| Sirkazhi Govindarajan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sirkazhi Govindarajan Tamil: சீர்காழி கோவிந்தராஜன்[1] |
| Born | January 19, 1933 Sirkazhi, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 24 March 1988 (aged 55) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Genres | Film music (playback singing), Indian classical music |
| Occupations | Singer, Actor |
| Instruments | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1952–1988 |
Sirkazhi Govindarajan (Tamil: சீர்காழி கோவிந்தராஜன்; January 19, 1933 - March 24, 1988) was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.
Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer.[2]
He graduated from the Tamil Isai College in Chennai in 1949 and learnt music from Thiruppampuram Swaminatha Pillai. He was conferred the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
Govindarajan had also done playback singing in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.[3] Madras University conferred a doctorate (Honoris Causa) on him in 1983. He died in 1988, aged 55.