Maharajapuram S.Srinivasan

Maharajapuram S.Srinivasan is the grandson of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer and son of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam, veterans in the field of Carnatic Music.

Maharajapuram Srinivasan, an acclaimed musician in his own right has been performing music concerts individually since 1986. He has had the good fortune of being the primary disciple of both his grandfather as well as his father and has thus imbibed their rich musical heritage. He has performed all over India in all the leading Sabhas including The Music Academy, The Indian Fine Arts Society, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Tamil Isai Sangam in Chennai and other Sabhas in New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.

He is an ‘A’ grade artiste and also regularly performing for the Doordarshan and the AIR and has accompanied his father, the illustrious Sri Maharajapuram Santhanam in all his concerts both in India as well as abroad.

He has released a few cassettes brought out by A.V.M, Meltrack (under the young Maestros Scheme) and the most recent being “Maharajapuram Hits“ by Vani Cassettes, which has received rave reviews from the press and television media.

Endowed with a fine feeling for melody, he is striving to admirably combine the Lakshana and Lakshiya styles handed down to him by his ancestors and desires to prove his mettle as a chip of the old block.

Feathers in his cap:

• Then Isai Thenral
• Asthana Vidwan of the Vysaraya Mutt, Tumkur (Bangalore)
• Asthana Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamokoti Peetam awarded by
   Pujya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi on the occasion of his 70th birthday
    Jayanthi celebrations on 3/8/2004
• Simha Dhwani Samrat awarded by Pujya Sri Swamiji of the Vysaraya Mutt
• Best Vocalist in the Sub Senior Category from the Music Academy in 2000
• Has received rave reviews from Senior Music Critics appreciating
    his performance in various concerts.

Participation in Satellite Channel
Interviews:

Appeared in “Prabalangaludan Oru Naal”, a weekly programme in Sun TV in 1996, where he spoke at length about his achievements, the contributions made by his family to the field of Carnatic Music.

Participated in “Vanakkam Tamizhagam”, another daily programme of repute in Sun TV, where he spoke about the family legacy that has been passed on over generations, the typical Maharajapuram bhani or style that has enthralled audience world over and about voice culture and voice therapy.

Has featured in “Nayandi Durbar”, a Humour Show in Vijay TV, with his son M.S. Ganesh Viswanathan, where both father and son enchanted the viewers with their jokes and mellifluous voices. His son, a child prodigy who won the appreciation of many by singing the song “Naalai Varum Endru Nambalaama” in this show has been performing individual concerts and is also accompanying his father in his concerts all over India.

Other Noteworthy Contributions:

Sri Srinivasan is the Trustee of the Maharajapuram Viswantha Iyer Trust and the Maharajapuram Santhanam Foundation, two institutions which aim at promoting classical music by honouring musicians – senior, junior as well as young, upcoming artistes. These institutions aspire to serve as a platform to bring to limelight the talents of many budding artistes. They also recognize the contributions made by the Sabha Secretaries, Music Critics and other Kala Sevakhs. Srinivasan has been taking painstaking efforts to hold these functions thrice a year in memory of his grand father and his father.

He upholds the family tradition by living his life for the cause of music.