L. Vaidhiyanathan Passes Away

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Music director L. Vaidhiyanathan passes away

Chennai, May 19 (PTI): L Vaidhiyanathan, renowned music director of yesteryears, passed away after a prolonged illness at his residence at suburban Porur this morning, family sources said.

He was 65 and is survived by his wife and two sons.

Vaidhiyanathan had composed music for over 170 films in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam.

He was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the 'Kalaimamani' award. He was also a member of the national committee to select the best feature films.

Prior to his death, he was busy composing music for the Hindi animation movie "Lava Kusa'.

His body was cremated in the evening, the sources added.