venkatraman composed the music for ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'', starring [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]]. He also composed music for more than 200 [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Hindi]] films.

==Early life==
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Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman was born on 25 April 1911, to Varadharajan Iyer and Lakshmi Ammal. When he was three years old, his father died, and his uncle took responsibility for his upbringing. He displayed an aptitude for music from an early age, & his school education ended after the fourth standard.

To pursue his passion for music he went to [[Chintadripet]], [[Madras]]. There the head of a drama troupe heard him singing, and offered Venkatraman a job as a stage artist/singer/musician. Venkatraman learnt to play the [[Pump organ|harmonium]], but had no formal training in [[Carnatic music]].

During his time in Madras, Venkatraman acted in five films. During a fight scene in one of the films he broke his left hand. While recuperating at [[Cubbon Park]], [[Bangalore]], [[Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar|A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar]] found Venkatraman and invited him back to Madras to work as the music director for Chettiar's next film, ''Nanda Kumar.''

==Career==
Venkatraman composed music for many films, including ''Nanda Kumar'', ''[[Tahsildar]]'', ''[[Valmiki (1946 film)|Valmiki]]'', ''[[Manonmani (film)|Manonmani]]'', ''[[Kannagi (Tamil mythology)|Kannagi]]'', ''[[Nandanar (1942 film)|Nandanar]]'', ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' (Tamil and Hindi), ''[[Naga Panchami (1956 film)|Naga Panchami]]'', ''[[Sri Murugan]]'', ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi), and ''[[Irumbu Thirai (1960 film)|Irumbu Thirai]]''.

Venkatraman worked with actors such as [[C. N. Annadurai]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. Karunanidhi]], [[Jayalalitha (actress)|Jayalalitha]], and [[N. T. Rama Rao]]. Many popular composers, including [[M. S. Viswanathan]], [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]], and [[G. K. Venkatesh]] worked with him.

All leading [[playback singer]]s of the time from [[P. U. Chinnappa Bhagavathar]] and [[G. N. Balasubramaniam]] to [[M. M. Dandapani Desikar]] and [[T. M. Soundararajan]] lent their voices to Venkatraman's tunes. Carnatic music legends [[D. K. Pattammal]] and [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]] also came under his baton. Venkatraman himself also proved his prowess as a singer in a few films. Venkatraman's last assignment was ''Sri Krishna Leela''.

Venkatraman scored the music for the famous "[[Bhaja Govindam]]", sung by [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]] and worked on songs that she made famous, such as "Vadavaraiyai Mathakki", "Mudiondrum Moolangalum", and a few [[Subramanya Bharathi|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]] songs. He set to tune the ''[[Narayaneeyam]]'' and the ''Guruvayur Suprabhatam'', rendered by [[Trichur Ramachandran]] and [[Papanasam Sivan]]'s Sree Rama Charitha Geetham and sung by [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]. He tuned [[Subramanya Bharathi|Mahakavi Bharathiyar]] songs and tuned Karpagambal Andhadi for [[M. M. Dandapani Desikar]]. He was the composer for [[All India Radio]]'s ''Serndhisai'', ''Vadhya Vrindha'', and many other music ventures. Music for the ''Voice of India'' by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s son had been scored by him.

Venkatraman worked with singers like [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[Thiruchi Loganathan]], [[V. N. Sundaram]], T. A. Mothi, [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[T. V. Rathnam]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[P. Susheela]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], [[S. Janaki]], and [[L. R. Eswari]].

The singing actors [[M. M. Dandapani Desikar]], [[G. N. Balasubramaniam]], [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]], [[D. K. Pattammal]], [[P. U. Chinnappa]], [[Honnappa Bhagavathar|C. Honnappa Bhagavathar]], [[U. R. Jeevarathinam]], [[N. C. Vasanthakokilam]], [[T. R. Mahalingam (actor)|T. R. Mahalingam]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]], [[V. Nagayya]], [[N. S. Krishnan]], [[T. A. Madhuram]], [[T. S. Durairaj]], and [[J. P. Chandrababu]] all sang songs under his compositions.

==Personal life==
Venkatraman married Saraswathi at the age of 28 in 1939. The couple had four sons and four daughters.
Venkatraman died in his sleep on 7 April 1998, at his residence in [[Palavakkam]].{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

==Filmography==
===Music Direction===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Director
! Banner
! Co-Music Director
|-
| 1938 || ''[[Nandakumar (film)|Nandakumar]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Keshav Rao Dhaibar || Pragati Pictures ||
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Bhookailas (1940 film)|Bhookailas]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]] || Pragati Pictures || [[R. Sudarsanam]]
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Shakuntala (1940 film)|Sakunthalai]]'' || Tamil || [[Ellis R. Dungan]] || Royal Talkies || Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sharma
|-
| 1941 || ''[[Mani Maalai]] or Mainarin Kaadhal'' || Tamil || Fram Sethna & [[A. T. Krishnaswamy]] || AL.RM & Company ||
|-
| 1942 || ''[[Kannagi (1942 film)|Kannagi]]'' || Tamil || M. Somasundaram & R. S. Mani || [[Jupiter Pictures]] ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Kubera Kuchela (1943 film)|Kubera Kuchela]]'' || Tamil || R. S. Mani || Jupiter Pictures || [[Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer]], N. S. Balakrishnan & T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1944 || ''[[Harichandra (1944 film)|Harichandra]]'' || Tamil || [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || Sri Rajarajeswari Films || [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
|-
| 1944 || ''[[Mahamaya (film)|Mahamaya]]'' || Tamil || [[T. R. Raghunath]] & Elagovan || Jupiter Pictures || [[Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer]]
|-
| 1945 || ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' || Tamil || [[Ellis R. Dungan]] || Chandraprabha Cinetone ||
|-
| 1945 || ''Paranjothi'' || Tamil || [[B. S. Ramaiya]] || Shyamala Pictures ||
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Sri Murugan]]'' || Tamil || M. Somasundaram & V. S. Narayanan || [[Jupiter Pictures]] || [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
|-
| 1946 || ''[[Valmiki (1946 film)|Valmiki]]'' || Tamil || [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]] || [[Central Studios]] || [[Papanasam Sivan]]
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' || [[Hindi]] || [[Ellis R. Dungan]] || Chandraprabha Cinetone ||
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Thiyagi]]'' || Tamil || Ramjibhai Arya & S. R. Krishna Ayyangar || Moorthi Productions || T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1947 || ''Mahathma Udhangar'' || Tamil || G. Pattu Iyer || Sri Kamal Productions ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Gnana Soundari (Citadel film)|Gnana Soundari]]'' || Tamil || F. Nagoor & [[Joseph Thaliath Jr]] || Citadel Film Corporation ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Gokuladasi]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Subrahmanyam]] || Neptune Studios ||
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Thirumalisai Alvar (1948 film)|Thirumazhisai Aazhwar]]'' || Tamil || D. S. Kotnis & P. S. Chettiar || Sri Kanna Films || T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1949 || ''[[Krishna Bakthi (1949 film)|Krishna Bakthi]]'' || Tamil || R. S. Mani || [[Lena Chettiar|Krishna Pictures]] ||
|-
| 1949 || ''[[Navajeevanam]]'' || Tamil || [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|Rajarajeshwari Films]] ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Laila Majnu (1950 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' || Tamil || F. Nagoor || Balaji Pictures ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Ithaya Geetham]]'' || Tamil || [[Joseph Thaliath Jr.]] || Citadel Film Corporation ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Parijatham (1950 film)|Paarijatham]]'' || Tamil || K. S. Gopalakrishnan || Lavanya Pictures || [[C. R. Subbaraman]]
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Vanasundari]]'' || Tamil || [[T. R. Raghunath]] || Krishna Pictures || [[C. R. Subbaraman]]
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Soudamini]]'' || Telugu || [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || Sri Rajarajeswari Films ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Saudamini]]'' || Tamil || [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || Sri Rajarajeswari Films ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Lavanya (1951 film)|Lavanya]]'' || Tamil || G. R. Lakshmanan || Eastern Art Productions ||
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Singari]]'' || Tamil || [[T. R. Raghunath]] || National Productions || T. A. Kalyanam & T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Panakkaari]]'' || Tamil || K. S. Gopalakrishnan || Uma Pictures ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Manithan (1953 film)|Manithan]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Ramnoth]] || Jupiter Pictures & Lavanya Movies ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Kangal (film)|Kangal]]'' || Tamil || [[Krishnan–Panju]] || Motion Pictures Team || [[G. Ramanathan]]
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Karkottai]]'' || Tamil || Kemparaj Productions || [[Kemparaj Urs]] || [[G. Ramanathan]]
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || Tamil || [[L. V. Prasad]] || Manohar Pictures || T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohar]]'' || Hindi || [[L. V. Prasad]] || Manohar Pictures || T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || Telugu || [[L. V. Prasad]] || Manohar Pictures || T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Maaman Magal (1955 film)|Maaman Magal]]'' || Tamil || R. S. Mani || Mani Productions ||
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Koteeswaran]]'' || Tamil || [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]] || Sri Ganesh Movietone ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Kannin Manigal]]'' || Tamil || T. Janakiraman || Maheswari Pictures ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Naga Panjami]]''|| Tamil || [[K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || Sri Rajarajeswari Films ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Naga Panjami|Naga Panchami]]''|| Telugu || [[K. B. Nagabhushanam]] || Sri Rajarajeswari Films ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Nannambikkai]]'' || Tamil || K. Vembu & Charlie || Film Center ||
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Ondre Kulam]]'' || Tamil || N. Krishnaswamy || Triveni Pictures ||
|-
| 1958 || ''[[Paanai Pidithaval Bhaagyasaali]]'' || Tamil || [[T. S. Durairaj]] || Maragatha Pictures || [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Irumbu Thirai (1960 film)|Irumbu Thirai]]'' || Tamil || [[S. S. Vasan]] || [[Gemini Studios]] ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Mughal-e-Azam|Akbar]]'' || Tamil || [[K. Asif]] || Sterling Investment Corporation ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Marutha Nattu Veeran]]'' || Tamil || [[T. R. Raghunath]] || Sri Ganesh Prasad Movies ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Arivaali]]'' || Tamil || [[A. T. Krishnaswamy]] || A.T.K. Productions ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Kannan Karunai]]'' || Tamil || [[N. T. Rama Rao]] || NAT & [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]] ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Sri Krishna Leela (1977 film)|Sri Krishna Leelai]]'' || Tamil || [[A. P. Nagarajan]] || C. N. V. Movies ||
|}

===Playback Singer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Song !! Co-singer !! Music
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Parijatham (1950 film)|Parijatham]]'' || Tamil || Ulagathukae Unavalikkum || [[Jikki]] || S. V. Venkatraman & [[C. R. Subbaraman]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1951 || rowspan=2|''[[Saudamini]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Kaarum Karunaanidhiye || || rowspan=2|S. V. Venkatraman
|-
| Vidhiyai Meira Vasama ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Manithan (1953 film)|Manithan]]'' || Tamil || Ulagamellaam Nee Odi || || S. V. Venkatraman
|-
| rowspan=2|1953 || rowspan=2|''[[Kangal (film)|Kangal]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Sinna Penne Vaadi || || rowspan=2|S. V. Venkatraman & [[G. Ramanathan]]
|-
| Sathiyame Thavaraamale ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1954 || rowspan=3|''[[Manohara (film)|Manohara]]'' || rowspan=3|Tamil || Sandhegam Illai Sandhegam Illai || C. S. Pandiyan || rowspan=3|S. V. Venkatraman & T. R. Ramanathan
|-
| Pombalathaanaa Nee Pombalathaanaa || C. S. Pandiyan
|-
| Radhi Manmadha || C. S. Pandiyan
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Koteeswaran]]'' || Tamil || Kattikko Thaali Kattikko || [[P. Leela]] || S. V. Venkatraman
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Kannin Manigal]]'' || Tamil || Yaen Marandhaai Eesaa || || S. V. Venkatraman
|-
| rowspan=2|1956 || rowspan=2|''[[Nannambikkai]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Vaaraamal Irundhiduvaano || [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] || rowspan=2|S. V. Venkatraman
|-
| Sooriyanum Oru Thozhilaali ||
|}

==References==
* {{cite news|title=Idhaya Geetham 1950|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2010061952651200.htm&date=2010/06/19/&prd=mp&|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}
* {{cite news|title=Meera 1945|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004121700410500.htm&date=2004/12/17/&prd=fr|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}
* {{cite news|title=Sakunthalai 1941|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2010013054451100.htm&date=2010/01/30/&prd=mp&|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}
* {{cite news|title=Panakkari 1953|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008122753130700.htm&date=2008/12/27/&prd=mp&|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}
* {{cite news|title=Kalaimamani Awards Announced|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003101106480400.htm&date=2003/10/11/&prd=th|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Special Correspondent}}

==External links==
*[http://www.thamizhstudio.com/sigaram_thottavargal_13.htm Tamil article on S. V. Venkatraman]
*[http://www.svvenkataraman.com/ S. V. VENKATRAMAN]
*{{IMDb name |id=nm3532426}}

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[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Singers from Tamil Nadu]]
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