Veteran music composer T K Ramamurthy passes away Chennai: Noted music composer of yesteryear, T K Ramamurthy (91) died here today following brief illness.

The veteran composer, also a violinist, breathed his last this morning at a hospital, sources close to his family said.

The M S Viswanathan-Ramamurthy duo had composed music for a number of films including 'Karnan', the story of the warrior king which starred a galaxy of actors including South Indian thespians Sivaji Ganesan and N T Ramarao.

Later, Ramamurthy parted ways with Viswanathan in the mid-60s and composed music for a few films....more    
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MAPS functioning normal, but on alert: Official Chennai: Operations at Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) in Kalpakkam near Chennai continued to function normally, even as coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been put on alert following a massive quake hitting Indonesia. "We were to halt operations following the Tsunami alert. But, after checking with authorities in Andamans, we continued with the operations at the plant," K Ramamurthy, Station Director, MAPS told. However, the plant...  
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