Subhasree Thanikachalam

Subhashree Thanikachalam is an Indian music producer, music analyst, film music enthusiast, event curator, influencer, and vlogger. She did the second season of the reality show Carnatic Idol, which concluded on Jaya TV. The show was triggered by Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan. She discussed how to enhance the proportion of classical arts in the media with Vidwan Sanjay Subrahmanyan. Then, Subhashree Thanikachalam got the thought of doing a reality show for Carnatic music. In the programme, they focused on various types of compositions in Carnatic music, like kriti and varnam, and also the different aspects of the idiom, like alapana, raga, kalpanaswara, and niraval. Subhashree Thanikachalam came into the media while watching programs during the initial years of satellite TV, she used to complain about the shoddy presentation and how it required improvement. Her husband prodded her to enter the arena and prove herself. Armed with Subhashree Thanikachalam’s experience in such shows in college and film troupes, she joined Sun TV in 1993.

During her childhood, classical music was hardly her cup of tea. She took her graduation in Dietetics and Nutrition. Her father was an ardent lover of Carnatic music, and he persuaded Subhashree Thanikachalam to attend concerts. She learned Bharatnatyam. She was more willing on the show’s sets toward film music, a devotee of Ilayaraja’s music. She participated in school and college programs and won many competitions through her good voice for light music. She was also part of a troupe performing film music. In that journey, Subhashree Thanikachalam found greater devotion to classical music in earlier music directors like G. Ramanathan. Subhashree Thanikachalam learned Carnatic music from her neighbor Rajam Mami who adapted her teaching to suit her inclination. She taught her hundred ragas through the slokas of Saundarya Lahari.