Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma
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A senior musician from Kerala. See the writeup below:
http://kerala4u.in/156/personalities/ma ... oted-music
He is 77. But this makes no difference to his phenomenal musical prowess. Ask any thing about classical music. His adrenalin starts to flow with new vigor. That is Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma –the recipient of Swati Puraskaram -2005 instituted by the Government of Kerala. This maestro was in the city recently. In an interview he talks about his passion for music, how he miserably failed in studies and later became a Post Graduate, and about his disciples.
Prabhakara Varma hails from Mavelikkara Kottaram where his formative years were marked by an unbridled passion for music. Born in 1928 to Chandra Prabha [daughter of Kerala Panini A. R Raja Raja Varma] and Rama Varma of Kilimanoor Palace, Prabahkaran’s inspiration for music stemmed from the songs rendered by his maternal aunt Bhageerathi. The swaras and her tonal quality enthralled him. His thoughts were saturated with musical notes and obviously he was below average in his studies. ‘I always failâ€
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You are very correct sreekumar. These maestros were not that famous in the Chennai music world just because of the reason that they stayed in Kerala. The list includes Prof. Mavelikara Prabhakara Varma, Prof. Mavelikara Velukkutty Nair, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Prof. Parassala Ponnammal, B Sasikumar (Violin), etc.