- First Super Star of Tamil film industry.
- He started his career as a classical singer and stage artist in the late 1920s.
- According to a popular anecdote, Thyagaraja once ran away from home after being reprimanded by his father for his decision to become a singer as singing was not considered to be an honourable profession in the conservative Indian society of the early 20th century. Krishnasamy Aachari, eventually, found his son in the Telugu-speaking town of Cuddapah as he was singing to a large group of admiring listeners. Krishnasamy achary relented and encouraged his son to hone his skills. Soon, Thyagaraja began to sing Hindu religious songs or bhajans.
- During the Second World War, at the request of the Governor of Madras, Arthur Oswald James Hope, Bhagavathar organised concerts and plays to raise money for the British war effort. The Governor recognised his contributions by offering him a Diwan Bahadur title which Bhagavathar declined.
- Bhagavathar's 1944 film Haridas ran for three consecutive years at Broadway Theatre, Madras and created the record for the longest continuous run at a single theatre.
- Bhagavathar was acclaimed for his powerful, melodious voice and the ease with which he could sing high-pitch notes.
- Bhagavathar's career declined after his arrest and though he did continue to act in Tamil films after his release from prison, none of them did well.
- In 1934, he made his début in films with the movie Pavalakkodi which turned out to be a hit. From 1934 to 1959, Bhagavathar acted in 14 films of which 10 were box-office hits.
- Right from his boyhood, Thyagaraja neglected his studies. Instead, he desired to become a singer.
- Bhagavathar was arrested in 1944 as one of the main suspects in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case and spent three years in prison before being released in 1947 after a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council verdict came in his favour. Nevertheless, he still drew huge crowds at his concerts. He had lost almost all his wealth in his case defense.
- He was an Indian actor, producer and Carnatic singer.
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