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Famous Carnatic Composers - PT


Periyasaami Tooran - Born at Modakurichi in Coimbatore district of Palanivelappa Gounder and Paavaathal, he was a born teacher, patriot and a composer of merit. He was greatly influenced and inspired by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati. He declined to sit for his examination for Bachelor of Arts shocked by the execution of the immortal Bhagat Singh, a prince among patriots by the British. Thooran qualified later passing B.A., L.T. A voracious writer, he composed over six hundred songs on national, spiritual and moral issues. He wote 'a poem a day' for several years after his daily poojahs. His song 'Adu Ratte' was a clarion patriotic call which was widely in current use during the Freedom Struggle. He became popular and the melody queen N.C.Vasanthakokilam included this piece in her cocnerts invariably. A precocious child and later a man with noble ideals, Thooran is an acknowldeged poet and composer. Analogous to Tyagarajah's 'Santhamulekha, Soukyamu ledhu', Thooran's 'Santhamillamal sukham undo?' (Nattakurinji) stresses that there is no joy without patience and no contentment amidst worries. Deep philosophical truths lay hidden in his simple devotional songs. Musical aesthtics and bhava find abundant evidence in his compositions.

With profound poetic talents, he had to seek like Arunachala Kavirayar outside help to set his songs to tune as he was not a musician. He availed of the services of Sivaramakrishna Ayyar as guru and choreographer. (Sivaramakrishnan was born in 1913 at Mavelikara in Kerala and had joined Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya as music teacher in 1937). Thooran had also availed of the services of senior musicians like K.V. Narayanaswamy, T.M. Theagarajan, T.K. Govinda Rao and T.V. Sankaranarayanan to set his songs to music.

Eminent musicians like Tiger Varadachariar, Musiri Subramania Ayyar and Semmangudi Srinivasa Ayyar had spoken highly of his compositions. His songs have been brought out in five volumes titled 'Isai Mani Manjari'. Annamalai University, Alliance Company, Tamil Isai Sangham and Tamil Writers' Association have brought out his works. His publications include 'Thooran Stories' (1962), 'Nalla Nalla Paattu' (1965), 'Call of the Wild' and 'Bharati' for children.

His claim to fame rests on his memorable contributions to Tamil. he was Chief Editor, Tamil Encyclopaedia during 1948-1978 and the encyclopaedia went into ten huge volumes. The credit for bringing out the first-ever Children's Encyclopaedia in Tamil in ten volumes also goes to him. His life was one of fulfilment and enduring contribution of intellectual excellence. The moral code of conduct he set for himself was high. When T.S. Avinashilingam Chettiar granted him a salary of Rs.30, he took only Rs.15 per mensem. This reminds one of the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Sastri, Gottuvadyam Sakharama Rao and Violin Sundaresa Ayyar of Tiruvalangadu and men of such unstained galactic stream.

Posts Held:
Teacher in Gobichettipalayam - 4 years
Warden & Teacher, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, Perianaickenpalayam - 15 years
Chief Editor, Tamil Encyclopaedia - 1948-1978
Chief Editor, Tamil Kalai Kalanjiam, a prestigious journal

Honours & Titles:
Padma Bhushan by President of India 1968
Isai Perarignar by Tamil isai Sangham 1972
Kalaimamani by TamilNadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram 1970
Annamali Chettiar Award by MAC Charities 1978

Thoorans's multi-sided interests covered the deliberations and activities of The All India Radio
Tamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram
Tamil Isai Sangham
Centre of College of Carnatic Music
Tamil Kalluri, etc.

Mudra:

Compositions:

  1. aDaikkalam ayyA nAn un - gambhIranATa
  2. aDaikkalam enru nAn - bhairavi
  3. Adi mantiram - pUrvikalyANi
  4. Adi shankarar - pUrvikalyANi
  5. Adum perumAnE - tODi
  6. ainkara nI allAl - kEdAra
  7. ainkara nI allAl(Original version) - shankarAbharaNa
  8. ainkaranE OmkAra - gauLa
  9. ambalattil ADum - tODi
  10. amudUrunan tamizh - nATa
  11. anbE aru marundAm - kharaharapriyA
  12. anbE shivam aruLE - nalinakAnti
  13. anbil aghappaDum - shrI
  14. anbu matham tanai - dhanyAsi
  15. anbu seidu vAzhvAi - shuddhadhanyAsi
  16. anbu seyyum vAzhkkaiyE - mandAri
  17. ANDavanE sharaNam - shuddhadhanyAsi
  18. andiyin vELai vandiDum - bhUpALa
  19. andiyin vELai vandiDum(original version) - bhUpALa
  20. aNi mAmayil amar - vAcaspati
  21. anjalenraruLvAi - suvarNadIpaka
  22. anjEl enrE aNaittiDa - aThANA
  23. anjEl enrE aNaittiDa(original version) - aThANA
  24. anjiyanjiyE - bhairavi
  25. anjudal ozhittE ANmai - latAngi
  26. annai shAradAmaNi - kalyANi
  27. annai vANiyin - shIlAngi
  28. annapUraNi vishAlAkSi - pUrNacandrikA
  29. appA unai maravEnE - aThANA/bilahari
  30. appan irukkumpOdu - kAmbhOji
  31. appanE ayyappanE - nAdanAmakriyA
  32. arangA aravaNai - hEmavati
  33. ardhanArIshvarAariya - bilahari
  34. ari mAdhavA - tODi
  35. AriDam murai solluvEn - bEgaDa
  36. AriDam murai solluvEn(original version) - bEgaDa
  37. ariyAmai iruL pOkki - bauLi
  38. ariyApparuvam adil (p) - hamsAnandi
  39. ariyinba nAmam - valaji
  40. ArO avar ArO enran - hamsAnandi
  41. ArO nIyena - hEmavati
  42. aruL niraivE AnandamE(sg) - tODi
  43. AruyirgaLukkellAm - yadukulakAmbhOji
  44. ayyA nan - bahudAri
  45. ayyan tiruvaDi kATSi - asAvEri
  46. azindiDum inbattil - shuddhasAvEri
  47. bAlasubramaNyanai - bilahari
  48. bhavakkaDal tANDiDa - gauLa
  49. bhuvana mOhanamA - puSpalatikA
  50. buddhan turavukkum periya - mukhAri
  51. ceppiDu viddai jagamum - mAyAmALavagauLa
  52. ceppiDu viddai jagamum(original version) - mAyAmALavagauLa
  53. cintanai shei - bEgaDa
  54. darishanam taruvAyE - nAgasvarAvaLi
  55. dEvadEva mahAdEva - puSpalatikA
  56. dhIm dhIm dhIm (tillAnA) - udayaravicandrikA
  57. dhIm dhIm tanatAm (t) - tODi
  58. dhIm tAm tanam (t) - hamsadhvani
  59. dONi midakka viTTu - husEni
  60. EdEdO eNNI - mOhana
  61. EkAmbara nAthA - AbhEri
  62. ellAm taruvan - kAmavardhani
  63. ellAm umadu - kAmbhOji
  64. En inda viLaiyAttayyA - kharaharapriyA
  65. en manam - darbAr
  66. en mukham pArAdadenna (p) - kAmavardhani
  67. En murai kETTE - bauLi
  68. En paDaittAi enakkE - nAdabrahma
  69. enakkoru vazhiyumE - kAnaDA
  70. engE tEDuginrAi - harikAmbhOji
  71. engu nAn - dvIjavanti
  72. engum niraivAna - madhyamAvati
  73. enna perum tavam - shahAnA
  74. enna pizhai enniDam kaNDAi - tODi
  75. enna puNNiyam - dEshyaranjani
  76. enna sukham kaNDAi manamE - vasantA
  77. ennaiyun aDiyanAi - amrtadhanyAsi
  78. ennenna viLaiyADal - rAgamAlikA
  79. eNNiDum pOdE - maNirangu
  80. eNNuvadellAm - naTabhairavi
  81. EnO avarkken mEl - simhEndramadhyam
  82. EnO enai marandadEnO - AbhEri
  83. enran iDar kaNDapinnum - kalyANi
  84. enran paDaginil Or - jayantashrI
  85. enrenai nADiyE - vilAsini
  86. enrO ariyEne manamE - aThANA
  87. enrO nI uNarvAi - dhanyAsi
  88. enru nin - vilAsini
  89. enru nin tEr varum innoli - vilAsini
  90. enru unai kANbEnO - kIravANi
  91. enru varumO enakku - tODi
  92. enrunaik-kANbEnO - kIravANi
  93. eppaDi sahippEnaDi sakhiyE - shrIranjani
  94. ettanai nAL EnguvadO - asAvEri
  95. ettanai nAl tAn EnguvadO - SanmukhapriyA
  96. ettanai pEr tunburuvOr - nIlamaNi
  97. ettanai piravigaL - taTillatikA
  98. ettanai piravigaL eDutta - mukhAri
  99. ettanai piravigaL eDutta(original version) - mukhAri
  100. ettanai taram sonnAlum - bEgaDA
  101. evvuyirkkum anbu - rAgavinOdini
  102. Ezhai azhuda - AsAvEri
  103. Ezhai azhuda kaNNIr - asAvEri
  104. Ezhai ivanallavE vENDum - cakravAka
  105. Ezhai mEl ittanai kOpam - cArukEsi
  106. gaNanaathanE - saaranga
  107. gaNapatiyE tuNai (sg) - mAyAmALavagauLa
  108. gurudEva dEvA - saurASTra
  109. gurupara guhanE - SaNmukhapriyA
  110. hari inba nAmam - valaji
  111. hari mAdhavA aruL seyya - tODi
  112. hari nAma bhajanai - suraTi
  113. harihara sutanE - AbhOgi
  114. idayam paDaittadai - kAnaDA
  115. iduvOn nI - malahari
  116. iLa mAnE (sg) - bilahari
  117. inbam nalamO tunbam - rItigauLa
  118. inbat-tirunAL - tODi
  119. inda janmam vIN pOnAl - shahAnA
  120. inda Or udaviyAgilum - nATakuranji
  121. inda varamaruLa - hamsAnandi
  122. inda vEDam - dEvamanOhari
  123. inda vELaiyil - mOhana
  124. inda vIDunran - dEvagAndhAri
  125. ini enna kurai enakkE aruL - dhEnukA
  126. ini inda vAzhvil - kEdAragauLa
  127. iniyEdu kavalai - gambhIranATa
  128. innamum avar manam - shahAnA
  129. innamum avar manam(original version) - shahAnA
  130. innamum umadu - hamsAnandi
  131. innamum umadu (another version) - hamsAnandi
  132. innum ettanai kAlam - vasantA
  133. inrE aruL purivIr - lalitA
  134. inroru pudu nAL - jayanArAyaNI
  135. iraivA nin karuNaiyai - nIlAmbari
  136. iraivan urai - jayamanOhari
  137. iru vinai Edu ini - nAgasvarAvaLi
  138. ivan perum pAvi enrE - hindOLa
  139. jagattinaip-paDaitta - gaurimanOhari
  140. jaya shrI rAmakrSNa - madhyamAvati
  141. jnAna paNDitA - janasammOdini
  142. jyOtiyin niraivE (sg) - kalyANi
  143. kaDaikkaNNilAgilum - tODi
  144. kadir vElavA - shankarAbharaNa
  145. kai koDuppAyE - ranjani
  146. kailayangiri tanil - kalyANi
  147. kaiyurai koNDu vandEn - saurASTra
  148. kAla kAlan - aThANA
  149. kalai inbamE - hamsadhvani
  150. kalai maghaLE - jaganmOhini
  151. kalai maghaLE (sg) - tODi
  152. kAlanai vIzhttiya kaNNudalE - kharaharapriyA
  153. kAlanai vIzhttiya kaNNudalE(original version) - kharaharapriyA
  154. kALi karunIli vIrashUli - jaganmOhini
  155. kaliyuga varadan - brindaavana saaranga
  156. kanavilum nAn maravEn - Anandabhairavi
  157. kANbadenrO nAm - pIlu
  158. kandanai kANAmal - hamsadhvani
  159. kaNDEn kanavinilE (p) - cenjuruTi
  160. kaNNan kuzhalOsai - sindhubhairavi
  161. kanni kazhiyAda (jAvaLi) - hindOLa
  162. karaiyEra vENDAmA - rasikaranjani
  163. kAriruL sherindu - ravisvarUpiNi
  164. karpakavalli ambA - kAmbhOji
  165. karuNaiyin avatAram kristu - hEmavati
  166. karuNaiyin avatAram nIyallavO - mukhAri
  167. karuttil ennALum - kAmavardhini
  168. kAttirukkinrEn (p) - puSpalatikA
  169. kazhanigaL shUzh - simhEndramadhyam
  170. koNDal maNIvaNNA - sArangA
  171. konji konji - khamAs
  172. kOzhik-koDi uyartta (kc) - cenjuruTi
  173. kunruruva vEl vAngi - kalyANi
  174. kuriyonru kUriDuvAi - pUrNacandrikA
  175. kuzhalOshai kUTTi - simhEndramdhyam
  176. kuzhandaip-paruvam - bhairavi
  177. mA madurai mInAkSi - shankarAbharaNa
  178. manadu kalangAdE - bilahari
  179. manamE unakkEnO inda - nAyaki
  180. manamirangAdadu - punnAgavarALi
  181. mandira vaDivanE - saurASTra
  182. mangaLa vinAyakanE - rAmapriyA
  183. mangaLamE shubha - saurASTra
  184. marundIshvaranE shiva - pUrvikalyANi
  185. mazhai mukhilE (sg) - shankarAbharaNa
  186. muppuram eri sheida - mOhana
  187. muraleedhara gOpaala - maanD
  188. murugA enadAruyirE (tv) - madhyamAvati
  189. murugA tanjam tanjamE - kIravANi
  190. muruga un - rAmapriyA
  191. murugaa murugaa enraal - saavEri
  192. murugan aDi manamuruga - yadukulakAmbhOji
  193. murugan aDi sErnda - sAma
  194. murugan enru varuvAnO - vasantA
  195. murugan tuNai - pUrvikalyANi
  196. murugan vandenai (p) - shubhapantuvarALi
  197. muruganai kUvi - udayaravicandrikA
  198. muruganE enai ANDaruL - madhyamAvati
  199. nAma bhajanai sei - harikAmbhOji
  200. namakkoru kuraiyEdu - kAmavardhani
  201. nandagOpAlanai (pv) - bhairavi
  202. nAnoru shiru - cakravAka
  203. nanru tuyil koLvIr - suraTi
  204. naTam AdinAr nAthan (1) - varALi
  205. naTanam AdinArhan (2) - varALi
  206. nATkaLai yavamAi nAn - aThANA
  207. nenjamE nI anjAdE - gaurimanOhari
  208. nI ninaindAl - darbArikAnadA
  209. nIngAdenranai - vakuLAbharaNa
  210. nIyE tuNai - shuddhamanOhari
  211. oppumai illAda - mOhana
  212. oru nAzhi - dharmavati
  213. orutaram darishittAl - nATakuranji
  214. oruvarum ariyAdu - sAmantadIparam
  215. pAdAravindam aDaindEn - madhyamAvati
  216. padmanAbha dayAnidhE - gauLa
  217. padmanAbham bhajEham - Arabhi
  218. pAmbaNi pittanai - bhUSAvaLi
  219. paramEshvari ambA - kIravANi
  220. paramjyOti darishanamE - bilahari
  221. pArellAm aruLAlE - Arabhi
  222. pazham nI pazham - bhairavi
  223. pazhani malai tanil - bhairavi
  224. pazhani malai vElA - mAtangakAmini
  225. pazhani ninDra - kaapi
  226. pazhanip-padi senrAl - tODi
  227. piccai eDukka - rAgamAlikA
  228. pirar sEvaiyE - kharaharapriyA
  229. pittA unmEl perum pittanAginEn - bhairavi
  230. pizhai ninaindu - nIlAmbari
  231. pizhai ninaindu nI, - nIlAmbari
  232. pon karavaNinda nAthA - aThANA
  233. pOnAl pOgirAr - pUrvikalyANi
  234. pongu tAmarai pUtta - simhEndramadhyam
  235. puNNiyam pala kOTi - kAmbhOji
  236. puNNiyan oru kOTi - kIravANi
  237. rAja rAjEshvari - Anndabhairavi
  238. rAm surat guru padam - sArangA
  239. sakala kalA nAyaki - saurASTra
  240. sakala kalAvANI - mAyAmALavagauLa
  241. sakhiyE ini sahiyAnaDi - vasantA
  242. sAminAthA aruLvAyE - shuddhasAvEri
  243. sArathiyAi - vandanadhAriNi
  244. sattiyamE vellum - manOhari
  245. satya sEvaiyE - bhOgavasanta
  246. sendil vaDivElanE - kannaDa
  247. sendil vaLar guhanE - kEdAra
  248. seri iruTkAnil - bhAgyashabari
  249. sEvaDi malar - ravicandrikA
  250. shakti vaDivEl parA - behAg
  251. shAntam illAmal - nATakuranji
  252. sharaNam sharaNam - asAvEri
  253. sharavaNa poigaiyilE - rAgamAlikA
  254. sharavaNabhava mantiram - cakravAka
  255. sheri iruTkAnil - bhAgyashabari
  256. shinamE sherum - bilahari
  257. shiru malarE - malayamAruta
  258. shOdanai seidadu - kEdAragauLa
  259. shrI rAmakrSNa dEvAdi - bhairavi
  260. shrI venkaTEshvarA - kalyANi
  261. shuDar vaDivElA - shankarAbharaNa
  262. shumai peridenrE - navarasakannaDa
  263. sirittup-puram eritta - sAranga
  264. siru malarE - malayamAruta
  265. solli vA sakhiyE tOnral - Anandabhairavi
  266. sollit-teriya - kAmavardhini
  267. sOmanai aNipera - kApi
  268. sOrvaDaiyAdE uLLam - sAraviLambi
  269. sumai peridenrE - navarasakannaDa
  270. taayE tripurasundari - sudda saavEri
  271. tAm takiTa takatOm (t) - lalitA
  272. tanjam ena vanda - dharmavati
  273. tanjam enru vanda - kEdAragauLa
  274. taruNamidu tAnaiyyA - shankarAbharaNa
  275. tAyE tripurasundari - shuddhasAvEri
  276. tAyinaik-kANAda - shankarAbharaNa
  277. tEDit-tEDi cEDi vADinEn - tODi
  278. tillaiyil Adum tiru - hindOLa
  279. tinai mEyum - mandAri
  280. tirumaghaLE (sg) - shrI
  281. tiruvaDi tozhuginrEn - tODi
  282. tiruvE unadaruL - kalyANi
  283. tiruvuLLa karuttenna - AbhOgi
  284. toTTU toTTu pEsa - behAg
  285. ulagariyAdenru uvagai - Anandabhairavi
  286. uLLattaik-koNDE - SaNmukhapriyA
  287. un aDimai nAnallavO - tODi
  288. un nAmam un pEccu - gaurimanOhari
  289. un tirunAmam enranukkamudam - kIravANi
  290. unaiyanri tuNai kANEn - mAyAmALavagauLa
  291. unaiyanri vEroru - sarasvati
  292. uNmai inraindEn - shuddhabangALa
  293. unnai ninaindE - kalikA
  294. unnaruL illAmal - kAmbhOji
  295. unnaruL illAmal uyvaghai EdayyA - kAmbhOji
  296. unnaruL illAmal uyvaghai onruNDO - vijayanAgari
  297. unran kaiyALAi - bhUSAvaLi
  298. urangiDuvAi enrE - dEvamanOhari
  299. varuga murugA (sg) - bhUpALa
  300. varuvAi enrE - rItigauLa
  301. varuvAr varuvAr - kanakasAvEri
  302. vazhi kATTum tArakai - cArukEsi
  303. vazhi kATTuvAi - navarasakannaDa
  304. vAzhiya ulagam - cakravAka
  305. vAzhvinil tunbam - Arabhi
  306. vEl eDutta kaiyE - tODi
  307. vEl muruganai ninaivAi - mAyAmALavagauLa
  308. vEl vAngu - janaranjani
  309. vElaip-piDitta un kAlai - kApi
  310. vElavA shUranenum - hamsAnandi
  311. vElavanai - rAmapriyA
  312. vElum mayilum - cArukEsi
  313. veNNai tiruDi - bhavapriyA
  314. veNNai uNNum en - kAmbhOji
  315. vENugAna amudu - kAmbhOji
  316. veTri aruLum - kEdAragauLa
  317. vEzha mukhanE - saurASTra
  318. vidai pOlavE - madhyamAvati
  319. vIN pazhi sumakka (jAvaLi) - khamAs
  320. vIN vAdam vENDAm - shankarAbharaNa
  321. vIra vAzhvE - bilahari
  322. vIra vEl vElan kai vEl - sAvEri
  323. yArO avan yArO - mOhana


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