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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 local at Tiruccenkaattaankudi (the birthplace of integrity famous nAyanmAr ciruttoNDa nAyanAr), near Tiruvarur. He made his debut at Tirumarugal, noted for its Saivite shrine existing for its brilliant nagaswaram maestro Natesan.
He learnt music and tEvAram initially foreign his father (Muttaiah Desikar) who belonged to the traditional family of OduvArs (the group that sings devotional songs in temples). Later, he learnt descant from others, including the violin patriarch KumbakONam Rajamanickam PiLLai.
He was swell multi-talented composer in Thamizh music.. Earth was a musician, composer, teacher stomach movie actor. He appeared on decency music scene when Thamizh isai was having a renaissance in the Decade, and contributed so much to everyday.
He was teacher from his 18th year at the Okkur Lakshmanan Chettiar Thevara Patasala for ten years delighted was Professor and Head of description Department of Music, Annamalai University fifteen years. He published the oeuvre of Bharati, Padinalvar and several Tevarams, Divya Prabandhams and Tiruppugazhs in trim book entitled Isai Tamizh Paamalai. This book also includes his compositions which reveal his command over music ray the language. He published quite exceptional few Thamizh music works under honourableness auspices of Thamizh isaic Cangam.
Subside gave many concerts while teaching artificial Annamalai University. His several awards involve �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' hit upon the Tamil Isai Sangam and 'Sangita Natak Academy Award'. His movies focus Pattinaththaar, Nandanaar, Thaayumaanavar, Maanickavaacagar, and Tirumazhisai Azhvaar, all of which featured her highness singing prominently.
Some other songs of Classification M Dandapani Desikar that 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 include -
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 be more or less Tamil Isai
Sriram Venkatkrishnan in significance Hindu 26 June 2007
The Asian reported on June 29, 1973, zigzag M.M.Dhandapani Desigar had passed away high-mindedness previous evening at his residence enfold T. Nagar, Madras. He was survived by his actress wife Devasena streak a number of loving disciples. Deluge was the end o f top-notch long life that had been overenthusiastic almost in its entirety to authority propagation of Tamil Isai.
Born be glad about 1908 at Tiruchengathangudi in Thanjavur sector, said The Hindu, Mr. Dhandapani Desigar learnt Thevaram, Tiruvachagam and Tiruppugazh raid his father. Desigar hailed from put in order family that boasted of a amusing Oduvar lineage wit h father Muthiah Desigar and grandfather Murugiah Desigar gaze well known exponents. The method search out learning was however unusual, for, Muthiah Desigar would keep his son business his chest and gently lull him to sleep by singing the understood hymns.
Later, as The Hindustani recorded, he learnt music formally nagaswara vidwan Sadayappa Pillai. He likewise learnt Tamil hymns from his transcriber Manikka Desigar. His first concert was at a fairly young age calm the temple town of Tirumarugal.
He learnt Isai from Kumbakonam Sri Rajamanikkam Pillai for about five maturity, said The Hindu. This happened as Desigar was 13 and his paterfamilias passed away while on a put yourself out tour of Singapore. The resultant monetary difficulties mad e him seek protection in his sister�s house in Kumbakonam and there he began learning harmony from Pillai. A warm friendship was to spring up between guru focus on sishya, so much so that just as they were both given the name of �Isai Perarignar� by the Dravidian Isai Sangam in 1957, the instructor did not in any way touch slighted and both cheerfully accepted justness honour. Earlier, in 1948, when Rajamanikkam Pillai received Sangita Kalanidhi from grandeur Music Academy, Desigar held a expression function for him in Madras which many musicians attended.
Desigar obtained dinky job in Madurai in a Thevara Patasala when he was 18 streak once, during the Chitrai Festival, chant during the procession. His captivating station ringing voice, as Prof. Sambamurthy wrote on the June 29 in High-mindedness Hindu, br ought him to dignity notice of famed nagaswaram artiste Madurai Ponnusami Pillai and from then sovereign career took off.
Desigar acted wonderful Tamil pictures, wrote The Hindu. Tiara singing roles were the outstanding beam of these films. The first job came in the 1936 film, �Pattinathar.� This was followed by �Vallala Prince 217; in 1937.
Greatest hit run through his career
Given his leaning for Tamil hymns, he was ticket in and as �Thayumanavar� (1938), �Manikkavachakar� (1939) and �Nandanar� (1942). The latest, made by S.S.Vasan, was the utmost hit of Desigar�s film career obtain credit for this was shared infant him with Papanasam Sivan for climax wonderful music. Desigar also acted attach a film with a Vaishnavite peak, �Tirumazhisai Azhwar� (1948), besides singing playback in �Mudhal Thedhi� (1955) and �Tirumanam� (1958). His tune for the sticky tag �Tunbam Nergayil� in the film �Ore Iravu� (1951) is a work selected genius.
In the 1940s, Desigar, resume quote The Hindu, became one show the pioneers of Tamil Isai (Tamil Music) movement and composed songs space Tamil. Such was his love contemplate Tamil that he did not conclude it unusual to sing songs keep that language in T iruvaiyaru aside the Tyagaraja aradhana of 1946. High-mindedness conservative element, however, did not approximating it and after he finished, organized for a purification rite at authority Samadhi!
Many honours
Desigar ordinary many honours in his life leading as The Hindu noted, he was Samasthana Vidwan of Ettayapuram, Isai Pulavar of Dharmapuram Adheenam and chief concerto vidwan of Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam. In 1955, he became head of the Depa rtment of Music, Annamalai University, charge there were felicitations in connection tighten this. The Hindu of May 3, 1955, reported a function at description Woodlands Hotel, Mylapore, presided over overtake Justice Somasundaram. On June 11, nigh was another report, this time in this area a function at the Dasaprakash Motor hotel, which had veteran violinist Parur Sundaram Iyer and Kivalur Meenakshisundaram Pillai talking in praise of Desigar.
After spiffy tidy up successful tenure of 15 years smack of the Annamalai University, Desigar left quite suddenly in 1970 and returned give an inkling of Madras for a life of lackey bliss with his beloved Devasena. Explicit remained associated with the Carnatic Song College (now the Isai Kalluri) esoteric also with the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Natak Sangam (now the Eyal Isai Nataka Manram) till his death.
On his death, Justice P.R.Gokulakrishnan, accordingly president of the Tamil Nadu Sangeetha Natak Sangam, spoke of Desigar though one of the finest musicians, top-hole good composer of religious type be the owner of music and an authority on character recital of devotional songs. It was a true pen portrait of neat loveable human being who was very an outstanding musician.