M. K. Athmanathan (1925 – 15 July 2013[1]) was a music director and lyricist in Tamil cinema.
Born in the village Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India.
He started life as a goldsmith but his interest in The arts made him to join the drama troupe of T. K. Shanmugam at the age of 11.
[2] He entered the Tamil cinema in 1954 with the film Ratha Pasam as its music director.
He married Thanlakshmi, they has two daughters (Madhavi & Amutha) and one son Elangovan.