| Name |
K N
Shashikiran (Vocal) |
Subha
Ganesan (Vocal) |
P Ganesh
(Chitravina) |
S
Vijayaraghavan (Violin) |
B
Ganapatiraman (Mridangam) |
Neyveli
Skandasubramanyam (Mridangam) |
| Guru(s) |
Chitravina
Narasimhan, Chitravina Ravikiran, T Brinda, T Viswanathan &
Calcutta Krishnamurti |
Kalyani
Ganesan, Leelavati Gopalakrishnan, Dr. M L Vasantakumari and
Calcutta Krishnamurti. |
Chitravina
Narasimhan & Chitravina Ravikiran |
Kandadevi
Alagirisami, Mayilattur Mani Iyer (Mridangam), Pallavi Venkatarama
Iyer & C N Chandrasekharan |
Kumbakonam
Rajappa Iyer |
Tiruvarur
Krishnamurti, who is the uncle of Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam. |
| Favorite
vocalist(s) from the past |
Beginning
from Tiger Varadachari to M D Ramanathan, I like the music of most
of the stalwarts. |
G N
Balasubramanyam |
I like all
the great stalwarts for different aspects. Some among them
are Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, Ariyakudi, Madurai Mani
Iyer and T Brinda, who is my all-time favorite. |
I have been
inspired very much by Voleti Venkateswarulu's music. Ariyakudi
Ramanuja Iyengar and M D Ramanathan are also my favorities. |
Madurai Mani
Iyer and G N Balasubramanyam |
Madurai Mani
Iyer and G N Balasubramanyam |
| Favorite
instrumentalist(s) from the past |
Each one had
his/her own distinct style. I like each style for its uniqueness.
Rajaratnam Pillai, Mali, Palghat Mani Iyer are some of my
favorites in a long list. |
T N
Rajaratnam Pillai |
I also have
great respect for all the instrumentalists of the past. To
mention a few, Karaikurichi Arunachalam, T N
Rajaratnam Pillai and flute Mali. |
S
Balachandar, Rajaratnam Pillai |
Palghat Mani
Iyer, Palani Subramanya Pillai and Ramanathapuram C S
Murugabhupati. |
Palghat Mani
Iyer, C S Murugabhupati, Palani Subramanya Pillai, Flute Mali, and
Dwaram Venkatasami Naidu |
| Favorite
vocalist(s) of the present day |
Once again,
I like everyone for their individuality. In particular, I like to
listen to Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and T N Seshagopalan. |
T N
Seshagopalan and T V Sankaranarayanan |
I like
everybody's music. |
T N
Sehshagopalan, T V Sankaranarayanan, Sanjay Subramanyam and Sudha
Raghunathan |
Balamuralikrishna,
Semangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Seshagopalan and K V Narayanaswamy are a
few of my favorites. |
I like all
the vocalists. |
| Favorite
instrumentalist(s) of the present day |
I respect
the best in everyone. |
Lagudi
Jayaraman and M S Gopalakrishnan |
I generally
like all instrumentalists. In particular, I have great regard for
Mandolin Srinivas. |
Mysore
Nagaraj, T K Murthy, Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Tiruvarur
Bhaktavatsalam. |
Violin -
Lalgudi Jayaraman, M S Gopalakrishnan & G Chandramouli.
Mridangam - Trichy Sankaran, Karaikudi Mani, Umayalpuram Sivaraman,
T K Murthy, Palghat Raghu and Vellore Ramabhadran. |
I cannot
specify any one and leave the others when everyone is good in one
aspect or the other. |
| Favorite
composer(s) |
Trinity,
Subbaraya Sastri and so on. |
Trinity and
Papanasam Sivan |
I am not a
great musician to judge anybody. I like the works of all the
great composers and respect them. |
Trinity and
Papanasam Sivan |
Being a
Mridangist I do not know much about composers. Anyhow I like
most kritis, irrespective of the composer. My father is a prime
disciple of Papanasam Sivan, so I have heard a lot about him and
like his compositions. |
I feel that
there should be at least one Tyagaraja kriti to make a
concert lively. I like Papanasam Sivan's kritis too for the
bhakti in them. |
| Favorite
raga(s) |
I like the
rakti ragas which are unique to Carnatic music. |
Ghana ragas
like Bhairavi, Todi and Kalyani. |
I cannot
mention any raga in particular as it depends upon my mood. |
Maduvanthi
as it is catchy, Jog and Shankarabharanam |
Sindhubhairavi.
I also like Ghana ragas. |
If sung in
the right way, I like all ragas. |
| Favorite
venue(s) |
No favorite.
I respect each venue that I perform at. |
Sastri Hall,
Luz |
Nanganallur
Anjaneyar Temple |
As long as
the sound system is good, I like all venues. A few among
them are Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Chowdiah Hall in
Bangalore.
|
Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall |
All the Sabhas
in Chennai are good. However I feel very satisfied when the
listeners are seated very close to the dais, so that the reactions
of the rasikas can be watched easily. |
| Favorite
hobbies |
Music,
Music, Music... always. |
Reading
books |
Whether you
call it hobby or otherwise, my hobbies are connected only with
music. Apart from playing Chitravina, I also sing along with my
cousin K N Shashikiran. I also compose Tillanas. |
Listening to
music as it is a part of me. |
I am a full-time
Mridangist. I listen to lot of good music. I like watching
Cricket. |
When I was
in Neyveli I had an opportunity to take up gardening as my hobby.
However, I now live in a apartment and am not able to continue my
hobby. I always play or think about Mridangam or listen to music. |
