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  "description": "M. S. Viswanathan was a South Indian musician, music composer and musical director for film and television productions, composing songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.",
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  "deathDate": "2015-07-14",
  "birthPlace": "Palakkad, Kerala, India",
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    "M.S.V",
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    "एम.एस. विश्वनाथन",
    "എം.എസ്. വിശ്വനാഥൻ",
    "ம. சு. விசுவநாதன்",
    "ఎం. ఎస్. విశ్వనాథన్",
    "Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan",
    "எம். எஸ். விஸ்வநாதன்",
    "Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy",
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