Tamil Tv Show Margazhi Utsavam - Cast & Crew

A Kanyakumari is an Indian musician who is renowned in South India. Kanyakumari was born on 15th June 1951 in Vizianagaram, India. Later she moved to Chennai along with her family. Her father, Sri Avasarala Ramarathnam and, her mother, Smt. Jayalakshmi were very supportive of her decision to become a violinist. They were the one who encouraged her recognized her talent. They took her to Ivaturi Vijeswara Rao, a great Indian musician, and she got trained under him for several years. Then she also got the opportunity to learn from M. Chandrasekaran and M. L. Vasanthakumari, two legendary violinists. P. V. Subramaniam, one of the experienced and unbiased critics has remarked her voice to be as beautiful as the diamond nose ring of goddess Kanyakumari.

B Suchithra is an Indian vocalist who has done several albums and singles in the Tamil music industry. Suchithra has done various songs for the record label Gitaa Cassettes. Her popular albums include Sri Rama Krishna Pattabhishekam, Kannappanayanar. She is invited to sing in various Bhakti Sangeet Samilans and Bhajan Samaros. She also makes several programs for the Doordarshan and All India Radio. Kandavarkku Kanavilum, and Pal Vadiyum Mugam are some of her popular songs.

Vasudha Ravi is an Indian vocalist who has done several albums and singles in the Tamil music industry. Vasudha got her training in the classical music from Dr. Manjula Sriram. Vasudha got interest in classical music from a very young age. She started performing in stage in her high school days. Her amazing talent came into the limelight and she was given several scholarships to further polish her beautiful voice.

Gayathri Girish is an Indian vocalist who has been working in the Tamil music industry. Gayathri was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, and has spent most of her days in Chennai. She has done her undergraduate studies in Mathematics, where she was a gold medallist, and has done her PG in Computer Application from the University of Madras. Her mother, Padmini Srinivasan, is her first music guru who taught her music from a young age, and later, she got passionate about it. She has been a student of Vidwan Vaigal.S.Gnanaskandan and Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan.

Shobana Vignesh is an Indian vocalist who has worked predominately in the Tamil music industry. Shobhana was born in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Her father’s name was N. Kumar and her mother was Revathi Kumar. Shoba has spent most of her childhood days in Chennai. She has done her schooling from Padma Seshadri School. As a child, Shoba was fond of listening to classical songs and started learning it as she grew up. Shobana has been a student of various talented vocalists such as Sri. P.S. Narayanaswamy, Prof. T.R. Subramaniam, and Sri. Swamimalai Janakiraman. As an actor, Soba made her debut in her own recording debut Mahanadhi. It gave her a lot of fame and it has been one of her best albums.

Vishaka Hari is a Carnatic music vocalist and proponent of Harikatha. She learned Carnatic music under the legendary Carnatic violinist, Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman. Vishaka is also a storyteller of Kathakalakshepam. She is also a Chartered accountant. Her husband, Sri Hariji, is an experienced Harikatha exponent who delivers discourses in Tamil, English, and Hindi.

Sudha Raghunathan is an Indian classical singer who is renowned for her skilled Carnatic style of music. Her career has been highlighted by several concerts, and she has also worked as a musical director in the Tamil film industry. Sudha was a naturally talented singer who began her training when she was but a toddler. Her mother initiated her musical education with devout Hindu bhajans and sons, all of which she was quick to absorb. She later studied under B V Lakshman. The Indian Government awarded her with a scholarship to learn under the tutelage of the artist, Dr. M L Vasantha Kumari, in 1977. During this period, she underwent rigorous training in the Gurukula style, where all learning was in the form of observation and vocal instruction. She accompanied professionals on their concerts and developed her musical prowess. Throughout her journey, she has collaborated with some of the World’s best talents. Sudha has been an annual performer at the Madras Music Season since 1990. Her work has been showcased at the United Nations, Theatre de la Ville in Paris and Broadway in New York. She is the only Indian singer to have taken part in the Global Vocal Meeting organized by the 'Burghof,’ an Academy of Music and Arts in Germany.

Karaikudi Mani is an Indian vocalist who had worked predominately in the Tamil music industry. Mani was born on 11 September 1945 in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. His actual name was Ganapathy Subramanyam. He is a master in playing the classical instrument known as Mridangam. His father’s name was T. Ramanatha Iyer, and Pattammal was his mother. At a very young age of three, he got inclined towards music. He started playing mridangam, and his passion took him to great heights of achievement. Mani considered Palghat Mani Iyer to be his idol, and Iyer inspired Mani to never lose hope. He has got his training from Harihara Sharma, and he has been his only teacher. Mani got his first national award when he was just 18 years old.

Mandolin Rajesh is an Indian musician who has worked in several Tamil music albums and singles. Rajesh was the youngest participant in the Magic Mandolin Festival, which was held in Germany. His birth name is Uppalapu Rajesh, but when he came to the music industry, he got the name Mandolin Rajesh. He was born on 17 May 1977 at Palakol, Andhra Pradesh. His father’s name is U.Satyanarayana, and his mother’s name is Kantham. U.Srinivas, his elder brother, was one of the finest Mandolin players of the country. He was inspired by him, and Srinivas was his first music teacher. His father always encouraged him to learn music.

Saketharaman is an Indian vocalist who has worked in several Tamil albums and singles. Saketharaman was born on 24 November 1982 in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. At a very young age, he got inclined towards classical music, and at the age of 4, he got training from Late Srirangam Krishnamurthy Rao. Later his keen to learn music took him to several gurus and he has remained an ideal disciple for all of them.

Dr Ganesh is an Indian Vocalist who has done several albums and singles in the Tamil music industry. Ganesh was born in 1968 in Tamil Nadu. He started his training in classical music from Shri.P.Mahalinga Iyer, Vidwan. Thirukkarugavoor, and Shri.G.Srinivasaraghavan. When he reached teenage, he went to a gurukul and had a gurukul teaching system for six years. There he got trained by Padmashri Sangita Kalanidhi Maharajapuram Shri.Santhanam. At present, he is learning from Vidwan Shri.O.S.Thiagarajan.

O S Arun is an Indian Vocalist who has done various albums and singles in the Tamil classical music industry. Arun’s actual name is O.S. Vaidyanathan. His family has a musical background, and he was trained in music, saying it to be their Parivar Parampara. His first music teacher was his father, Vidwan O.V. Subramaniam. Later he got a proper training in classical music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and from the Delhi University, where he did diploma in classical music.

Papanasam Ashok Ramani is an Indian vocalist who has done several albums and singles in the Tamil music industry. Ashok has a very soulful and pleasant voice. His ragas and swaras clearly reflect his hard work and dedicated practice. Ashok does stage shows throughout the state and also in various parts of the country. He is one of the talented classical singers of South India.

Sikkil Gurucharan is an Indian musician and vocalist who have done several albums in the Tamil music industry. Sikkil was born on 21 June 1982 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is trained in Karnataka Sangita, who has also got the talent passed to him in his genes. Sikkil is the grandson of Sikkil Kunjumani who is one of the world-famous Sikkil Sister duos. He got his talent polished under the guidance of gurus such as Vaigal Shri S. Gnanaskandan and Shri B. Krishnamurthy. Sikkil is an A-grade All India radio singer and makes several programs for the radio station. He started singing professionally in the year 1995 and is active in the field.

Udayalur Kalyanaramam is an Indian musician and vocalist who have done various albums in the Tamil music industry. Udayalur is often loved for his devotional songs, which are very soulful and touche the hearts of the audience. He appears in various shows of the Doordarshan TV channel. His live shows and bhajan samaros are popular not only in Tamil Nadu but throughout the nation. His songs also reflect his love and devotion towards god.

Neyveli R Santhanagopalan is an Indian vocalist who has worked on various albums in the Tamil music industry. Neyveli was born in 1963 and is a very talented vocalist of India with immense knowledge in classical music, ragas, and swaras. His recent work includes the TV show SaRiGaMaPa in the Jaya TV channel. Shri Thanjavur Sankara Iyer, Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam, and Shri TN Seshagopalan are his masters. His respect towards the traditional music is often reflected from his songs and live shows.

Coming from a musical background Rajhesh Vaidhya is an Indian Veena player. He inherits his talent fromhis father Sri K. M. Vaidyanathan who is himself askilled player of both Mridangam and Ghatam. From a very small age, he started practicing under Smt. Jeyalakshmi and continued learning Saraswati Veena under Smt Rama Nambinarayanan. He received his advanced training under the guidance of none other than the Maestro of Veena himself Sri Chitti Babu.

V V Prasanna is a Tamil playback Singer with a great melodious voice. The particular contributions of the talented Editor came in the Tamil movies. He has worked dominantly in Tamil Film industry and keeps coming up with some gratifying work. He is a Carnatic vocalist and has performed many classical and Hindustani Concerts. He started his training under the Late. Shri. S.R.V. Sharma, a famous singer from Coimbatore and “Gaana Kala Kesari” Thiru. K.V.Nataraja Bhagavadar of Coimbatore. His skills were further developed and honed by Thiru. Neyveli.R.Santhanagopalan, who’s classisms are very popular and well known.

Being the youngest in the field (as of 2014), Dushyanth Sridhar is an orator and Indian writer who is specialized in Indian religious texts in Sanskrit and Tamil. He has a well-established presence on regional Indian TV channels and also spreads his teachings through lectures worldwide. Born in Bangalore, this 27-year-old has an IT background.

Nithyasree Mahadevan is a renowned vocalist in Carnatic genre of classical music and had taken up music seriously since her childhood. She had so far lent her voice in over 750 musical albums and has participated in all major musical concerts and Sabhas that propagate the growth of Carnatic music across the world. For her performance in musical concerts, she has been awarded many degrees and honors and had been able to take forward the legacy of devotional songs penned by Gopalakrishna Bharati. Nithyasree Mahadevan holds a unique record of performance on ‘Raga Bhairavi’ for a consistent three hours program and singing a total of 17 compositions on raga Bhairavi.

P. Unnikrishnan, the playback singer, needs no introduction to music lovers. His voice is equally suitable for classical music, film music, devotional music and even light music. The actor has sung many devotional songs of Lord Ganesha, Lord Ayyappan, Lord Venkateswara, and Devi among others. This singer is a disciple of Dr. S. Ramanathan.