
Violin, Ghatam
CONTACTD-2, Lloyds Complex, 315/144, Lloyds Road, Royapettah
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600014
India
+91 9444259995
+91 (44) 28130913
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He hails from a musical family, his mother K SARADHA and father V R KANNAPPA
played a pivotal role in grooming his career. He is a Post Graduate in commerce and
Materials Management.
He had his early training from Mridangam Maestro Kalaimamani Trichy Thayumanavan
from a young age. Initially he learnt Mridangam and then switched over to Ghatam. He is
an 'A' TOP Grade Ghatam Artist from All India Radio.
He has accompanied the upper crust of Sangeetha Vidwans Nedunuri Krishnamurthy,
Madurai T.N. Seshagopalan, Hyderabad Brothers, T.V. Sankaranarayanan, Trichur
Ramachandran, A.K.C. Natarajan, Malladi Brothers, Sanjay Subramanian, Neyveli
Santhanagopalan, T.M. Krishna, D.K. Pattammal, R. Vedavalli, Suguna Purushottam,
Aruna Sairam, Bombay Sisters, Bombay Jaysree, Sudha Raghunathan, Nithyasree
Mahadevan to name a few.
He has received prizes and awards from various Music Sabhas and Institutions in India
and abroad, includes Maharajapuram Santhanam Foundation - Meritorious Excellence
Award. He has participated SANGEETH NATAK ACADEMY Prog at New Delhi.
He is taking Mridangam and Ghatam classes in Chennai and abroad.
He has visited Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxumburg, Italy, USA, Canada, United
Kingdom, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Dubai, Muscut, Australia and New
Zealand on a Musical tour.








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