June
Ooththukkaadu Venkatasubbaiyer - (June 2nd, 2004)
He was the first composer of thematic kirtis...
May
Syama Sastri - (May 26th, 2004)
One of the musical Trinity, he was the only one who sang in Thamizh...
Ghanam Krishna Iyer - (May 12th, 2004)
Another famous composer of Padams, he had the honour of singing before Saint Tyagaraja...
Subbarama Iyer
- (May 5th, 2004)
This native of Vaideeswarankoil composed beautiful Thamizh padams...
April
K Ponnaiah Pillai
- (April 28th, 2004)
He came from the illustrious family of the Thanjavur Quartet and kept its flag flying...
Ambujam Krishna - (April 21st, 2004)
She has composed over 600 songs, mostly in praise of Krishna...
G N Balasubramaniam - (April 14th, 2004)
He took the music and cinema world by storm with his renderings...
‘Kalki’ R. Krishnamurthy - (April 7th, 2004)
This great Thamizh writer and editor was also a great poet...
March
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) - (March 31st, 2004)
His composition in simple language is still a big hit in concerts...
Harikesanallur Muththaiah Bhagavathar - (Mar 24th, 2004)
He has many compositions to his credit in several languages...
Annamalai Reddiar - (Mar 17th, 2004)
Kavadi Chindu is synonymous with this musician who probably invented it...
Periasamy Thooran - (Mar 10th, 2004)
Though not a musician, he sought the help of gurus to set his songs to music...
M M Dandapani Desikar - (Mar 3rd, 2004)
Dandapani Desikar was the Appudhiadigal of our times, singing the praise of Tirunavukkarasar...
February
Mayuram Viswanatha Sastry - (Feb 25th, 2004)
The Padam is couched in literary beauty and captivates one’s heart...
Anai-Ayya Brothers - (Feb 18th, 2004)
The lovely songs melt one's heart with their sweetness and pathos...
Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai - (Feb 11th, 2004)
A scholar of the British era, he has several firsts to his credit...
Ramaswamy Sivan - (Feb 4th, 2004)
With his brother Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, he left a great legacy...
January
Neelakanta Sivan - (Jan 28th, 2004)
The composer, a native of Kanyakumari, pours out his heart in Mukhari...
Papanasam Sivan - (Jan 21st, 2004)
He earned the title for his great devotion to God…
Bharathidasan - (Jan 14th, 2004)
Sethuraman extols the greatness of this poet who became a legend…
Kavi Kunjara Bharathi - (Jan 7thth, 2004)
He composed the dance drama Azhagar Kuravanji when he was just 18 years old...
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