Sunday, May 25, 2008

Ootukkaadu Venkata subbaiyar

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Ootukkaadu Venkata subbaiyar

OotukkaaDu VenkaTa Kavi - Also known as OotukkaaDu VenkaTasubbaiyar, though he preferred this title. Very little is known about this composer. He was born in about the year 1700 in Needamangalam to Muthukrishna Iyer. One of his descendants was Needamangalam Krishnamurthi Bhagavathar. His gurus were Needamangalam Rajah Bhagavathar and he founded the Rudrapasupathi Pillai sishya parampara. He composed many kritis in Sanskrit and Tamil, mainly on Lord Krishna. His songs were known to often exclude the name of the deity in favor of description. He died in 1765 in his hometown, Needamangalam.

Compositions:

  • aaDaadu ashangaadu vaa - madyamaavati
  • aaLaaVa dennaaLO - paras
  • aananda nartana gaNapatim - naaTTai
  • alai paayudE - kaanadaa
  • ashaindaaDum mayil - simhEndra madhyamam
  • baala sarasa - keeravaaNi
  • illai illai ammaa - mOhanam
  • jaTaadhara shankara - tODi
  • kalyaaNaraama - hamsanaadam
  • kaNNaLavO swaami - shuruTTi
  • kaNNan varuginra nEram - maanji
  • kuzhaloodi manamellaam - kaambhOji
  • maadhava hridi (version 1) - kalyaaNi
  • maadhava hridi (version 2) - kalyaaNi
  • madanaanga mOhana - kamaas
  • maNi noopura dhaari - neelaambari
  • maragata maNimaya - aarabi
  • nee daan meccikoLLavEnDum - shree ranjani
  • neerada sama neela - jayantashree
  • nirupama sundaraakaraa - pantuvaraaLi
  • periya puraaNa keertanai - paras
  • pEsaadE pOngaLaDi - madyamaavati
  • praNavaakaaram - aarabi
  • pullaay piravi taravENDum - shenjuruTTi
  • senru vaa nee - raagamaalika
  • shree vigna raajam bhajE - gambheeranaaTTai
  • swaagatam krishNaa - mOhanam
  • taayE yashOdaa - tODi
  • taram onru tandaruLvaay - shhanmugapriyaa
  • tillaanaa (kaalinga narttana, taam deem tarana) - naaTTai, gambheeranaaTTai
  • yeppaDittaan yen uLLam - neelaambari
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