Papanasam Sivan (Tamil: பாபநாசம் சிவன்) (26 September 1890 – 10 October 1973) was a prominent composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He also 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. Subbulakshmi.In 1962, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.