Artists of the Vaak Archive
Featuring over 50 legendary artists from the 20th century.
A growing digital archive of Carnatic musicians preserved through rare recordings, photographs and historical documentation.
Featured Artist Profiles
A closer look at some of the most influential musicians represented in the Vaak archive.
Ariyakudi
Ramanuja Iyengar
Veena
Dhanammal
Pazhani M Subramania Pillai
Papa KS Venkatramiah
Artist Index
Browse Artists in the Vaak Archive
A
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Alangudi Ramachandran
Alathur V Sivasubramania Iyer
Alathur S Srinivasa Iyer
Annavarapu Ramaswamy
Alarmel Valli
A Kanyakumari
B
BV Raman & BV Lakshman
B Rajam Iyer
Bangalore KS Manjunath
C
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
Chittoor Subramania Pillai
Chittoor Gopalakrishnan
CP Gnanasundaram
Coimbatore N Ramaswamy Pillai
Chalakkudy Narayanaswamy
CK Shyamasundar
Charumathi Ramachandran
D
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
DK Pattammal
DK Jayaraman
Dwaram Mangatayaru
E
Ellappa Pillai
EM Subramaniam
G
GN Balasubramaniam
Govindaswamy Naicker
Guruvayur Dorai
G Harishankar
H
HP Ramachar
Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar
K
K Narayanaswamy
Kandadevi Azhagiriswamy
Karaikudi Mani
Karaikudi Natesa Iyer
Karaikurichi P Arunachalam
KG Vijayakrishnan
KM Vaidyanathan
KN Dandayudapani Pillai
Kolanka Venkataraju
Kovai B Dakshinamurthy
KP Kittappa Pillai
KS Narayanaswamy
Kumbakonam Ganesan
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
KV Narayanaswamy
L
Lalgudi G Jayaraman
Lakshmi Knight
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
M
M Balamuralikrishna
MA Kalyanakrishna Bhagavatar
Madurai BK Vishwanatha Sharma
Madurai Krishnan
Madurai Mani Iyer
Madurai S Somasundaram
Madurai V Swaminathan
Maharajapuram S Ramachandran
Maharajapuram Santanam
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
Mannargudi Natesa Pillai
Marella Kesava Rao
Mavellikara Krishnan Kutty Nair
Mayavaram VR Govindaraja Pillai
M Chandrasekharan
MD Ramanathan
Meenakshi Chittaranjan
ML Vasanthakumari
ML Veerabhadraiah
MM Dandapani Desikar
MN Kandaswamy Pillai
MS Anantaraman
MS Gopalakrishnan
MS Subbulakshmi
Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer
Musiri Subramania Iyer
Mythili Nageswaran
N
Nagercoil Ganesha Iyer
Narasimhulu
Narmadha
Nedunuri Krishnamoorthy
Nirmala Sundararajan
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai
R
R Ramesh
Radha & Jayalakshmi
Radha Viswanathan
Radhakrishnan Naidu
Ramanathapuram CS Murugabhoopathi
Ramnad Krishnan
Ramnad Raghavan
Rangaramanuja Ayyengar
RK Venkatrama Sastri
RS Gopalakrishnan
RS Krishnamurthi Rao
S
S Balachander
S Ramanathan
Saraswathi Srinivasan
Sarojini Kumaraswami
Semmangudi
Shanta Rao
Sheik Chinna Moulana
Shobana Rangachari
Sikkil R Bhaskaran
Srimathi Bhramhanandam
Srimushnam V Raja Rao
Sudha Raghunathan
SVS Narayanan
T
T Abhiramasundari
T Balasaraswati
T Brinda
T Chowdiah
T Gururajappa
T Jayammal
T Kesavulu
T Kuppuswami
T Muktha
T Ranganathan
T Rukmini
T Sankaran
T Viswanathan
Tanjavur Ramdas Rao
Tanjavur S Kalyanaraman
Tanjore S Krishnamurthy Rao
TH Vinayakram
Thiruparkadal S Veeraraghavan
Thiruvalangadu Sundaresha Iyer
Tiger Varadachariar
Tiruppamburam N Swaminatha Pillai
Tiruvallore Subramaniam
Tiruvilvamalai S Vilvadri Iyer
TK Govindarao
TK Murthy
TM Prabhavati
TM Thyagarajan
TN Krishnan
TN Shriram
TN Vijayalakshmi
TR Mahalingam
TR Subramaniam
Trichur Ramachandran
Trichy Raghavan
Trichy Sankaran
TS Vembu Iyer
TV Gopalakrishnan
TV Namasivayam
U
Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
Umayalpuram Kodandarama Iyer
Umayalpuram Mali
Umayalpuram Vishwanatha Iyer
V
V Kamalakara Rao
V Nagarajan
V Sethuramiah
V Subramanian
V Thyagarajan
Vanaja Narayanan
Varanasi Venkata Subbarama Sastry
Vedavalli Ramaswamy
Veena Dhanammal
Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan
Vellore G Ramabhadran
Vijaya rajendran
VL Vedagiri
Voleti Venkateswarulu
VR Krishnan
VV Ravi
VV Subrahmanyam
Vyjayanthimala Bali
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai
Artists of the Vaak
Archive
Featuring over 50 legendary artists from the 20th century.
A growing digital archive of Carnatic musicians preserved through rare recordings, photographs and historical documentation.
Featured Artist Profiles
A closer look at some of the most influential musicians represented in the Vaak archive.
Ariyakudi
Ramanuja Iyengar
Veena
Dhanammal
Pazhani M Subramania Pillai
Papa KS Venkatramiah
Artist Index
Browse Artists in the Vaak Archive
A
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Alangudi Ramachandran
Alathur V Sivasubramania Iyer
Alathur S Srinivasa Iyer
Annavarapu Ramaswamy
Alarmel Valli
A Kanyakumari
B
BV Raman & BV Lakshman
B Rajam Iyer
Bangalore KS Manjunath
C
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
Chittoor Subramania Pillai
Chittoor Gopalakrishnan
CP Gnanasundaram
Coimbatore N Ramaswamy Pillai
Chalakkudy Narayanaswamy
CK Shyamasundar
Charumathi Ramachandran
D
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
DK Pattammal
DK Jayaraman
Dwaram Mangatayaru
E
Ellappa Pillai
EM Subramaniam
G
GN Balasubramaniam
Govindaswamy Naicker
Guruvayur Dorai
G Harishankar
H
HP Ramachar
Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar
K
K Narayanaswamy
Kandadevi Azhagiriswamy
Karaikudi Mani
Karaikudi Natesa Iyer
Karaikurichi P Arunachalam
KG Vijayakrishnan
KM Vaidyanathan
KN Dandayudapani Pillai
Kolanka Venkataraju
Kovai B Dakshinamurthy
KP Kittappa Pillai
KS Narayanaswamy
Kumbakonam Ganesan
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
KV Narayanaswamy
L
Lalgudi G Jayaraman
Lakshmi Knight
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
M
M Balamuralikrishna
MA Kalyanakrishna Bhagavatar
Madurai BK Vishwanatha Sharma
Madurai Krishnan
Madurai Mani Iyer
Madurai S Somasundaram
Madurai V Swaminathan
Maharajapuram S Ramachandran
Maharajapuram Santanam
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
Mannargudi Natesa Pillai
Marella Kesava Rao
Mavellikara Krishnan Kutty Nair
Mayavaram VR Govindaraja Pillai
M Chandrasekharan
MD Ramanathan
Meenakshi Chittaranjan
ML Vasanthakumari
ML Veerabhadraiah
MM Dandapani Desikar
MN Kandaswamy Pillai
MS Anantaraman
MS Gopalakrishnan
MS Subbulakshmi
Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer
Musiri Subramania Iyer
Mythili Nageswaran
N
Nagercoil Ganesha Iyer
Narasimhulu
Narmadha
Nedunuri Krishnamoorthy
Nirmala Sundararajan
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai
R
R Ramesh
Radha & Jayalakshmi
Radha Viswanathan
Radhakrishnan Naidu
Ramanathapuram CS Murugabhoopathi
Ramnad Krishnan
Ramnad Raghavan
Rangaramanuja Ayyengar
RK Venkatrama Sastri
RS Gopalakrishnan
RS Krishnamurthi Rao
S
S Balachander
S Ramanathan
Saraswathi Srinivasan
Sarojini Kumaraswami
Semmangudi
Shanta Rao
Sheik Chinna Moulana
Shobana Rangachari
Sikkil R Bhaskaran
Srimathi Bhramhanandam
Srimushnam V Raja Rao
Sudha Raghunathan
SVS Narayanan
T
T Abhiramasundari
T Balasaraswati
T Brinda
T Chowdiah
T Gururajappa
T Jayammal
T Kesavulu
T Kuppuswami
T Muktha
T Ranganathan
T Rukmini
T Sankaran
T Viswanathan
Tanjavur Ramdas Rao
Tanjavur S Kalyanaraman
Tanjore S Krishnamurthy Rao
TH Vinayakram
Thiruparkadal S Veeraraghavan
Thiruvalangadu Sundaresha Iyer
Tiger Varadachariar
Tiruppamburam N Swaminatha Pillai
Tiruvallore Subramaniam
Tiruvilvamalai S Vilvadri Iyer
TK Govindarao
TK Murthy
TM Prabhavati
TM Thyagarajan
TN Krishnan
TN Shriram
TN Vijayalakshmi
TR Mahalingam
TR Subramaniam
Trichur Ramachandran
Trichy Raghavan
Trichy Sankaran
TS Vembu Iyer
TV Gopalakrishnan
TV Namasivayam
U
Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
Umayalpuram Kodandarama Iyer
Umayalpuram Mali
Umayalpuram Vishwanatha Iyer
V
V Kamalakara Rao
V Nagarajan
V Sethuramiah
V Subramanian
V Thyagarajan
Vanaja Narayanan
Varanasi Venkata Subbarama Sastry
Vedavalli Ramaswamy
Veena Dhanammal
Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan
Vellore G Ramabhadran
Vijaya rajendran
VL Vedagiri
Voleti Venkateswarulu
VR Krishnan
VV Ravi
VV Subrahmanyam
Vyjayanthimala Bali
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai
Artists of the Vaak Archive
A growing digital archive of Carnatic musicians preserved through rare recordings, photographs and historical documentation.
Featuring over 50 legendary artists from the 20th century.
Featured Artist Profiles
A closer look at some of the most influential musicians represented in the Vaak archive.
Ariyakudi
Ramanuja Iyengar
Veena
Dhanammal
Pazhani M Subramania Pillai
Papa KS Venkatramiah
Artist Index
Browse Artists in the Vaak Archive
A
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Alangudi Ramachandran
Alathur V Sivasubramania Iyer
Alathur S Srinivasa Iyer
Annavarapu Ramaswamy
Alarmel Valli
A Kanyakumari
B
BV Raman & BV Lakshman
B Rajam Iyer
Bangalore KS Manjunath
C
Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
Chittoor Subramania Pillai
Chittoor Gopalakrishnan
CP Gnanasundaram
Coimbatore N Ramaswamy Pillai
Chalakkudy Narayanaswamy
CK Shyamasundar
Charumathi Ramachandran
K
K Narayanaswamy
Kandadevi Azhagiriswamy
Karaikudi Mani
Karaikudi Natesa Iyer
Karaikurichi P Arunachalam
KG Vijayakrishnan
KM Vaidyanathan
KN Dandayudapani Pillai
Kolanka Venkataraju
Kovai B Dakshinamurthy
KP Kittappa Pillai
KS Narayanaswamy
Kumbakonam Ganesan
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
KV Narayanaswamy
L
Lalgudi G Jayaraman
Lakshmi Knight
Lakshmi Viswanathan
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan
N
Nagercoil Ganesha Iyer
Narasimhulu
Narmadha
Nedunuri Krishnamoorthy
Nirmala Sundararajan
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai
R
R Ramesh
Radha & Jayalakshmi
Radha Viswanathan
Radhakrishnan Naidu
Ramanathapuram CS Murugabhoopathi
Ramnad Krishnan
Ramnad Raghavan
Rangaramanuja Ayyengar
RK Venkatrama Sastri
RS Gopalakrishnan
RS Krishnamurthi Rao
S
S Balachander
S Ramanathan
Saraswathi Srinivasan
Sarojini Kumaraswami
Semmangudi
Shanta Rao
Sheik Chinna Moulana
Shobana Rangachari
Sikkil R Bhaskaran
Srimathi Bhramhanandam
Srimushnam V Raja Rao
Sudha Raghunathan
SVS Narayanan
T
T Abhiramasundari
T Balasaraswati
T Brinda
T Chowdiah
T Gururajappa
T Jayammal
T Kesavulu
T Kuppuswami
T Muktha
T Ranganathan
T Rukmini
T Sankaran
T Viswanathan
Tanjavur Ramdas Rao
Tanjavur S Kalyanaraman
Tanjore S Krishnamurthy Rao
TH Vinayakram
Thiruparkadal S Veeraraghavan
Thiruvalangadu Sundaresha Iyer
Tiger Varadachariar
Tiruppamburam N Swaminatha Pillai
Tiruvallore Subramaniam
Tiruvilvamalai S Vilvadri Iyer
TK Govindarao
TK Murthy
TM Prabhavati
TM Thyagarajan
TN Krishnan
TN Shriram
TN Vijayalakshmi
TR Mahalingam
TR Subramaniam
Trichur Ramachandran
Trichy Raghavan
Trichy Sankaran
TS Vembu Iyer
TV Gopalakrishnan
TV Namasivayam
U
Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
Umayalpuram Kodandarama Iyer
Umayalpuram Mali
Umayalpuram Vishwanatha Iyer
V
V Kamalakara Rao
V Nagarajan
V Sethuramiah
V Subramanian
V Thyagarajan
Vanaja Narayanan
Varanasi Venkata Subbarama Sastry
Vedavalli Ramaswamy
Veena Dhanammal
Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan
Vellore G Ramabhadran
Vijaya rajendran
VL Vedagiri
Voleti Venkateswarulu
VR Krishnan
VV Ravi
VV Subrahmanyam
Vyjayanthimala Bali
M
M Balamuralikrishna
MA Kalyanakrishna Bhagavatar
Madurai BK Vishwanatha Sharma
Madurai Krishnan
Madurai Mani Iyer
Madurai S Somasundaram
Madurai V Swaminathan
Maharajapuram S Ramachandran
Maharajapuram Santanam
Maharajapuram Santhanam
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
Mannargudi Natesa Pillai
Marella Kesava Rao
Mavellikara Krishnan Kutty Nair
Mayavaram VR Govindaraja Pillai
M Chandrasekharan
MD Ramanathan
Meenakshi Chittaranjan
ML Vasanthakumari
ML Veerabhadraiah
MM Dandapani Desikar
MN Kandaswamy Pillai
MS Anantaraman
MS Gopalakrishnan
MS Subbulakshmi
Mudikondan Venkatarama Iyer
Musiri Subramania Iyer
Mythili Nageswaran
H
HP Ramachar
Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar
G
GN Balasubramaniam
Govindaswamy Naicker
Guruvayur Dorai
G Harishankar
E
Ellappa Pillai
EM Subramaniam
D
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
DK Pattammal
DK Jayaraman
Dwaram Mangatayaru
P
Palai Ramachandran
Palghat K Krishnamani
Palghat Kunjumani
Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Raghu
Palghat TR Rajamani
Palghat VA Sundaram
Papa KS Venkataramiah
Pazhani Subramania Pillai
PS Narayanaswamy
Pudukottai Mahadevan
Pudukottai Swaminatha Pillai