Ponniah PiLLai - (1804-1864) This is the Ponniah Pillai of the Tanjore Quartet - he is the second of the brothers of the four. (Sangeeta Kalanidhi Ponniah Pillai, who has many compositions to his credit, was his namesake and descendant from the 20th century) Like his brothers, Ponniah Pillai formalized bharatanatyam adavus and repertoire, learning music first from his father and dance teacher Subbaraya Pillai, and then formally from Muthuswami Dikshitar, and then debuting in the Tanjavur (Tanjore) court. Ponniah, in particular, composed several tanavarams, kirtanams, and various types of dance forms on different deities or Maratha rulers of Tanjavur. He himself was not only a composer but a vocalist.

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Compositions:

1. Adi paramEshvari - Anandabhairavi
   
2. amba neelaambari - neelaambari
   
3. ambA saurambA - Arabhi
   
4. ambA yeninE - aThANa
   
5. ati mOham koNDEn (pv) - shankarAbharaNa
   
6. bhakta pAlana - kIravANi
   
7. brhadambA kadamA - shankarAbharaNa
   
8. brhadIshvara nammitirA - varALi
   
9. calamu jEsEdi meragAdurA (tv) - kAmavardhani
   
10. capala cittuDa - Anandabhairavi
    
11. dAni bOdhana vina (j) - suraTi
    
12. dAni dhiru dhiru (t) - tODi
    
13. dhA nI sA rI sA (svarapadam) - tODi
    
14. dIna rakSaka ninnu - Ahiri
    
15. dhIm tanana dhIranA (t) - behAg
    
16. dhIm tananana tAni (t) - hamsAnandi
    
17. E mandayAnarA (sj) - husEni
    
18. E mATalATirA nAsAmi (sj) - husEni
    
19. enda mAyakkAriyO (sabdam) - husEni
    
20. gOpAlA lOlA IvE (sj) - dhanyAsi
    
21. kANa AvalAnEn (swarajati) - kAmbhOji
    
22. kanakAngipai nIvinta (pv) - gauLa
    
23. kAr viriyum shOlai (tv) - rAgamAlikA
    
24. maayaa ateeta - maayamaaLava gowLa
    
25. madana bilahari (shlOka - rAgamAlikA)
    
26. mahAdEva manOhari - dEvamanOhari
    
27. manavi kaikonarAdA (pv) - shankarAbharaNa
    
28. mangaLa pradambuliccu - madhyamAvati
    
29. mOhamAna en mIdil (padavarNam) - bhairavi
    
30. murugan kavuttuvam-gowLa*
    
31. nAdhir dhir dhir tOm (t) - mandAri
    
32. nAdhiranA tomdhiranA (t) - bilahari
    
33. nETiki dayavaccEnA (sj) - shahAnA
    
34. nIdu pAdamE gati nityakalyANi - kAmavardhani - Ponniah Pillai
    
35. nIdu pAdamE gatiyanucu - bEgaDa - Ponniah Pillai
    
36. nI sati dora nIvani (pv) - bhairavi
    
37. ninnu kOriyunnanduku (tv) - bhairavi
    
38. niratamu nI (shabdam) - kAmbhOji
    
39. nIvaNTi sAmini (tAnavarNam) - kamala manOhari - Ponniah Pillai
    
40. perum kOvil koNDa - shrI - Ponniah Pillai
    
41. ranganaathuDE - sowraashTram
    
42. sadayA ika tALa (sj) - cakravAka
    
43. sadaya valacitirA (pv) - kApi
    
44. sadayuDAnE (shabdam) - kAmbhOji
    
45. sAmi mEl cintai (sj) - cakravAka
    
46. sAmi nApai dayarA (pv) - dhanyAsi
    
47. sAmi nApai dayayunca (tv) - kEdAragauLa
    
48. sAmi nIdu vEgamE - ragamAlikA
    
49. sAmi ninnE cAla (shabdam) - kAmbhOji
    
50. sAmi ninnE kOri (pv) - rAgamAlikA
    
51. sAmigA nAtO inta (pv) - manOhari
    
52. sAmigA nE ninnu jUci (tv) - nATakuranji
    
53. sAmiki jAlamEla nE (sj) - tODi
    
54. sAmini rammanavE (sj) - kAmbhOji
    
55. sAmini rammanavE sakhiyarO (pv) - khamAs
    
56. sAmini rammanavE sakhiyarO I vEla (pv) - shrI
    
57. sAmiyai azhaittu vADi (padavarNam) - khamAs - Ponniah Pillai
    
58. sarasA ninai maravAmal (pv) - kApi
    
59. sarasA ninu ipuDu (pv) - kApi
    
60. sarasijAkSirO I vELa (tv) - nATakuranji
    
61. sarasijAkSulu (shabdam) - kAmbhOji
    
62. sarOjAkSi nA sAmi (sj) - yadukulakAmbhOji
    
63. sAtilEni guruguha - pUrvikalyANi
    
64. shrI guruguha - bhinnaSaDja
    
65. shrI mahAdEvuni - kApi
    
66. shrI rAjarAjEshvari - rAmapriyA
    
67. shrIkarambulosaga - kAmbhOji
    
68. sudati ninnE kOri vaccinadirA (tv) - kalyANi
    
69. tadaNa tandaNa (shabdam) - kAmbhOji
    
70. tAnA tom tananana (t) - kalyANi
    
71. tatta dhIm (tillAnA) - shankarAbharaNam - Ponniah Pillai
    
72. udana tOm tOm tanam (tillAnA) - aThANA - Ponniah Pillai
    
73. valaci vacciyunna (tv) - saurASTra
    
74. vanajAkSirO (tAnavarNa) - lalita
    
75. vanitarO Emi - rAgamAlikA