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He was born in 1844 at Vayyacheri near Thanjavoor , Tamil nadu. His father
Panchanada Iyer was a singer. He studied music, Sanskrit and Tamil from
early age. He started giving concerts from the age ten along with his brother
Ramaswamy.He had a wonderful voice and people used to praise him as the
musician with a divine voice. He could beautifully render rare as well as
major ragas. He has contributed many excellent compositions to Carnatic
music ; among them the compositions in Janaranjini, sankarabharana and Kamboji
are considered as the most perfect. He is believed to have created a 72
Melaragamalika in just seven days. He was a very popular musician in South
India and has performed in all the major centers in the south. He followed
a very simple life style and used to render songs for all those who wished
to listen to him.
