East Circular Road in Mandavelipakkam is to be re-named as Sirkazhi Govindarajan Road, after the well-known singer of devotional and film songs who also resided in this area.
This news was shared by Mylapore MLA, Dha Velu. In a note, Veku said that the Chennai Corporation council had approved a resolution on naming the road after the singer.
Velu said he had placed the request for a name change before the chief minister. It was acknowledged and the issue was moved to the city council for the formality.
An event to formally rename the road will be held soon.
Govindarajan sang for songs in films starring the stars of his time – MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. His devotional songs in Tamil were also legendary and are still played across the world.
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A much delayed but well deserved acknowledgment. He was a well trained classical singer learning not only in the Gurukulavasam style under Thiruppamburam Swaminatha Pillai and also under several esteemed vidwans in the Central college of Carnatic music and Tamil Isai Kalluri earning the DEGREES Sangeetha Vidwan and Isaimani.
competitions conducted by the then top pedestals of music including Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha – The Music Academy âMecca of Carnatic musicâ. His laurels were applauded and appreciated by the legends like GNB, Palghat Mani Iyer, Karaikudu Muthu Iyer, MS, MLV & DKP Amma, who were the judges for the competitions.
You should acknowledge his contributions to the entire music industry and not just group him as a film and devotional singer.His songs are still the morning wake up call for people all around the world.
Sirkazhi Govindarajan was a great Carnatic Vocalist of the highest order, a gurukulavasam principle student of Flute maestro âSangeetha Kalanidhiâ Thiruppamburam N Swaminatha Pillai, qualifying degrees of âIsaimaniâ at Tamil Isai Kalluri, Chennai and âSangeetha Vidwanâ from Central college of Carnatic music as a winning gold medalist as a student in academics and all the competitions, I repeat ALL the competitions conducted by the then top pedestals of music including Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha – The Music Academy âMecca of Carnatic musicâ. His laurels were applauded and appreciated by the legends like GNB, Palghat Mani Iyer, Karaikudu Muthu Iyer, MS, MLV & DKP Amma, who were the judges for the competitions. This is on record with the concerned organisations.
His capacity to âexcel in all genresâ with his Classical base made him a popular Semi classical, popular devotional and a film play back singer of repute singing all styles from Hindustani, classical, light, folk, native traditional to all popular actors of his time with credit to the quality of the singing. He is a dedicated Tamil Isai exponent.
You cannot single him out as a mere devotional and film singer as reported in your columns. Sorry.