Popular southern music director and composer Rajamani passed away due to cardiac arrest in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 60.
He had predominantly worked in Malayalam film industry and had composed music for around 70 films.
About Rajamani
- Rajamani was born into a family of Carnatic musicians and was the son of noted musician BA Chidambaranath.
- His first tryst with music happened at age of 13 after he had accompanied his father on a devotional album “Gangayar Pirakkunnu”.
- His first independent venture was 1983 Tamil film “Gramathu Kiligal”, followed by “Kalloori Kanavugal” in the same year.
- In 1985, Rajamani made his Malayalam debut with “Nullinovikkaathe”. He went on to score music for successful Malayalam films like “Ekalavyan”, “Commissioner”, “The King”, “Aram Thampuran” and “Narasimham”.
- He composed music for nearly 70 films and rendered background score for over 700 films.
- His last film as a composer was 2012 Malayalam romantic-drama “Hide n’ Seek”.