Thulaseevanam - Born in Kottayam on April 23, 1939, he is a contemporary composer originally named Ramacandran Nayar. He was the 5th son of N. Ramakrishna Pillai of Thumbunkal House Ettumannoor and Smt. L. Bharathi Amma of Mangombil House Kottayam. He became an IAS officer and married Lakshmi, the daughter of VR Pillai. He was also a Sanskrit scholar and composed several pieces for Kathakali. His compositions for Carnatic music began in 1971 and cover many deities, such as Ganesha of Pazhavangadi in Trivandrum, but focus mainly on those in Kerala, particularly in Trivandrum. He is primarily reposible for popularizing temples in Kerala. He uses the mudra tulasi and composes mainly in Sanskrit. His compositions number over 300, of which 50 are published (Thulasee Malika 1989). His works have been performed by TN Seshagopalan, Maharajapuram Santhanam, RK Srikantan, TV Sankaranarayanan, Rajkumar Bharathi, and many other popular performers. Bhaja manasa in bahudari is a popular composition.

Mudra: tulasi, vana tulasi, kanana tulasi

Compositions:

1. akhilaaNDa naayaka - madyamaavati
   
2. amaaya karuNaa - poorvi kalyaaNi
   
3. anagha shambhO - yadukula kaambhOji
   
4. bhaavayE saadaram - keeravaaNi
   
5. bhaja maanasa - bahudaari
   
6. bhajarE cEtaha - aarabi
   
7. bhajarE shreekaNThEshwaram - kaambhOji
   
8. bhootanaatha - saavEri
   
9. daasamimam - bEgaDa
   
10. dEva namO namO - kamaas
    
11. dEva vidyaadhiraaja - kEdaara gowLa
    
12. duritaapaham anisham - shree ranjani
    
13. gajaananam bhajE - kamalaa manOhari
    
14. girivara putreem - dvijaavanti
    
15. guruvaayupurEsha - shyaamaa
    
16. hara hara shiva paalaya - sahaanaa
    
17. hara hara shiva shiva - shankaraabharaNam
    
18. hari shankara - reeti gowLa
    
19. karuNaakaram sh - kaamavardhani
    
20. kErala bhootala - dEvagaandhaari
    
21. maadhava harE - tODi
    
22. maamava mahEshwa - bhairavi
    
23. maamava vidyaadhiraaja - aabhOgi
    
24. maayaa maanusha - mukhaari
    
25. mangala guNaarNava - kalyaaNi
    
26. maranda bhaashiNi - cakravaakam
    
27. mookaambikaam - dhanyaasi
    
28. namaami vijayaam - caarukEsi
    
29. neelaambara sOdara - shuruTTi
    
30. paahi maam shree - aananda bhairavi
    
31. pankajadala nayanE - kaanaDaa
    
32. paramEshwara paahi - kEdaaram
    
33. paripaahi dayaakara - simhEndra madhyamam
    
34. paripaahi dayaakara - naaTTai kurinji
    
35. saadhaka kalpalatE - maayamaaLava gowLa
    
36. sadaa namOstutE - mOhanam
    
37. shabareeshwaram - kharaharapriyaa
    
38. sharaNaagata vidhEyE - tODi
    
39. sharvam samaashrayEham - sudda dhanyaasi
    
40. shata ravi shObha - kalyaaNi
    
41. shiva kaamineem - mukhaari
    
42. shiva shankara paahi - shyaamaa
    
43. shree harE - dEva manOhari
    
44. shree padmanaabha harE - husEni
    
45. shree vallabham - darbaar
    
46. shreekara maamava - poornacandrikaa
    
47. shyaama kalEbara - behaag
    
48. shyaama kalEbaram - hindOLam
    
49. uragEndra bhooshaNam - shankaraabharaNam