Occupation(s) Singer Movies Jambhavan Role Singer | Name T. Seshagopalan Years active 1970–present | |
Born September 5, 1948 (age 75) ( 1948-09-05 ) Albums Dasa Ganamrutha Lahari Vol 2 Similar People Muthuswami Dikshitar, K J Yesudas, K S Chithra | ||
Madhuradhwani -T N Seshagopalan Harmonium
Madurai Thirumalai Nambi Seshagopalan (born, September 5, 1948) is a noted Carnatic singer, musician and composer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2006. As well as being a master of the veena and harmonium, he is an exponent of harikatha.
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- Madhuradhwani T N Seshagopalan Harmonium
- Latangi Ragam Madurai T N Seshagopalan
- Early life
- Music career
- Tours
- Film
- Awards and titles
- References
Latangi Ragam - Madurai T N Seshagopalan
Early life
T. N. Seshagopalan was born in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. He first learnt under his mother, and later under tutelage of Ramanathapuram C. S. Sankarasivan. He holds a degree in science from Madras University and a degree in music from Madurai Kamaraj University where he later served as professor of music.
Music career
He is proficient in rendering Harikatha and performs as per the guruparampara of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar. Seshagopalan continues to increase his wide repertoire with compositions of his own. He is noted for his own elegant thillanas, bhajans, namavalis and abhangs. He is equally at home with North Indian ragas and has participated in several jugalbandhis.
Tours
In 1984 he was invited to sing at the Adelaide International Festival in Australia (and included performances Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and New Zealand). In 1987 he was India's cultural ambassador to Russia. He has performed in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Bahrain and Sri Lanka and has visited and performed in the United States of America numerous times.
Film
In 1983 he produced and played hero in a Tamil movie "Thodi Raagam".
Awards and titles
