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4 unusual facts about Tyagaraja


Manakkal Rangarajan

Rangarajan has performed at Saint Tyagaraja music festival at Thiruvaiyaru for the past sixty years without a gap.

Mysore brothers

Nagaraj and Manjunath trained under their father Vidwan Sri.Mahadevappa, a violinist, who belongs to the tradition Sri Tyagaraja, composer of Carnatic classical music.

S. Sowmya

On 3 February 2013, she led and accompanied Nithyasree Mahadevan on Nithyasree's return-to-stage performance (after a traumatic period in Nithyasree's personal life) at the TTK auditorium of The Music Academy, Chennai, to observe Tyagaraja aradhana.

Tyagaraja Aradhana

It is associated with the world famous singer and saint Tyagaraja and is one of the most important music festivals in India.


Kadri Gopalnath

This album took 6 months to produce and has compositions from Saint Tyagaraja, Beethoven and the likes.

Mannargudi Raju Sastri

In the Malika, Sri Sastrigal had composed songs on the annual rituals and important festivals being celebrated at Sri Tyagaraja Swami Temple Tiruvarur, and Sri Rajagopala Swami Temple, Mannargudi.

Neelakuyil

The popular songs from the film are "Ellarum Chollanu Ellarum Chollanu" (Janamma David), "Kayalarikaathu Vala Erinjappol" (K. Raghavan), "Unarunaroo Unnikanna" (Shantha P. Nair), "Sarasa Sama Daana Bheda" (based on a Tyagaraja composition in Kaapi Narayani raga), "Kadalasu Vanchi Eri" (Kozhikode Pushpa), "Maanennum vilikkilla" (Mehboob), "Kuyiline Thedi" (Janamma David) and "Engane Nee Marakkum Kuyile" (Kozhikode Abdul Kader).


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