Arunagirinathar
This famous composer’s songs are difficult to interpret...

Muththuth Thaandavar
He led a magical life and rose from nothing to sing Nataraja's praise...

Arunaacala Kavi
He sang the story of Rama in his Ramanatakam...

June

Ooththukkaadu Venkatasubbaiyer - (June 2^nd, 2004)
He was the first composer of thematic kirtis...

Syama Sastri - (May 26^th, 2004)
One of the musical Trinity, he was the only one who sang in Thamizh...

Ghanam Krishna Iyer - (May 12^th, 2004)
Another famous composer of Padams, he had the honour of singing before Saint Tyagaraja...

Subbarama Iyer - (May 5^th, 2004)
This native of Vaideeswarankoil composed beautiful Thamizh padams...

K Ponnaiah Pillai - (April 28^th, 2004)
He came from the illustrious family of the Thanjavur Quartet and kept its flag flying...

Ambujam Krishna - (April 21^st, 2004)
She has composed over 600 songs, mostly in praise of Krishna...

G N Balasubramaniam - (April 14^th, 2004)
He took the music and cinema world by storm with his renderings...

‘Kalki’ R. Krishnamurthy - (April 7^th, 2004)
This great Thamizh writer and editor was also a great poet...

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) - (March 31^st, 2004)
His composition in simple language is still a big hit in concerts...

Harikesanallur Muththaiah Bhagavathar - (Mar 24^th, 2004)
He has many compositions to his credit in several languages...

Annamalai Reddiar - (Mar 17^th, 2004)
Kavadi Chindu is synonymous with this musician who probably invented it...

Periasamy Thooran - (Mar 10^th, 2004)
Though not a musician, he sought the help of gurus to set his songs to music...

M M Dandapani Desikar - (Mar 3^rd, 2004)
Dandapani Desikar was the Appudhiadigal of our times, singing the praise of Tirunavukkarasar...

February

Mayuram Viswanatha Sastry - (Feb 25^th, 2004)
The Padam is couched in literary beauty and captivates one’s heart...

Anai-Ayya Brothers - (Feb 18^th, 2004)
The lovely songs melt one's heart with their sweetness and pathos...

Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai - (Feb 11^th, 2004)
A scholar of the British era, he has several firsts to his credit...

Ramaswamy Sivan - (Feb 4^th, 2004)
With his brother Maha Vaidyanatha Sivan, he left a great legacy...

January

Neelakanta Sivan - (Jan 28^th, 2004)
The composer, a native of Kanyakumari, pours out his heart in Mukhari...

Papanasam Sivan - (Jan 21^st, 2004)
He earned the title for his great devotion to God…

Bharathidasan - (Jan 14^th, 2004)
Sethuraman extols the greatness of this poet who became a legend…

Kavi Kunjara Bharathi - (Jan 7th^th, 2004)
He composed the dance drama Azhagar Kuravanji when he was just 18 years old...