Instruments Mridangam Years active 1987 - Present | Name Erickavu Sunil | |
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Occupation(s) IT Professional, Mridangam Artist |
32-Count #Korvai // Erickavu N Sunil
Erickavu N Sunil (Malayalam: ) or Sunil Narayana is an Indian Mridangam player.
Contents
- 32 Count Korvai Erickavu N Sunil
- Thani Tisha Clip Erickavu N Sunil 2018
- Early life and background
- Academic studies
- Musical career
- Awards achievements and titles
- Personal life
- References
Thani - Tisha Clip - Erickavu N Sunil (2018)
Early life and background
Erickavu N Sunil was born (on 15 March 1977) to K. Narayana Panicker and V. Saraswathi Amma in Haripad, Kerala, India. He started learning the Mridangam at the age of four. His initial Gurus were Late Krishnappa Bhagavathar and M S Raju. He had his advanced studies in mridangam from the Legendary Maestro Late Professor Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair.
Academic studies
He completed schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karthikappally (near Haripad) in 1992. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum in 1997. He also received a Master of Computer Applications(MCA) degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum in 2002.
Musical career
As a performer, Sunil has accompanied musicians including Padmabhushan T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Padmasri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Prof. Parassala Ponnammal, Madhurai G S Mony, Prof: Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, Prof. Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair, Sankaran Namboothiri, M. Jayachandran, Avaneeswaram S R Vinu, Sriram Gangadharan, Thiruvinkad Jayaraman, Balabhaskar, etc. for their concerts. He teaches Mridangam online through Skype, and has students in Germany, US & Middle East. Sunil had scripted and directed “Nadasanjeevani” – a unique program on Music Therapy, which was telecasted in Asianet Cable Vision (ACV) as 9 episodes in 2006. Sunil leads the team "Laya Vadya Sudha" - the "Tala Vadya" - Percussion Ensemble - featuring Indian percussion instruments Mridangam, Kanjira, Ghatam, Morsing, and Tabla.
Awards, achievements, and titles
Personal life
Sunil is Senior IT Professional working with a leading IT firm in Technopark, Trivandrum. His wife Indu Sunil is also an IT Professional working in Technopark, Trivandrum. She is an expert in Aksharaslokam and Kavyakeli. The couple has two sons, Bhagath Sunand and Bharath Sunand.