A M Rajah or Aemala Manmatharaju Rajah was born on July 1 1929 at Ramachandrapuram in Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh.When he was three months old his father passed away.The family shifted to Renukapuram where his studies began He moved to Madras for graduate studies and passed B A from the Pachaiyppa's College,Madras in 1951. He won many first prizes in Pachayappa's College music competitions.
