They include actors Nayantara, Tamanna,Mrs.Sujatha Peer Mohamed ( Barathanatiyam Dancer) Anushka and Arya, Carnatic vocalist Gayathri Girish, Veena players Rajhesh Vaidhya and S.Srinivasan, dramatist Prasanna Ramaswamy, spiritual orators Mangaiyarkkarasi and S Sathyaseelan, and Tamil scholar Tamizhannal and Dindigul I. Leoni.
In 1979, she was awarded the title of "Kalaimamani" by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran.
Pillai received the Kalaimamani Award from the Tamil Nadu Government under the chief minister Annadurai.
Kalaimamani Thiruvalaputhur T A Kaliyamurthy (born October 22, 1948) is a famous Thavil artist providing 'special' Thavil accompaniment ('Special' in percussion circles denotes selection-grade status and seniority) to the Nagaswaram maestros.
A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Kalaimamani awards, Narayanaswamy accompanied renowned musicians like M. S. Subbulakshmi, S. Rajam and Guruvayur Dorai.