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{{infobox person
|name =M. P. Sivam
|birth_name =Madhilagathuveedu Paramasivam
|birth_place =Kizhakku Yakkarai, Palakkad, Kerala
|occupation=poet, musician, lyricist
}}
'''M. P. Sivam''' (M. Parameswaran Nair) is an Indian stage and film artist. He has worked as a teacher who trained stage artistes. He was also a poet and a musician.

==About==
His full name is Madhilagathuveedu ParamaSivam (M. Parameswaran Nair). His birthplace is ''Kizhakku Yakkarai'', a village in [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Thirai Kavignargal 2000 Varai|trans-title=Film Poets up to 2000|language=Tamil|author=Vamanan |publisher=Kalaignan Publishers, 19 Kannadasan Street, Thiyagaraja Nagar, Chennai 600017. T'phone: +91 44 2434 5641 |year=2012|page=74 }}</ref>

He Married Sarojini Amma from Puthan house Mannalur. He has 5 children - Jyothi Kumar , Premavathi, Jayasree, Yamuna Devi, Nalina Kumari. Grand son - Suresh Babu, Sujatha, Arun, Resmi, Prajod, Sreenath puthan, Sreejith Puthan.

Though his mother tongue was [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] he was very proficient in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. He worked as a Harmonium artiste in ''Yadhaartham'' Ponnusamy Pillai's '''Madurai Bala Gana Sabha'''. He wrote the lyrics and taught drama artistes to sing them.

Music Director [[K. V. Mahadevan]]'s assistant Pughazhendhi is a relative of M. P. Sivam. Pughazhendhi's brother-inlaw is Sivam's brother. He taught music to Pughazhendhi and introduced him to K. V. Mahadevan.

==Career==
He started his film career as a lyricist. He wrote 8 out of the 14 songs in [[Kumari (1952 film)|Kumari]] that was released in 1952 and featured [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in the lead role.

Sivam wrote all the 12 lyrics to [[Madana Mohini]] that was released in 1953. K. V. Mahadevan sang three songs in this film. The song ''Kannodu Kannaai Rahasiyam Pesi'' was a hit.

In [[Nallakalam]] released in 1954, he wrote 5 out of 8 songs. The song ''Vazhvu Malarndhu Manam Veesiduthe'' sung by [[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]] was a hit.

Out of 9 songs in [[Magathala Nattu Mary]] that was released in 1957, he wrote 5 songs. The first Tamil duet song sung by [[S. Janaki]], ''Kannukku Naere Minnidum Tharai'' was penned by M. P. Sivam and included in this film. Co-singer was [[P. B. Srinivas]].

M. P. Sivam wrote dialogues together with Puratchidasan and V. S. Jagannathan for the film [[Nallakalam]] released in 1954.<ref name=neelamegam1 />

==Singers==
The following singers sang his songs in the films
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;Female singers
*[[Jikki]]
*[[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
*[[P. Leela]]
*[[A. P. Komala]]
*[[N. L. Ganasaraswathi]]
*[[Raavu Balasaraswathi|R. Balasaraswathi Devi]]
*[[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]]
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;Female singers (Contd.)
*[[K. Jamuna Rani]]
*[[S. Janaki]]
*A. Andal
*Sarojini
*Kasthuri
*K. R. Lakshmi
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;Male singers
*[[A. M. Rajah]]
*[[P. B. Srinivas]]
*[[K. V. Mahadevan]]
*A. M. Appadurai
*K. R. Sellamuthu
*S. V. Ponnusamy
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==Filmography==
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*[[Kumari (1952 film)|Kumari]] (1952)<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=35 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Madana Mohini]] (1953)<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=57|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Nallakalam]] (1954)<ref name=neelamegam1>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=74|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Nalla Veedu]] (1956)<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=108|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Allavuddin Adbhuta Deepam|Alavudheenum Arputha Villakkum]] (1957)<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=121|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>
*[[Magathala Nattu Mary]] (1957)<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=130|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>

==Devotional songs==
As opportunities failed in Tamil films, he went back to Kerala. However, he continued to write devotional songs in Tamil.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

His devotional songs include ''Kandhan Tiruneeranindhaal'', ''Muruganai Kooppittu Muraiyidda Perukku'', ''Thithikkum Thaen Paagum'' sung by [[T. M. Soundararajan]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

==References==
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[[Category:Tamil film poets]]
[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Indian male poets]]
[[Category:People from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

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