- Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
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Nedunuri Krishnamurthy 
Background information Born October 10, 1927 Origin Kothapalli, India Genres Indian Classical Music Occupations Classical Vocalist Years active 1945 - present Website Official site Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (born October 10, 1927) is a famous Indian Carnatic vocalist.[1] His tonal quality and "Continuity" are his special assets.
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Early life
Born in Pithapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh to Rama Murthy Panthulu and Vijayalakshmi.[2] His father held a small job, at the estate of the Raja of Pithapuram.[3] He was under influence of his mother who sang Ashtapadis, Tarangas and the Adhyatma Ramayana kritis. She had a great influence on him while growing up.
He joined the Maharaja’s Music College at Vizianagaram in the year 1940 and received initial training in Violin and Vocal from the Dwaram Narasinga Rao Naidu. In 1949, he was influenced by carnatic vocalist, Sripada Pinakapani, and under his guidance developed his style of music.
Performing career
Nedunuri Krishnamurthy worked as Principal of S.V.College of Music and Dance, Tirupati; M.R.Government College of Music and Dance, Vizianagaram; Government College of Music and Dance, Secunderabad; and retired as Principal of G.V.R Government College of Music and Dance, Vijayawada in 1985. He was Dean of Faculty of the Fine Arts and Chairman of Board of Studies in Music of Sri Venkateswara University and Nagarjuna University.
He immensely contributed to Annamacharya Project of the TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) in tuning most of the "Annamacharya" kritis as we know them today.[4]
The Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras, conferred on ‘Nedunuri’ with the title “Sangeetha Choodamani” in the year 1976. The Music Academy, Madras conferred on him the most prestigious title of “Sangeeta Kalanidhi” in the year 1991.[5]
He has been appointed as the ‘Asthana Vidwan’ of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and also of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
Performing Artiste since 1945 – SIX DECADES OF MUSICAL CAREER.
Nada Yogi Nedunuri is a music connoisseur’s delight.
Prestigious Record – Performing at the “MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY” for more than Five Decades
Prominent disciples
1. Kala Prapoorna late Dr. Domada Chitti Abbayi
2. Koka Satyavathi
3. Dr.(Smt.) K Sarasvathi Vidyarthi
4. Sri Garimella Bala Krishna Prasad
5. Smt. Sobha Raju
6. ‘Malladi Brothers’ Sri Srirama Prasad & Sri Ravi Kumar
7. Smt. G Sarada Subrahmanyam
8. Smt. V Lalitha Chandra Sekhar
9. Smt. Geetha Krishna Murthy (Vainika)
10. Palaka Govindarao
Discography
01. Annamayya Antaranga Tharangam
02. Annamayya Pada Kadambam
03. Annamayya Pada Kamalam
04. Annamayya Pada Neerajanam
05. Annamayya Pada Ravali
06. Annamayya Pada Sammohanam
07. Annamayya Pada Vasantham
08. Srihari Rasakrithi (TTD Release)
09. Bhadrachala Ramadasu Keerthanalu (with Dasarathi Sataka Poems)
10. Raga Sudha Rasam
11. Rare Krithi’s of Tyagaraja
12. Raga Madhur (Audio) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release.
13. Raga Ranjani (DVD) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release.
Awards, Honors & Felicitations
Item No Organization Award 01. Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai SANGEETHA CHOODAMANI, 1976 02. Visakha Music Academy,Visakhapatham SANGEETA KALASAGARA, 1980 03. Sur Singar Samsad of Bombay SWAR VILAS, 1981 04. Sri Yagnavalka Cultutal Association,Hyderabad NADA SUDHA NIDHI, 1981 05. Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada GANA KALA NIDHI, 1982 06. Sri Tulasivanam Sangeetha Parishad, Trivendrum GAYAKA CHOODAMANI, 1982 07. Central Sangeet Natak Academy,New Delhi, Govt. of India SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AWARD, 1986 08. Sri Tyagaraja Swamy Trust, Tirupati SAPTAGIRI SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1987 09. Sri Tyagaraja Kala Samithi SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1989 10. Sriram Music Academy, Srinagar SANGEETHA VIDYA BHASKARA, 1989 11. Kalasagaram, Secunderabad SANGEETHA KALA SAGARA, 1989 12. Sangeetha Rasika Samakhya, Tirupati NADA YOGI, 1989 13. Santhi Renaissance International Foundation (SRI Foundation, USA) SRI KALA PRAPURNA, 1991 14. Madras Music Academy, Chennai SANGITA KALANIDHI, 1991 15. Bharathi Gana Sabha, Amalapuram GANA KALA BHARATHI, 1993 16. Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad KALA NEERAJANA PURASKARAM, 1995 17. Sri Annamacharya Project of North America, (SAPNA). Chicago, USA ANNAMACHARYA VIDWANMANI, 1995 18. Sri Sivanandaguru Educational and Cultural Trust, Bheemunipatham GANGADEVI EMINENT CITIZEN AWARD, 1997 19. World Teachers Trust, Visakhapatnam MASTER M.N. AWARD, 1997 20. Datta Peetham, Mysore NADA NIDHI, 1998 21. State Cultural Council, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad HAMSA AWARD, 1999 22. Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada ANNAMACHARYA BHARATHI, 1999 23. Bhairavi, Indian Fine Arts Society, USA SANGEETHA RATNAMARA, 2000 24. Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America, California, USA ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA KIREETI, 2000 25. World Telugu Federation TEULGU TALLI AWARD, 2000 26. Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Coimbatore Kendra SANGEETH SAMRAT, 2001 27. Fine Arts Cultural Themes, Sydney (FACTS) Australia SWARA NIDHI, 2001 28. Badam Apparao Memorial Trust,Pithapuram BADAM APPARAO MEMORIAL TRUST AWARD, 2002 29. Raja – Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai RAJA LAKSHMI AWARD, 2002 30. Telugu Fine Arts Society,New Jersey, USA DR.K.V.RAO & JYOTHI RAO AWARD, 2002 31. Andhra Music Academy SANGITA VIDYANIDHI 32. Prasara Bharati, New Delhi NATIONAL ARTISTE AWARD, 2004 33. South Indian Education Society, Mumbai NATIONAL EMINENCE AWARD, 2006 34. Visakha Music and Dance Academy NADAVIDYA BHARATHI, 35. Government of Andhra Pradesh PRATIBHA RAJIV PURASKAR, 2006 36. South Indian Cultural Association, Hyderabad SANGITHA CHAKRAVARTHI, 37. Academy of Music, Bangalore K.K. MURTHY MEMORIAL CHOWEDIAH AWARD, 2008 38. Shanmukhananda Sahba, Mumbai NATIONAL EMINENCE AWARD, 2010 39. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University,Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh HONORARY DOCTORATE, 2010 40. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati ‘ASTHANA VIDWAN’ of TTD, 2010. 42. Sri Durga Malleswarala Vari Devastanam,Vijayawada. ‘ASTHANA VIDWAN’, 2010. 43. Music Academy, Madras 1998 Best Raga Rendering 44. Music Academy, Madras Best Senior Vocalist (2 times) 45. Indian Fine Arts Society, Madras, 1989. Best Senior Vocalist References
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Sources
- http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001621300.htm
- http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/legends/2008/legends_nedunuri.asp
- http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May202007/finearts200705192587.asp
- http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/30/stories/2006103013640200.htm
- http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006030301550200.htm&date=2006/03/03/&prd=fr&
- http://www.sangeetham.com/bboard/quest.php3?submit=yes&qid=8616&forid=10
- http://www.sakshi.com/Main/Weeklydetails.aspx?Newsid=56873&subcatid=3&categoryid=1
- http://www.deccanherald.com/content/86832/singing-divine-us.html
External links
- Website about Nedunuri
- some music samples from musicindiaonline.com
- Senior musicians honour Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, The Hindu, October 30, 2006
- Music is in his genes, The Hindu, October 10, 2003
- Rewarding eminence, The Hindu, November 25, 2002
- Publication: The Times Of India - Chennai; Date: Dec 22, 2009; Section: Times City; Page: 4
- The launch of Sama Gana Lahari, The Hindu, April 4, 2008
Categories:- 1927 births
- Living people
- Carnatic singers
- Indian musicians
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