V. S. Narasimhan (born 1943) is an Indian violinist and composer.

Life

Narasimhan is the son of the violinist Gottuvadyam Srinivasa Iyengar. He studied

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, an ...

from age four under his father. Narasimhan also learnt Western classical music and entered

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

as a violinist, playing for all leading composers except G. Ramanathan. He even briefly tutored under

Master Dhanraj Master Dhanraj (also credited as Dhanraj Master) is an India musician, multi-instrumentalist from Tamil Nadu. Biography and career Master Dhanraj is a famous and renowned music teacher in Madras (now Chennai). He have made musical research on t ...

. Narasimhan debuted as a composer with ''

Achamillai Achamillai ''Achamillai Achamillai'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. It stars Rajesh and Saritha, with Pavithra, Jeyagopi, Delhi Ganesh, Charle and Delhi Nayakar in supporting roles. It revo ...

'' (1984), and also contributed to Ilaiyaraaja's studio album '' How to Name It?''. In 1993, he founded the Madras String Quartet.

Filmography

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