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Patnam Subramania Iyer
Born 1845 (1845)
Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur, India
Died 31 July 1902 (1902-08-01) (aged 57)
Occupation Musician, composer
Known for Carnatic music
Notable work
Raghuvamsa Sudha, Evari Bodhanna

Patnam Subramania Iyer (1845 – July 31, 1902) was a composer and singer of Carnatic music. Subramaniya Iyer followed the traditions of the great composer Tyagaraja. He has left behind almost one hundred compositions.

Subramaniya Iyer was born in Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district of present-day Tamil Nadu. His family had a long history of musical involvement - his father Bharatam Vaidyanatha Iyer was adept at both music and Sastra and his grandfather Panchanada Sastri was the court musician in the court of Serfoji Maharaja of Thanjavur. Subramaniya Iyer learnt music from his uncle, Melattur Ganapati Sastri and later under Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar who was a disciple of Tyagaraja himself.

Subramaniya Iyer spent a long time in Chennapatnam (Chennai). This gave Subramaniya Iyer the prefix to his name. Many of his students such as Mysore Vasudevachar, Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar, Bhairavi Kempegowda and Tiger Varadachariar became famous composers and vocalists.

Two of his famous compositions are Raghu Vamsha Sudha in raga Kadhana Kuthuhalam and Evari Bodhanna in raga Abhogi. He is known to have used his guru's mudra (signature) Venkatesa or variations of the same, in his compositions in Telugu and Sanskrit.

The reigning Maharaja of Mysore, Chamarajendra Wodeyar X, gave him a pair of golden bracelets on two occasions, after singing performances in court.

Music compositions

Varnams

Composition Raga Tala Language Description Audio Links
Evari Bodhanna Abhogi Varnam Adi Telugu

KJ Yesudas- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdTmdoa420&feature

Valachi Vacchi Navaragamalika Adi Telugu

NCS Ravali - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUi-uYpH4jI

MarachiTlunDe Begada Ata Telugu
Era Napai Thodi Adi Telugu KJ Yesudas- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKlAd6SAhVE&feature

Krithis

Composition Raga Tala Language Description Audio Links
mari vEre dikkevarrayya rAmA Shanmukha Priya Adi Telugu

TN Seshagopalan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0zhD86dUW4

mari vere dikkevvaru Latangi Khanda Chapu Telugu

Rama Varma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXW-Pe0pofk

ninnu jeppa kAraNamEmi mandAri Khanda Chapu Telugu
pancha nadISa pAhimAm pUrNa chandrika rUpaka Sanskrit
pari dAnamitchhitE pAlintuvEmO Bilahari Khanda Chapu Telugu

Nagavalli Nagaraj - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaliQJkbf0E

raghu vamsa sudhAmbudhi chandra SrI kadana kutUhalam dESa-Adi Sanskrit
inca dhaya raalEdA cakravaakam Adi Telugu

Chembai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diuj4oFL2r8

varamulosagi brOchuTa nIkarudA kIra vANi rUpaka Telugu

Malladi Brothers - http://www.musicindiaonline.com/album/10-Classical_Carnatic_Vocal/12754-Malladi_Brothers/#/album/10-Classical_Carnatic_Vocal/12754-Malladi_Brothers/

Manavi Che KonavayyA Sarasangi RUpakam Telugu
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