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Composers and Musicians
Pallavi Sesha Iyer ( 1846- 1908)
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He was born at Selam in Tamil Nadu. His father Neykkarapatti Subbayya was
Thyagaraja’s disciple. From early child onwards he showed an expertise
in rendering pallavi. He once rendered a pallavi in ragaDhanyasi for eight
hours! He was known as Pallavi Sesha Iyer among music fans. He has written
keerthanans and thillanans. His thillanans in Dhanyasi, Kaapi, vasntha are
very popular. He wrote a kriti in Mallika Vasantha rags which a very rare
one. He lived in the court of the Mysore Maharaja.