Composers
and Musicians Ponnayya (b.1804) |
He is the second one of the famous
Thanjavoor quartette. His youngest brother Vadivelu was the most
famous musician in Swathi Thirunal’s court. Ponnayya’s
ancestor was one Gangai Muthu who lived in the 17th century and
was a devaram scholar, who is believed to hail form Tirunelveli.
Gangai Muthu had two sons, Ramalingam and Gangamuthu.Gangmuthu had
two sons Subbarayan (also known as Mahadeva Annavi, an accomplished
veena player) and Chidambaram. |
Subbarayan had 4 sons: Chinnaya, Ponnayya, Sivanandam and Vadivelu. After
training under the legendary teacher and musician Muthuswamy Deekshithar,
the quartette became Asthana Vidwans at Tanjavoor court. The eldest brother
Chinnayya was later invited by Sri Krishna Devaraya to Mysore and he trained
many students and teachers there. The second brother Ponnayya and the
third Shivanandam rendered exemplary services in the court of Sarabhoji
, the king of Thanjavoor. These brothers offered worship through the dance
performances of their students in the Brihadeeshwara temple of Tanjavoor.
Vadivelu shifted to Thiruvananthapuram and became the court musician of
Travancore.Ponnayya, the send of the brothers is the composer of the Maya
Malava Gaula Kriti “Maaya atheetha Swaroopini” (popularised)
by D.K. Pattammal and M.D. Ramanthan). This kriti makes to Deekshithar
in the line “ma guruguha swamiki ne dasudai’’.The Pandanelloor
school of Bharathanatyam, known for its perfect jatis or pure dance pieces
and adherence to tradition even today.
Compositios of Ponnayya:
Sakhiye inda [Varnam] | Anandabhairavi Adi |
Paramakalyani[Varnam] | Bhairavi Rupaka |
SaminiRammanave[Varnam] | Bhairavi Adi |
Neesati dora [Varnam] | Bhairavi Rupaka |
Mahadeva manohari | Devamanohari Rupaka |
Sri guruguha murthi | Dhenuka Rupaka |
Kanakangi Pai | Gaula Adi |
[Tillana] Hindusthani Bihag | M.Chapu |
Nivantisamini [Varnam] | Kamalamanohari Adi |
Samini pai [Varnam] | Kedaragaula Ata |
Ninu sareku nammiti | Madhyamavathi Rupaka |
Mangala pradambuichu | Madhyamavathi Rupaka |
Samiga natho [Varnam] | Manohari Adi |
Mayatita | Mayamalavagaula Rupaka |
Amba neelambari | Nilambari Adi |
Keliyugamuna Sahana | M.Chapu |
Athimoham [Varnam] | Sankarabharanam Adi |
Manavi kai konarda [Varnam] | Sankarabharanam Adi |
[Tiallana] Sankarabharanam | Adi |
Raghunatha nannu | Shivaranjini Adi |
Ranganathude | Sourashtra Rupaka |
Valachi vachchiyunna | Sourashtra Ata |
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