Bama Vijayam (1934 film) Plate Fame Sangeetha Vidwan". The film was produced by A. N. Maruthachalam Chettiar under his banner, Chellam Talkies. "Chellam" was also Chettiar's pet name. The film's ending showed all the characters singing the song Jana Gana Mana, which film historian Randor Guy mentions it as the first time the future national anthem of India was sung on screen. The rendition of the song instilled a feeling of patriotism amongst cinema goers. K. Thyagaraja Desigar composed the film's score. There were 59 songs in the film, out of which Balasubramaniam sang 10. Balasubramaniam's first song as the character was "Balakanakamaya", a
Besant Theosophical College activities, was obliged to dissociate itself from the Madras University and became part of the newly organized National University. Rabindranath Tagore was the chancellor. In 1919, Tagore visited the college and during this time translated the lyrics of the Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana", which he had previously written, from Bengali to English. Margaret Cousins (an expert in European music and wife of Irish poet James Cousins, then vice-principal of the college) set down the notation to the national anthem in the college, which is followed only when the song is sung in the original slow rendition style. During