Thiruchi Loganathan (24 July 1924 – 17 November 1989) [1] was a playback singer of the Tamil film industry. He is known for his work in movies such as Manthiri Kumari (1950) and Parasakthi (1952).[2][3] He was married to Rajalakshmi, daughter of actress C. T. Rajakantham. His sons are, T. L. Maharajan, Deepan Chakravarthy, and T.L. Thyagarajan, who are also popular playback singers. [attribution needed]
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Thiruchi Loganathan திருச்சி லோகநாதன் | |
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Birth name | Thiruchi Loganathan |
Born | (1924-07-24)24 July 1924 |
Origin | Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency, British India |
Died | 17 November 1989(1989-11-17) (aged 65) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Genres | Film music (playback singing), Indian classical music, Tamil patriotic |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1947–1986 |
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.
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