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Thiruchi Loganathan

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Thiruchi Loganathan
திருச்சி லோகநாதன்
Thiruchi Loganathan in 1951
Thiruchi Loganathan in 1951
Background information
Birth nameThiruchi Loganathan
Born(1924-07-24)24 July 1924
OriginTiruchirappalli,
Madras Presidency,
British India
(now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Died17 November 1989(1989-11-17) (aged 65)
Madras (now Chennai),
Tamil Nadu, India
GenresFilm music (playback singing), Indian classical music, Tamil patriotic
OccupationSinger
Years active1947–1986

Thiruchi Loganathan (24 July 1924 – 17 November 1989) [1] was an Indian playback singer of the Tamil film industry. He is known for his work in movies such as Manthiri Kumari (1950)and Sarvadhikari'.[2][3] He was married to Rajalakshmi, daughter of actress C. T. Rajakantham. His sons are, T. L. Maharajan, Deepan Chakravarthy, TL Kamalakannan, and T.L. Thyagarajan, who are also popular playback singers. [attribution needed]

Career

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Music composers he sang for

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Playback singers he sang with

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He sang memorable duets mostly with P. Leela and Jikki. He also sang with many others including, M. L. Vasanthakumari, M. S. Rajeswari, L. R. Eswari, P. A. Periyanayaki, T. V. Rathnam, A. G. Rathnamala, A. P. Komala, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, Radha Jayalakshmi, K. Jamuna Rani, K. Rani, Lakshmi Shankar, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, A. V. Saraswathi, T. S. Bagavathi, Vadivambal, Swarnalatha, K. Swarna and U. R. Chandra.

He also sang duets with male singers, most notably with Seerkazhi Govindarajan and Mariyappa. Other singers that he sang with include S. C. Krishnan, T. M. Soundararajan, G. Ramanathan, A. L. Raghavan, C. R. Subburaman, P. B. Sreenivas, K. R. Chellamuthu, Maadhavan, Shanmugasundharam, V. T. Rajagopalan, G. K. Venkatesh and T. L. Maharajan.

The singing actors he sang with were N. S. Krishnan, U. R. Jeevarathinam and Friend Ramasamy.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Thiruchi Loganathan".
  2. ^ "Manthrikumari (1950)". The Hindu. 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ Guy, Randor (24 April 2011). "Parasakthi 1952". The Hindu.

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