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Artistes usually sing `oru (one) kalai’ kritis like Vathapi or Bhavanutha in Raga Mohanam. But, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer presented `erandu (two) kali’ kritis in a halting and leisurely manner. Compositions like `Everymata, Kshera Sagara Sayana and Giri Pai Nela in Raga Sahana’ fit in this category. This enabled rasikas to understand the minds of composers in handling the raga taken by them.
The Pithama also set a lot of tunes for several of Swathi Tirunal’s compositions. He popularised the toughest of all Swara Jathis in Raga Bhairavi composed by Shayama Shastri. It was indeed a pleasant experience for listeners when they heard it along with the accompanying sound from the Mridangam of Palghat Mani Iyer, recalled Mr.Sundaram.
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