Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Changampuzha Krishna Pillai | V. Surendran Pillai | Pillai | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | Palani Subramaniam Pillai | N. R. Pillai | Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai | S. Ramachandran Pillai | Rajan Pillai | P. Govinda Pillai | Dakshinamurthy Pillai | C. V. Raman Pillai | C. Muthiah Pillai |
He started learning Carnatic music in 1938 and learnt several compositions and under Thanneerpalli Krishnamurthi at Trichirapalli.In Chennai, he continued his musical training from masters including Tiger Varadachariar, Tiruppamburam Swaminatha Pillai and T Brinda.