C. R. Subbaraman

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C. R. Subbaraman
Background information
Born	(1916-05-18)18 May 1916
Origin	Chintamani, Thirunelveli, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	27 June 1952(1952-06-27) (aged 36) Chennai, Madras State, India.
Occupation(s)	Film score composer, Music Director, Film Producer
Instrument	keyboard/harmonium/piano
Years active	1943 to 1952

C. R. Subbaraman also known as C. S. Ram (1916–1952) was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar–Ganesh duo was his younger brother. His ancestors were from the Krishna district of present-day Andhra Pradesh and due to this, his family spoke Telugu well.

During his short lifespan of about 36 years and cinema life of 10 years, he made lasting fame with films like Devadasu, Ratnamala, Chenchu Lakshmi, Balaraju, Laila Majnu and others.