Music director gets Ghantasala Award

Vijayawada, May 22 : The Dilip Kumar Cultural Academy (DKCA) presented the 'Ghantasala Award' to well-known Film Music Director M S Viswanathan here last night.

The award was presented to Mr Viswanathan by Senior Journalist Turlapati Kutambarao.

The felicitation formed part of the 'Ghantasala Aradhanotsavam'.

In his address, Mr Viswanathan said he was only a beginner and had a long way to go. He drew inspiration from yesteryear music directors C V Subbiraman and S Rajeswara Rao besides playback singers Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd Rafi and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao.

He later sung a Tamil devotional song receiving standing ovation from the audience.

The earlier recipients of the award include noted playback singer P Susheela and music directors Mani Sharma and Devi Sri Prasad among others.

UNI