15 Facts About Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi was a vocal Carnatic singer and elder sister of eminent violinist Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi was born in Kunnakudi in the temple town of Lord Murugan in the Southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu under the Madras Presidency.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi's father was a scholar in Sanskrit and Tamil.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi was a composer of Carnatic Music and Kathakalakshepam.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi learned South Indian Classical Music from her father at a young age.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi married S C Natesan at age 19.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi was in the army, so they moved frequently.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi then performed at All India Radio for 10 years.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi performed various concerts on Sun TV, Doordarshan and Jaya TV.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi performed live concerts at Bangalore during the Ramanavami Festival in 2009.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi performed at Chikadpally in Hyderabad, Machilipatnam and Coimbatore.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi attended the Tyagaraja Aradhana conducted at Thanjavur for 25 years conducted by her brother Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi knew more than 2500 Keerthanas written by Tyagaraja, MuthuSwamy Dikshitar, Sama Sastri.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi was awarded the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2005.

Kunnakudi Subbalakshmi died at 2:10 AM on 21 March 2010 at a hospital in Hyderabad.