TMS (The Voice That Moved Millions)

TMS (The Voice That Moved Millions)

‘Even as I was born to be the singing voice of MGR and Sivaji Ganesan, Vamanan has been born to write the account of my life'
- T. M. Sounderarajan

This is a racy biography of T. M. Sounderarajan, popularly known
as TMS, who hailed from the Sourashtra community in Madurai but went on to achieve fame as the archetypal Tamil voice in the film world. It is penned by Vamanan, an award-winning historian of Tamil film music and veteran journalist, who knew the singer
intimately for over three decades and had earlier authored his acclaimed Tamil biography, with a foreword by the singer himself.

In 'TMS: The Voice That Moved Millions', Vamanan chronicles the life and legacy of a seminal playback singer whose voice became inseparable from the golden age of Tamil cinema. Spanning several decades, it situates his career within the broader evolution of the Tamil film industry, tracing how changing aesthetics, technology, politics, and popular taste shaped—and were shaped by—his music.