C. R. Subburaman Musical artist

C. R. Subburaman also known as C. S. Ram (Telugu: సి.ఆర్.సుబ్బరామన్, Tamil:சி. ஆர். சுப்புராமன்) (1911–1952) was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy Iyer at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar Ganesh duo is his younger brother. His ancestors were from Krishna district of present Andhra Pradesh and due to this, his family are well spoken of Telugu.During his short lifespan of about 40 years and cinema life of 10 years, he made lasting fame with films like Devadas, Ratnamala, Chenchu Lakshmi, Balaraju, Laila Majnu and others.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1921
Date of death	January 01, 1952
Place of death	Chennai , Madras State
Hometown	Presidencies and provinces of British India Madras Presidency Tirunelveli