Need Information on Veenai Krishnamachari

[Amrutadhara]

hi,

I am doing my Phd on Veenai krishnamachariar's contribution to carnatic music. FYI Sri Krishnamachariar also known as K.V.Krishnamachariar or Puliodharai Krishnamachariar is the brother of Tiger Varadachariar. I would like to know the following information about the composer:
1. His date of birth
2. Any member of his family living, (if yes then can you please provide their details)

He was associated with Kalakshetra Foundation, chennai for a very long time and was the music composer for the dance drama, kutrala kuravanji. The famous Natabhairavi tillana in praise of Smt Rukmini Devi Arundel is a composition of Krishnamachariar.

He spent his later days in Bangalore and started a music school in basavanagudi.

Please provide me with any information, small or big, on this composer at [email protected] .

Thanks a ton,
Amrutadhara

[mohan]

See http://sriramv.wordpress.com/2010/09/20 ... colletpet/

[mohan]

‘Needu Charanamule’ was not composed by Thyagaraja though it has his ‘mudra’. It was actually composed by Krishnamachariar, brother of the famous
Tiger Varadhachariar. Krishnamachariar was an accomplished musician, but was not as well known as his illustrious brother. Krishnamachariar realized that Thyagaraja surprisingly had not composed any song in the raga ‘Simmendramadhyamam’ and so wanted to rectify this lacuna by composing ‘Needu Charanamule’ and inserting Thyagaraja’s ‘mudra’.

Dr S. Ramanathan http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar252005/995.pdf

[Amrutadhara]

@ Mohan : Thanks for the information.