kamakshi ayyar

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rajeshnat
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kamakshi ayyar

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sangeetha wrote: 07 Oct 2018, 19:48 This song was popularized by Maharajapuram Sri. Santhanam. But the composer for this song is Smt. Kamakshi Ayyar. Smt Kamakshi Ayyar who passed away recently in Bangalore was a family friend of the Sri Santhanam.
Here is a video link by Smt Kamakshi Ayyar explaining how and when she wrote the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz4cJt2eWlA
Lakshman wrote: 12 Mar 2011, 04:42 karuNai pozhiyum. rAgA: hamsAnandi. Adi tALA. Composer: M.Santhanam.

P: karuNai pozhiyum kaNgaL aruL tarum karangaL amaidi nilavum mukham kAnci mahAn un
A: shrI candrashEkhararEndra sarasvatiyE sharaNam kaliyugam tannilE kali tIrkka vandAi
C: mAndargaL sheida tavam naTamADum deivamAi avatarittAi inda bhArata bhUmiyil
undan tiruvaDigaL abhayam abhayam endan tuyar nIkki Ananda vAzhvaLippAi

rajeshnat
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Re: kamakshi ayyar

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sangeetha
Thank you for your above post . Never knew this composer . For many years no one knew that Bho sambho popularized by santhanam the tune smith was L krishnan (Arun krishnan's dad). This extraordinary master piece of karunai pozhiyum kangal is by Kamakshi ayyar, such a lovely composition extreme emote and words intersect.IIRC santhanam sir has sung this in a live concert this song which i attended, it was a rage that too mahaswami was also highly revered.

Kamakshi ayyar mentions that she has composed other songs by any chance do you know them. I am a making an assumption that you may be related to Kamakshi ayyar , you can write few more musical anecdotes about kamakshi mAmi.

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