Venkatesh is the name of two different film personalities in Tamil cinema.
When N. S. Krishnan offered an opportunity to M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy to compose music for Panam (1952) for Madras Pictures, GKV became a part of their troupe.
All the songs of this movie were instant hits and won S. P. Venkatesh the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam for 1993.