His pupils include Palani Subramania Pillai,Thanjavur Ramadas, Palghat Mani Iyer Devakottai Sunder Raj and Thangavellu Pillai of Malaysia.
Accompanied by doyens Palghat Mani Iyer and Papa Venkataramayya, this concert proved to be a milestone in Narayanaswamy's career.
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The training under Palghat Mani Iyer allowed KVN to develop a solid knowledge of rhythmic nuances.
Before Mani Iyer’s arrival in the music scene, the two mridangists Alaganambi Pillai and Dakshinamurthy Pillai (who played the kanjira also), dominated the art of percussion playing.
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He was the father of the noted carnatic musician Mrs Lalitha Sivakumar and was the grandfather of the noted singer Nithyasree Mahadevan.
Vijay Iyer | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | Mani Irani | Mani | K. M. Mani | Pico Iyer | Palghat Mani Iyer | Om mani padme hum | Mani Madhava Chakyar | Sethurama Iyer | Mani Peninsula | S. Subramania Iyer | Māni Mādhava Chākyār | Mani Lal Bhaumik | Máni | Madurai Mani Iyer | Ky-Mani Marley | Iyer the Great | C. P. Ramaswami Iyer | T. V. Seshagiri Iyer | The Best of Manila Sound: Hopia Mani Popcorn | Roopa Iyer | P. S. Sivaswami Iyer | Mani Shankar Mukherjee | Mani Pulite | Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer | Mahalakshmi Iyer | Lal Mani Joshi | Karaikudi Mani | Kalpana Iyer |