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MSV's life
history
MSV, one of India's greatest music directors. A man who ruled the airwaves for several decades and still has a large and ardent fan following. But he just stood there on the stage like an ordinary man, as if he was just part of an audience though it was his biography that was released that day.
That was because famous Hindi music director of yesteryear, Naushad, was on stage to release the biography of M S Viswanathan, fondly known as MSV to all Tamils. MSV considers Naushad his guru and refused to be seated along with him.
But Naushad, who received the first copy of the book released by Dakshinamoorthy Swamigal, said he
considered MSV as his guru. "I have learnt many things from him. So it should be said that I am his disciple and he is my guru. I am honoured by releasing MSV's book penned by Rani
Maindan, called Mellisai Mannar MSV.
 "I was asked by director K Shankar to be the music director for the Hindi version of 'Aalayamani'. After viewing the Tamil version of the film, I said I will not be the music director for the film because nobody but MSV can give such good tunes (Jho Viswanathan Ne Kiya, Hum Kya Karen?)"
The biography, released recently in Chennai, has been published by Rajarajan Publishers and is priced at Rs 100.
Speaking at the function, 'Cho' Ramaswamy, editor of 'Thuglak', was sad that MSV, whose music was as powerful as Carnatic music, had not been recognised at the national level. He urged everyone to take steps to change the situation.
 But Cho being Cho, he could not help
taking a crack at the present political situation. He said his "alliance" with MSV was a natural one and was not like other tie-ups where one party withdraws support in the final months of the regime.
He called as the golden era the period when MSV,
Kannadasan, T R Ramamurthy and K V Mahadevan ruled cinema music. "Today's music comes and goes, but MSV's music stands forever," he concluded.
 MSV's music partner, T R Ramamurthy, said there were three letters he could not forget in his life: MSV. "I have know him for the past 50 years. He is a man who has got embedded in everybody's heart. MSV always obeys his mother's advice. He will do anything his mother says."
Yesteryear music director T R Paapa said, "MSV wanted to act, I advised him to concentrate on music, in which he had expertise."
Director S P Muthuraman, aid MSV had helped S M Subbaiya Naidu (with whom he was working as office boy in Jupiter Films) for a long time. Subbaiya Naidu had written a letter in the last stages of his life saying his last rites should be performed by MSV!
 MSV considers Kannadasan, Vaali as his two eyes and MGR, Sivaji
also as his two eyes, Muthuraman pointed out.
Chandrababu had once said he cannot match MSV's music, and that it was hard to dance to his tunes, the director also pointed out.
Former minister and film producer R M
Veerappan said former chief ministers MGR, Annadurai and Karunanidhi were big fans of MSV.
"MSV
is a hard worker. I have been in touch with him for the past 40 years. He has the credit of recording 10 songs in 15 days for the movie 'Ulagam Sutrum Valiban', in which MGR was the hero."
Others who felicitated M S Viswanathan included A V M Saravanan, Ilayaraja, producer and director K Balachander, actor Sivakumar, 'Nalli' Kuppusamy and former Doordarshan Chennai Kendra director
Natrajan.
Actor Nagesh, actress Sachu, director P Vasu, singer P B Srinivas and other film personalities took part in the function.
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