Dakshinamoorthy was born on December 9, 1919 in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. He is known for his work on Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu (1976), The Jungle (1952) and Ente Mohangal Poovaninju (1982). He died on August 2, 2013 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.