Comagan
Indian musician, actor and philanthropist
Kalaimamani M. J. C. Comagan also spelt as either Comagan or Komagan (1972/1973 – 6 May 2021) was an Indian visually impaired musician, actor, educator and philanthropist from Tamil Nadu. He was best known for his appearance in the national award-winning song Ovvoru Pookalume which featured in the 2004 film Autograph. He ran the Comaganin Raaga Priya orchestra recording live stage performances.
Career
Comagan pursued his career as a musician and composer starting up his own orchestra Comaganin Raaga Priya in 1991. He had also featured as a supporting actor in films such as Kanukkulle and Sura (2010) in minor roles. He made his film debut as music composer in the film Muthal Muthalai (2007). It also became the first ever Tamil film where a visually impaired musician composed the entire music album for a film. Comagan was also a prominent integral part of the first ever Tamil Nadu Welfare Board for the Disabled which was established in 2008. He received the prestigious Kalaimamani award for the year 2019 from the Government of Tamil Nadu.
He had also reportedly conducted vocal and instrumental classes to students via online amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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