Oothukadu venkatasubbaiyer biography of michael

Musical Background: Venkatasubbayyar was an eminent composer with many firsts to his credit like the Navavarana and the Saptaratna kritis.

He had learnt elementary music from Pooranur Natesa Bhagavatar and could find none to teach him further. He ultimately found his 'manasika' guru in the Lord himself.

Oothukadu venkatasubbaiyer biography of michael

He followed the kriti pattern of  the earlier composers like Purandaradasa and Annamacharya and the Kannigal pattern of the Divya Prabandha of the earlier Alwars. Venkata Kavi is a fragrant link between Purandaradasa and Kshetragna and the Carnatic Trinity.

Region: Born to Vadula Ramachandra and Kamala Narayani, Venkata Kavi hailed from Mannargudi, a town in Tamilnadu.

Contribution: As mentioned earlier, Venkata Kavi has several firsts to his credit, having initiated the idea of composing thematic compositions like the Avarana kritis, which was followed by Muthuswami Dikshitar and Swati Tirunal subsequently.

He was also the first to have composed the Sap