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Palghat Mani Iyer
Palghat Mani Iyer
Indian musician
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Vellore G. Ramabhadran
Vellore G. Ramabhadran
Indian Miruthangam Player
2
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
Indian musician
3
Guruvayur Dorai
Guruvayur Dorai
Indian musician
4
Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair
Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair
Indian percussionist
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G. Harishankar
G. Harishankar
Player of the Indian kanjira drum
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Karaikudi Mani
Karaikudi Mani
Indian musician
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Trichy Sankaran
Trichy Sankaran
Canadian musician
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T. R. Mahalingam
T. R. Mahalingam
flautist
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Chowdiah
Chowdiah
Indian composer and musician
10
Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam
Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam
Indian musician
11
Palghat R. Raghu
Palghat R. Raghu
Burmese singer
12
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Carnatic violinist/composer
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T. N. Krishnan
T. N. Krishnan
Indian musician
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Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Indian violinist
15
Srirangam Kannan
Srirangam Kannan
Indian musician
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Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
Lakshminarayana Subramaniam
Indian musician (1947— )
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Kadri Gopalnath
Kadri Gopalnath
Indian musician
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T. V. Gopalakrishnan
T. V. Gopalakrishnan
Indian Carnatic and Hindustani musician
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T S Nandakumar
T S Nandakumar
Musician/Percussionist/Mridangam Player
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Sukumar prasad
Sukumar prasad
Indian guitarist
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Tiruchy L. Saravanan
Tiruchy L. Saravanan
Indian musician
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Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
Indian percussionist
23
V. V. Ravi
V. V. Ravi
violinist

pazhani subramania pillai (1909–1962) was a well known Carnatic music percussionist. He, along with his contemporaries Palghat Mani Iyer and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are revered as the "Holy Trinity of Mridanga". He was adept in playing the mridangam and kanjira. He was the sishya (disciple) of the celebrated Palani Muthaiah Pillai (his father).