Maharajapuram Santhanam | |
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Born | Sirunangur,
Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in
Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India) | 20 May 1928
Died | 24 June 1992
Kooteripattu, South Arcot District (now in
Viluppuram District), Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 64)
Occupations | Carnatic vocalist |
Parents |
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Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928 – 24 June 1992) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1989.
Santhanam was born in 1928 on 20 May at Sirunangur, a village in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. [1] He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist. [2] His mother was Visalakshi. [3]
Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. Maharajapuram Santhanam was also a distinguished composer. He wrote many songs on Lord Murugan and Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal (Maha Periyavar). He was the principal of Ramanathan College in Sri Lanka. [4] Later he came and settled in Chennai. The songs which were popularised by Maharajapuram Santhanam are,"Bho Shambo" ( Revati), "Madhura Madhura" (Bagheshri), both composed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, "Unnai Allal" ( Kalyani Raga), "Sadha Nin Padhame gathi, Varam onnru" ( Shanmukhapriya), "Srichakra Raja" (Ragamalika), "Nalinakaanthimathim" (Ragamalika),"Ksheerabdi kannike" (Ragamalika), "Thillana (Revathy)" among others.
His other most popular songs are Purandaradasa kritis: " Narayana ninna" ( Shuddha Dhanyasi) and "Govinda ninna". His rendition of "Vilayada ithu nerama muruga" was without parallel. His renditions were full of Bhakthi.
On 24 June 1992, Santhanam died in a car accident in Kooteripattu, a village near Tindivanam in present-day Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. A few other members of his family too died in the accident.
The Maharajapuram Santhanam Day is celebrated on 3 December every year.
His sons Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan, Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran, and his primary disciple Dr. R. Ganesh are now carrying on his musical tradition. [2] [5]
In Chennai, Griffith Road in T.Nagar was renamed as 'Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai' in honor of Maharajapuram Santhanam. The street has the famous Krishna Gana Sabha and Muppathamman Temple.
Maharajapuram Santhanam | |
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Born | Sirunangur,
Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in
Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India) | 20 May 1928
Died | 24 June 1992
Kooteripattu, South Arcot District (now in
Viluppuram District), Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 64)
Occupations | Carnatic vocalist |
Parents |
|
Maharajapuram Santhanam, (20 May 1928 – 24 June 1992) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1989.
Santhanam was born in 1928 on 20 May at Sirunangur, a village in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. [1] He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist. [2] His mother was Visalakshi. [3]
Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. Maharajapuram Santhanam was also a distinguished composer. He wrote many songs on Lord Murugan and Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal (Maha Periyavar). He was the principal of Ramanathan College in Sri Lanka. [4] Later he came and settled in Chennai. The songs which were popularised by Maharajapuram Santhanam are,"Bho Shambo" ( Revati), "Madhura Madhura" (Bagheshri), both composed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, "Unnai Allal" ( Kalyani Raga), "Sadha Nin Padhame gathi, Varam onnru" ( Shanmukhapriya), "Srichakra Raja" (Ragamalika), "Nalinakaanthimathim" (Ragamalika),"Ksheerabdi kannike" (Ragamalika), "Thillana (Revathy)" among others.
His other most popular songs are Purandaradasa kritis: " Narayana ninna" ( Shuddha Dhanyasi) and "Govinda ninna". His rendition of "Vilayada ithu nerama muruga" was without parallel. His renditions were full of Bhakthi.
On 24 June 1992, Santhanam died in a car accident in Kooteripattu, a village near Tindivanam in present-day Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. A few other members of his family too died in the accident.
The Maharajapuram Santhanam Day is celebrated on 3 December every year.
His sons Maharajapuram S. Srinivasan, Maharajapuram S. Ramachandran, and his primary disciple Dr. R. Ganesh are now carrying on his musical tradition. [2] [5]
In Chennai, Griffith Road in T.Nagar was renamed as 'Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai' in honor of Maharajapuram Santhanam. The street has the famous Krishna Gana Sabha and Muppathamman Temple.