V. S. Narasimhan

V. S. Narasimhan (born 1943)^[1] is an Indian violinist and composer who worked in South Indian films. He is also the founder of the Madras String Quartet.

V. S. Narasimhan
Born	1943 Mysore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Mysuru, Karnataka, India)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Violinist, composer
Father	Gottuvadyam Seenivasa Iyengar

Life

V. S. Narasimhan was born in Mysore.^[2] He is the son of the violinist Gottuvadyam Srinivasa Iyengar. He studied Carnatic music from age four under his father. Narasimhan also learnt Western classical music and entered Tamil cinema as a violinist, playing for all leading composers except G. Ramanathan. He even briefly tutored under Master Dhanraj.^[3][4][5] Narasimhan debuted as a composer with Achamillai Achamillai (1984),^[6][7] and also contributed to Ilaiyaraaja's studio album How to Name It?. In 1993, he founded the Madras String Quartet.^[8][9] In 2010, Narasimhan was awarded the Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar Award for Excellence.^[10] In 2024 he released a book Carnatic and Western Music- Blending the two Classical Music Systems.^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Language	Ref.
1984	Achamillai Achamillai	Tamil	[12]
	Pudhiavan	Tamil	[13]
	Eeran Sandhya	Malayalam	[14]
1985	Yaar?	Tamil	[15]
	Kalyana Agathigal	Tamil	[16]
	Mugila Mallige	Kannada	[17]
1986	Kadaikan Parvai	Tamil	[18]
	Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum	Tamil	[19]
1987	Vanna Kanavugal	Tamil	[20]
1988	Kan Simittum Neram	Tamil	[21]
1990	Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal	Tamil	[22]
1994	Paasamalargal	Tamil	[23]