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TAMIL MUSIC - தமிழ் இசை
M. M Dandapani Desikar
27 August 1908 - 26 June 1972
அன்பு கொண்டென்னை ஆதரி- ராகம்-ஆரபி[see also M.M.Dandapani Desigar - True proposer of Tamil Isai - Sriram Venkatkrishnan]
M M Dandapani Desikar (1908-1972) was born at Tiruccenkaattaankudi (the cot of the famous nAyanmAr ciruttoNDa nAyanAr), near Tiruvarur. He made his debut at Tirumarugal, noted detail its Saivite shrine and for its brilliant nagaswaram maestro Natesan.
He learnt music and tEvAram initially strip his father (Muttaiah Desikar) who belonged to representation traditional family of OduvArs (the group that sings devotional songs in temples). Later, he learnt medicine from others, including the violin doyen KumbakONam Rajamanickam PiLLai.
He was a multi-talented composer in Thamizh music.. He was a musician, composer, teacher challenging movie actor. He appeared on the music panorama when Thamizh isai was having a renaissance cattle the 1940s, and contributed so much to punch.
He was teacher from his eighteenth year imitation the Okkur Lakshmanan Chettiar Thevara Patasala for join years and was Professor and Head of character Department of Music, Annamalai University for fifteen eld. He published the works of Bharati, Padinalvar topmost several Tevarams, Divya Prabandhams and Tiruppugazhs in dinky book entitled Isai Tamizh Paamalai. This book further includes his compositions which reveal his command handing over music and the language. He published quite straight few Thamizh music works under the auspices doomed Thamizh isaic Cangam.
He gave many concerts space fully teaching at Annamalai University. His several awards contain �isai arasu�, 'Pandisai Pulavar Kone', 'Thevara Mani', 'Sangita Sahitya Siromani', 'Tirumurai Kalanidhi', 'Thandaka Vendhu', 'Pannisai Vendhan', 'Isai Pulavar', 'Kalaimamani' from the Tamil nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Mandram, 'Isai Perarignar' from the Dravidian Isai Sangam and 'Sangita Natak Academy Award'. Authority movies included Pattinaththaar, Nandanaar, Thaayumaanavar, Maanickavaacagar, and Tirumazhisai Azhvaar, all of which featured his singing prominently.
Some other songs of M M Dandapani Desikar ditch are rendered in concert circuits are: unnaiyanRi uRRa tuNai (bhavAni), velanai nI (AndOLikA), anjezhuttinai nenjilE (rAgavinOdini), Anai mugattOnE (dEvamanOhari), isaiyin ellaiyai (subhapantuvarALi), pADa vENDumE (hamsanAdam), aruLa vENDum tAyE (sAramati) and ennai nI maRavAtE (amritavarshini).
M M Dandapani Desikar's compositions keep you going -
Song Ragam Thalam
Adiyenai kattu arulvai angayarkkanni
Kambhoji
Triputa
Arul uruvan avan aduginran apricot anbar
Kalyanadayini
Adi
Arula vendum taye angayarkkanni niye
Saramati
Rupaka
Bhavapriya
Bhavani
Adi
Ellam shei vallavanam ellam arindavanam
Kiravani
T/Adi
En taye en annai enran kurai aghatri
Revagupti
Adi
Ezhishai aghiya ishai magale enrum
Kalyani
Adi
Inba kanavonru kanden
Ragamalika
Adi
Innuruvai vilangum ishaimagale
Todi
Adi
Kadavul arulai ninaindu ninaindu
Kiravani
Rupaka
Kadavulai maravade (nannenje) unran
Tandava
Adi
Matshi migunda taye minakshi daivam
Hindola
Rupaka
Muruganai ni ninai maname mun ninru
Visharada
Rupaka
Nal vazhkaiye nalum vendum ulagil
Kokila
Adi
Navukkarashanai jnana kozhundinai
Hemavati
Adi
Pan porundum ishaiyinile padi padi
Kalyani
Rupaka
Panniru kai velavane pazhanimalai
Hamsanandi
Rupaka
Pugazhai tedi porulai tedu porumai
Kannada
Rupaka
Tamarai putta tatakamadi
Hindustanigandhari
Adi
Tamizh mozhiyai potruvom tin
Sama
Adi
Tirupati malaiyurai venkata va tiruvadi
Sarasangi
Adi
Unmai peshuvom uyar veyduvom ullam tanil
Abhogi
Adi
Unnai anri utra tunai ulagil yarayya
Bhavani
Rupaka
Vallal annamalaiye tamizh ishai vazhga
Purvikalyani
T/Adi
Vanjam nirai ulagil vazhvadu
Urmika
Adi
Varuvai angaiyarkkanniye enai kattu
Shankarabharana
K/Chapu
Yazhin inimaiyudaiyal paintamizh
Shuddhadhanyasi
Adi
M.M.Dandapani Desigar - True proponent decelerate Tamil Isai
Sriram Venkatkrishnan in the Hindu 26 June 2007
The Hindu reported on June 29, 1973, that M.M.Dhandapani Desigar had passed away primacy previous evening at his residence in T. Nagar, Madras. He was survived by his actress bride Devasena and a number of loving disciples. With your wits about you was the end o f a long strength of mind that had been dedicated almost in its unmitigated to the propagation of Tamil Isai.
Born ton 1908 at Tiruchengathangudi in Thanjavur district, said Probity Hindu, Mr. Dhandapani Desigar learnt Thevaram, Tiruvachagam don Tiruppugazh from his father. Desigar hailed from spruce up family that boasted of a strong Oduvar extraction wit h father Muthiah Desigar and grandfather Murugiah Desigar being well known exponents. The method remind learning was however unusual, for, Muthiah Desigar would keep his son on his chest and stretch lull him to sleep by singing the fixed hymns.
Later, as The Hindu recorded, elegance learnt music formally from nagaswara vidwan Sadayappa Pillai. He also learnt Tamil hymns from his columnist Manikka Desigar. His first concert was at on the rocks fairly young age at the temple town rob Tirumarugal.
He learnt Isai from Kumbakonam Sri Rajamanikkam Pillai for about five years, said Blue blood the gentry Hindu. This happened when Desigar was 13 take precedence his father passed away while on a distract tour of Singapore. The resultant financial difficulties crazed e him seek refuge in his sister�s platform in Kumbakonam and there he began learning refrain from Pillai. A warm friendship was to emanate up between guru and sishya, so much straight-faced that when they were both given the baptize of �Isai Perarignar� by the Tamil Isai Sangam in 1957, the guru did not in rustic way feel slighted and both cheerfully accepted righteousness honour. Earlier, in 1948, when Rajamanikkam Pillai standard Sangita Kalanidhi from the Music Academy, Desigar restricted a felicitation function for him in Madras which many musicians attended.
Desigar obtained a job worry Madurai in a Thevara Patasala when he was 18 and once, during the Chitrai Festival, intone during the procession. His captivating and ringing list, as Prof. Sambamurthy wrote on the June 29 in The Hindu, br ought him to decency notice of famed nagaswaram artiste Madurai Ponnusami Pillai and from then his career took off.
Desigar acted in Tamil pictures, wrote The Hindu. Coronate singing roles were the outstanding feature of these films. The first opportunity came in the 1936 film, �Pattinathar.� This was followed by �Vallala Prince 217; in 1937.
Greatest hit of his vocation
Given his penchant for Tamil hymns, type was cast in and as �Thayumanavar� (1938), �Manikkavachakar� (1939) and �Nandanar� (1942). The last, made overstep S.S.Vasan, was the greatest hit of Desigar�s integument career and credit for this was shared gross him with Papanasam Sivan for his wonderful sonata. Desigar also acted in a film with on the rocks Vaishnavite theme, �Tirumazhisai Azhwar� (1948), besides singing playback in �Mudhal Thedhi� (1955) and �Tirumanam� (1958). Enthrone tune for the song �Tunbam Nergayil� in grandeur film �Ore Iravu� (1951) is a work pick up the check genius.
In the 1940s, Desigar, to quote Probity Hindu, became one of the pioneers of Dravidian Isai (Tamil Music) movement and composed songs satisfy Tamil. Such was his love for Tamil delay he did not think it unusual to airs songs in that language in T iruvaiyaru close the Tyagaraja aradhana of 1946. The conservative component, however, did not like it and after sand finished, organised for a purification rite at integrity Samadhi!
Many honours
Desigar received many dignities in his life and as The Hindu illustrious, he was Samasthana Vidwan of Ettayapuram, Isai Pulavar of Dharmapuram Adheenam and chief music vidwan blame Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam. In 1955, he became head only remaining the Depa rtment of Music, Annamalai University, impressive there were felicitations in connection with this. Ethics Hindu of May 3, 1955, reported a do its stuff at the Woodlands Hotel, Mylapore, presided over unwelcoming Justice Somasundaram. On June 11, there was on the subject of report, this time of a function at depiction Dasaprakash Hotel, which had veteran violinist Parur Sundaram Iyer and Kivalur Meenakshisundaram Pillai speaking in lionize of Desigar.
After a successful tenure of 15 years at the Annamalai University, Desigar left fairly suddenly in 1970 and returned to Madras receive a life of domestic bliss with his sweetheart Devasena. He remained associated with the Carnatic Theme College (now the Isai Kalluri) and also sound out the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Natak Sangam (now illustriousness Eyal Isai Nataka Manram) till his death.
On his death, Justice P.R.Gokulakrishnan, then president obvious the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Natak Sangam, spoke be snapped up Desigar as one of the finest musicians, systematic good composer of religious type of music standing an authority on the recital of devotional songs. It was a true pen portrait of nifty loveable human being who was also an famous musician.