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Famous Carnatic Composers


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M.M. DanDapaaNi DEshikar - (August 27,1908 - June26, 1972 ) Dandapani Desikar was a supremo for decades in the field of devotional tamil songs and dominated several fields of activities like singing of tamil devotional songs, teaching, films, etc. He enjoyed a rich, absorbing voice and style best suited for tamil devotional pieces and he appeared just when Tamil Isai also was in its stride. Born at the pilgrim centre, Tiruchengattangudi near Nannilam, of Muthiah Desikhar, he studied at the pial-school at Poovanur and learnt Thevaram and music under his father as well as Manicka Desikhar, Sattayappa Nayanakarar and Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai. He was very popular and widely respected for his attainments, musical compositions and contribution to the spread of tamil music.

He made his debut at Tirumarugal, noted for its Saivite shrine and for its brilliant nagaswaram maestro Natesan. He was teacher from his eighteenth year at the Okkur Lakshmanan Chettiar Thevara Patasala for ten years and was Professor and Head of the Department of Music, Annamalai University for fifteen years. He was giving concerts.

He has published on behalf of the Annamalai University and the Tamil Isai Sangam, songs of Bharati, Padinalvar, Thevaram, Divya Prabandam and Tirupugazh in 'Isai Tamizh Paamalai'. He has included his own compositions also. He has acted in a number of films like Pattinathar, Vallala Maharajan, Manickavachakar, Thayumanavar, Nandanar and Thirumazhisai Alwar. His chaste pronounciation, sweet voice and steady tempo, spiritual and devotional songs and devout rendition helped him and the films in gaining high popularity.

Honours and titles include 'Isai Arasu', 'Pandisai Pulavar Kone', 'Thevara Mani', 'Sangita Sahitya Siromani', 'Tirumurai Kalanidhi', 'Thandaka Vendhu', 'Pannisai Vendhan', 'Isai Pulavar', 'Kalaimamani' from the Tamil nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram, 'Isai Perarignar' from the Tamil Isai Sangam and 'Sangita Natak Academy Award'.

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Compositions:

  1. aDiyEnaik-kAttaruLvAi - kAmbhOji
  2. AkkamumE tarum - kadaram
  3. amaidi aDaindAl - cakravAka
  4. Anai mukhattOnE - dEvamanOhari
  5. anbu koNDennai - Arabhi
  6. ANDaruLvAi - gauLa
  7. anjezhuttinai nenjilE - raagavinOdini
  8. aNNAmalai aNNalE - madhyamAvati
  9. aruL uruvAnaavan - kalyANadAyini
  10. aruLa vENdum - sAramati
  11. aruLvAi angayarkkaNNiyE - dharmavati
  12. AruyirAm tamizh - tODi
  13. avaiyarindu pEsha - vandanadhAriNi
  14. eddishaiyum pOTrum - mOhana
  15. ellAm shei - kIravANi
  16. en tAyE - rEvagupti
  17. enai nI maravAdE - amrtavarSaNi
  18. engum nirainda - jaganmOhini
  19. ennai ANDaruLvAi - bEgaDa
  20. EzhishaiyAghiya - kalyANi
  21. innuruvAi viLangum - tODi
  22. iraivanaip-paNIndEttuvOm - kalyANi
  23. ishaiyin ellaiyai - shubhapantuvaraaLi
  24. kaDavuL aruLai - kIravANi
  25. kaDavuLai maravAdE - tANDavam
  26. kalaimagalE ennai kattaruL - sarasvati
  27. kallAdavariDam - shuddhasAvEri
  28. kaTrOr vazhi - jayantasEnA
  29. kuTram illAmalE - kalyANi
  30. mATSi mighunda - hindOLa
  31. muruganai nI - vishArada
  32. nal vAzhkaiyE - kOkila
  33. nAvukkarashanai - hEmavati
  34. oruvaraiyum - kArmukhavati
  35. Oshai oliyellAm - SaNmukhapriyA
  36. pADa vENDumE - hamsanAda
  37. pADi magizhndiDuvOm - jIvantikA
  38. paN porundum - kalyANi
  39. panniru kai - hamsAnandi
  40. pugazhait-tEDi - kannaDa
  41. sinam aDaiyAdE - bahudAri
  42. tamizh mozhiyai - sAmA
  43. tirupati malaiyurai - sarasAngi
  44. unmai pEshuvOm - aabhOgi
  45. unnaiyanri uTra tuNai - bhavAni
  46. vaLLaL aNNAmalaiyE - pUrvikalyANi
  47. vanjam nira - urmikA
  48. varuvAi angayarkkaNNiyE - shankarAbharaNa
  49. vAzhiya EzhishaiyE - bhairavi
  50. vAzhndiDuvOm - Arabhi
  51. vElanai nI - AndOLikA
  52. yAzhin inimai - shuddhadhanyAsi


updated on 04/21/2019