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Veteran playback singer T.M. Soundararajan died aged 90, in Chennai on Saturday. File photo
Playback singer TMS passes away
A versatile singer, he modulated his voice to suit the two stars perfectly; a listener could identify the star in the film through TMS’s songs even without watching the movie!
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