Papanasam Sivan (Tamil: பாபநாசம் சிவன்) (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was also the foremost film score composer in Kannada cinema as well as Tamil cinema in 1930s and 40s.A famous composer, Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyagaraja. Using Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created numerous hits popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. S.