Thenkarai Ramakrishna Mahalingam was already a singing sensation on stage, when A.V. In the same year in Modern theatres’ Adithan Kanavu, TRM sang ‘Maduramaana ruchi ulladhe’, which was popularly known as the ‘palgova’ song. Father paid him liberally, helping him settle his debts.” “Kannadasan gifted thatha one of his imported cars,” says Prabha, TRM’s granddaughter. “When I visited TRM’s house …