Palakkad T. S. Mani Iyer[1]
Palani Subramanya Pillai
Raamanaathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy
Thiruvilwamala Vilvadri Iyer (Ghatam)

Present Masters

T. K. Murthy[1]
Umayalpuram Sivaraman[2]
Palakkad R. Raghu
Guruvayoor Dorai
Tiruchy Sankaran
Yella Venkateshwara Rao
Kamalakar Rao
Karaikudi R. Mani
T. V. Gopalakrishnan
Tanjavur Upendran
Vellore G. Ramabhadran
T. S. Vinayaram (Ghatam)
Harishankar (Kanjira)

[1] Shri T. S. Mani Iyer and Shri T. K. Murthy are the only Mridangam artistes awarded with the prestigious title 'Sangeeta Kalaanidhi' by the Madras Music Academy. I hope in the near future other really deserving Mridangam artistes are also duely recognized for their mastery of this very complex art.

[2] Shri U. Sivaraman has also been awarded the Sangeeta Kalaanidhi on January 1, 2002.

This page was last updated 19th July, 2002.