In recognition of his contribution to Sinhala music, a directive was made by Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala, consequent upon which Muthuswamy Master was awarded an honourary Ceylon citizenship on April 12, 1956: a historic day on which Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike's first Cabinet in the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon was sworn in. He was instrumental in Nanda Malini's entree to music in Daruwa Kageda in 1960. Notable were WD Amaradeva (violin), Premasiri Khemadasa (flute) (later Dr), Sarath Dassanayake (sitar), Victor Ratnayake (violin) and Dharmadasa Walpola (flute) all reading their respective instruments under Muthuswamy Master's direction. While several South Indian singers sang under Muthuswamy Master's baton, local artistes who were backed by Muthuswamy Master included the famed Dharmadasa and Lata Walpola (later Kalasuri), HR Jothipala, Mohideen Baig (later Kalasuri), GSB Rani, Sujatha Perera (now Attanayake), Milton Perera, Narada Dissasekera, Angeline Gunatilleka and others. On Januhe was awarded the Layagnanavarudhee by Regional Development Minister C Rajadurai, while his son, Mohanraj, received the Mellisai Mannan award.
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The OCIC recognized and honoured him for his valuable contributions to Sinhala movie music. In 1974, Muthuswamy Master received the Deepasikha award for being selected as the musician who composed music for the most number of movies. Sometime in 1966, Muthuswamy Master played on the first electric Hammond organ imported to Ceylon, at the opening ceremony of the Sinhala movie, Okkoma Hari, produced by Wijayapala Hettiarachchi. LP record sales at Cargills topped over Rs 100,000 a comparatively tidy sum in that era. The melodies by Sunil Shantha and the background music for the movie were greatly enriched by Muthuswamy Master on par with the high South Indian standards of that time. Jothipala to sing this song and thereafter rocket to fame, at a time when the great Dharmadasa Walpola held sway in the local music field. Muthuswamy gave a break to budding vocalist H.R. Muthuswamy who composed the background music for the hit number Pruthugeesukaraya, which was recorded in India, in Lester James Peries's (later Dr) celebrated Sinhala movie Sandeshaya.
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Then followed Pudhuma Laylee (1953), Ahankaara Sthree, Maathalang, Hitha Honda Minihek (1975) in a series of movies, leading to the road of fame and success. He received the award of a certificate, for the Best Music director for this achievement, from the South Indian Journalists' Association at age 27. It was in 1953 that Muthuswamy made his debut as film music director by providing music for the Sinhala movie Prema Tharangaya. Incidentally, Gunaratnam, while travelling in his car was shot dead on Augby unidentified motorcyclists at Armour Street in Colombo, during the height of the JVP insurrection. Sometime in 1953, Muthuswamy Master resigned from Radio Ceylon, accepting an invitation extended by film producer Nayagam, who had built the Sundara Murugan Navakala Sound Studios in Kandana (presently SPM Studio) in Ceylon, to be in charge of the music section at the studio.ĭuring this period, business tycoon cum film producer, K Gunaratnam, who considered Muthuswamy Master as a top Carnatic violinist, sought his services in music direction for the movies he produced. Atchuthan, Mirudhangam players T Ratnam and K Ganapathipillai, veena player Colendavelu and E Suppiahpillai on clarinet, all playing under the leadership of the South Indian music conductor, D.S. They included co-violinist G Shanmugananthan, the gatam and thambura player K.K. On October 20, 1952, Muthuswamy Master joined the State-owned Radio Ceylon Tamil orchestra as a violinist with a group of others. Nayagam encouraged Muthuswamy to visit Ceylon, where, subsequently, his career as a music director was firmly established. Nayagam, the South Indian producer of Kadawunu Poronduwa, met Muthuswamy. It was at one of these recordings in India that S.M. Narayana lyer was quick to recognize Muthuswamy's talent as a violinist and appointed him as his assistant. R Narayana lyer, the music director of the movie, gave an opportunity for Muthuswamy to join his orchestra, when recordings were being made in India. On January 21 1947, the first Sinhala motion picture in Ceylon Kadawuna Poronduwa (Broken Promise) was screened. Muthuswamy thereafter proceeded to participate in several varieties of entertainment recitals in Madras. The father's attempt at making his son practice music on a baby violin resulted in young Muthuswamy enjoying the rare privilege of mastering the violin at the tender age of ten. He was the only son of the versatile South Indian musician called Ramaya Baagavathar. ( MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia) Colombo, August 30 (Facebook): Incomparable master composer R.Muthusamy Ramaya Asari Muthusamy was born on Januin Nagerkovil in Tamil Nadu bordering Kerala in South India.
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