
He was born in an Isai Velalar family in a small village called Alangudi[N 1] near Needamangalam located on the route going from Thanjavur to Tiruvarur. His mother Kamalathammal was keen that he should develop his musical talents. He commenced his training first as a vocalist under Nadaswaram maestro Kandaswamy Pillai. Later on, he underwent further training from Tiruvisanallur Pallavi Narayanaswamy Iyer and then from Pandanallur Chinnaswamy Pillai.
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Sangeetha Gnanamu - Raga Dhanyasi, Taal Adi
Sangeetha Gnanamo(Dhanyasi) -(Violin)-Rajamanickam Pillai
Swamiki Sari in Rag Behgada
Rajamanickam Pillai (violin) 1938
SWAMIKI SARI BEHGADA
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Sangeetha Gnanamo (Raga: Dhanyasi)
Sangeetha Gnanamu - Dhanyasi - Adi
(violin)
Untitled (Violin) c. 1938
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