The first recipient of the National Award for Best Music Direction was _______ who was honoured for his composition in the Tamil film Kandan Karunai.

KV Mahadevan Vidyasagar Deva Karthik Raja

KV Mahadevan

The correct answer is Option (1) → KV Mahadevan The first recipient of the National Award for Best Music Direction was K. V. Mahadevan, who was honoured for his composition in the Tamil film Kandan Karunai (1967).