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T. K. Murthy
Hamid Ansari presenting the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship-2010 to the Mridangam vidwan T. K. Murthy, at the investiture ceremony of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2010
Background information
Also known asTKM, Chittu, Krishna Murthy
Born (1924-08-13) 13 August 1924 (age 100)
GenresCarnatic music
Instrument(s)mridangam, Konakkol
Years active1934–present
WebsiteT K Murthy

Thanu Krishna Murthy (born 13 August 1924), better known as T. K. Murthy, is an Indian mridangam player. Murthy is a Padma Shri and Sangeetha Kalanidhi awardee.

Personal life

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Murthy was born on 13 August 1924, to father Thanu Bhagavathar and mother Annapurni.[1] Although his father, a Carnatic musician, began teaching him music at the age of three, he showed interest towards percussion instruments.[2] He was given a mridangam by his mother Annapurni, and began taking mridang lessons from his elder brother Gopalakrishnan.[2] When Thanjavur Vaidyanatha Iyer, a mridangam virtuoso and the founder of the Thanjavur style of mridangam, happened to listen to Murthy performing at a concert, he was impressed and decided to train Murthy. Vaidyanatha Iyer took Murthy to Tanjore, where Palghat Mani Iyer and Thambusami (brother of eminent Carnatic vocalist T. M. Thiagarajan), were also undergoing training.[3]

Murthy's family was full of court musicians and he is the fifth generation of musicians. The family has been present in the music industry continuously for seven generations now. Murthy's son, T.K. Jayaraman, was a music composer at All India Radio and his grandson Karthikeya Murthy is a film music composer.[4][5]

Career[citation needed]

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Murthy made his debut at the age of eleven, in Coimbatore, in a concert of Mussari Subramania Iyer with Karur Chinnasamy Iyer on violin and Tanjore Vaidyanatha Iyer on mridangam. Murthy has performed in more than 15,000 concerts.[citation needed] During his career spanning over 80 years, Murthy has accompanied eminent artists such as Harikesa Nallur Muthiah Bhagavathar, Karaikudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Chimbay Vaidhyanathans Bhagavathar, Semma Ngudi Srinivasa Iyer, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Madurai Somasundaram, D. K. Jayaraman, M. Balamurali Krishna, Kunak'd Vaidyanathan, Jesusa's, Lagoda Jayaraman, T. V. Sankaranarayanan and U. Srinivas. Although Murthy is a staunch follower of the Thanjavur style of mridangam, he was highly influenced by the artistry of the legendary Palani Subramaniam Pillai of the Pudukkottai school of mridangam playing. This blend of the Thanjavur and Pudukkottai schools has become the hallmark of Murthy's style. His style also incorporates highly calculative patterns.

Recognition[citation needed]

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Murthy has received honors and awards including the following:

He was the Asthana Vidwan in Trivandrum Palace. He is a graded "National Artiste" of Prasar Bharathi.

References

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  1. ^ "T K Murthy - Classical Musicians". 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "നൂറിന്റെ നിറവിലും മൃദംഗതാളമുതിർത്ത് ടി.കെ. മൂർത്തി" (in Malayalam). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ K. T. P., Radhika (8 August 2019). "T.K. Murthy looks back at a rhythm-filled life". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ Ganesh, Deepa (29 January 2015). "Sparrow's monstrous talent". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (24 January 2015). "Tunes from the third generation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "PadmaAwards-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
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