Legendary actor DR Mahalingam rose to fame with his sweet voice in Tamil cinema, Although he has had successes and failures and bitter experiences in his life, Musical drama, Singer, As an actor-producer, he has built a solid foundation for his career with his multifaceted talents.
DR Mahalingam who started at the age of 12 till his last breath at the age of 54 was at the peak of fame., He was born in Tenkarai village on the west bank of Vaigai in Madurai district. He was first admitted to Vedic school, Over the next few months ‘Biol‘ Transferred to school. He was not interested in the religious education of the stoop in front of the master’s house.
Mahalingam’s father saw his son’s passion for music, Ganapati has consulted an astrologer. Then he, Mahalingam was promised a bright future in the arts, When Jagannath Iyer’s famous Pala Mohana Ranjitha Kana Sabha manager Ramasubhaiyar came to Tenkarai., He has added the Mahalingam to him.
Another talent scout is by Ramier, Mahalingam caught the eye of latter day film mogul AV Meiyappan. AV Meiyappasetty who knew the skill of Mahalingam, Made by himself ‘Nandakumar‘ (1938) He cast him as young Krishna in the film. Mahalingam emerged as a young actor, But 1944 By then his career had begun to decline.
At this time, AVM‘Sri Valli‘ (1945) He had also recorded a song in his voice in which Mahalingam acted as Lord Muruga opposite Rukmini as Valli. 1933-In his 28 Songs sung by Mahalingam in the style of late Tamil stage legend SG Kittappa’s songs were influential enough to become big hits., But some scoffers doubted whether it was Mahalingam who sang the songs. They also accused Kittappa of trying to cheat the film industry by using his gramophone recordings.
At that time 21 Old Mahalingam‘Sri Valli‘ When he became a movie star through the film, The deal he made with AVM, It could be said that it stifled the freedom to fully enjoy his newfound stardom. He is in production of A.V.M, And a social drama set in the pre-independence years ‘We are two‘ (1947), And ‘Vedic world‘ (1948), He acted in two films.
He also talked with Avim about getting paid to act in films with other producers during the contract period. after that ‘Gnana Soundari‘ (1948), A Christian devotional film and ‘Anthem of the heart‘ (1950), Mahalingam’s films became hits. “Just now the breeze of Mahalingam, The youthful look and good looks impressed the film industry, Chennai His bungalow on Rayapetta High Road became a landmark,”
With the advent of the new decade, D.R. became a star of hope. Mahalingam started a company in the name of his son Sukumar ‘Macherakai‘ (1950), ‘Mohanasundaram‘ (1951), ‘Chinnadurai‘ (1952), ‘Game toy‘ He produced films like In this ‘Chinnadurai‘ Mahalingam played three roles in the film and he was the director of the film. At the beginning of these films, He ‘street singer‘ He started making the film. This film caused a huge economic downfall for him, His film career also collapsed.
After that Sarachandra novel ‘Chandranath‘Based on his ‘A garland of flowers‘ (1957) In the picture, On his way to establishing himself as a songwriter, To Kannadasa, DR Mahalingam acted in that film to give success. At that time DMK.Kannadasa who was in‘Our Dravidian Ponnade‘ (He responded to the criticism that he cast a Brahmin actor as the hero in his film by making the Mahalingam sing “Our Golden Dravida Desam”. The film was successful, Shivaji, Mgr, Gemini gave a new lease of life to the Mahalingam’s fortunes during Ganesan’s reign.
At this point, With hits in the light and folk music genres, Mahalingam showed his versatility in singing. When this stage is over, Mahalingam 1960 In time he began to travel towards his dark future. After that it was released in 1965 ‘Game of Thrones‘ (1965), featured in the film ‘You have achieved six feats in music Tamil‘ He established himself by singing the song. Next ‘Kandan Karuna‘ (1967) And ‘Raja Raja Cholan‘ (1973) He acted in supporting roles in films like. Further 25 It was released years later in 1972 ‘Thiruneelakander‘ (1972) In the film, he played the titular character for the first time.
‘Agathiyar‘ (1972) Sirkazhi Govindarajan is the playback singer who played the lead role in the movie, From the fact that he would not agree to add his name beyond Mahalingam’s, he earned the respect that was considered for his music till the end. 1978 In the first two months of the year, Mahalingam felt emotional during the tour of Malaysia. Later on, In April, The next day he was cheering himself up for a concert in Coimbatore, In the afternoon he suffered a heart attack and was found dead by the side of the bed,
His life has come full circle; He started out as a musician on the beautiful south coast and died after an amazingly eventful career. Mahalingam’s grandson Rajesh is now June 15 and June 16 On these dates he prepared to celebrate his grandfather’s centenary in South Bank.
