Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 10:31 am:

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420:

but let our Music continue the flow ..

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Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 10:29 am:

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Esperanza:

Kunnaikudi valla Father death bed meeda unnappudu eeyana oka raagam vayinchdanta,

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Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 2:37 am:

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Musicfan:

mentioning about Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan and his gimmicks,,

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Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 2:04 am:

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420:

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Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 2:02 am:

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Musicfan:

Chiru movie rudraveena, ki inspiration laga undi,

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Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 10:07 pm:

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The Violin has for long, been an instrument for accompaniment. How did you bring it to the forefront as a solo instrument?

Kunakkudi VaidyanathanIt is thirty-one years since violin became a solo instrument. Initially I was discouraged a lot by my close friends and vidwans. But their discouragement aroused a feeling of taking up the challenge within me. In time, I evolved a distinct style of my own which won me the support of the general public. It is very important to reach the masses and cater to them. I don't believe that you have to be strictly classical in a concert. If the public wants a film song, why not play it for them? After all we are there because of them. As a violinist, I have been instrumental in bringing about certain innovations like playing violin with the accompaniment of a thavil (a kind of drum). My performances with the thavil were a huge success. I chose the thavil because it is a combination of nadham and layam (Melody and Rhythm). From 1974 to 1985 I have given 3,462 concerts with a number of leading thavil vidwans. This has been possible only because of the blessings of my father and my mother, Meenakshi Ammal. A tremendous amount of commitment and devotion is necessary to succeed.

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Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 9:56 pm:

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There is an interesting story behind the Vibhooti (Sacred ash) and the Kumkum Pottu (Saffron dot) on his forehead, that has become his trademark: One day when Kunnakudi was thirteen years young, a holy man with knotted hair, came up to him and asked him what his name was and whether he played the violin. On seeing the vibhooti on his forehead, the holy man slapped him and gave him Upadesa (advice) on how to put the Vibhooti stripes and the Kumkum Pottu. Vaidyanathan told his father about the sage and both of them set out to look for him, but could not find him. He believes that the holy man was none other than Lord Muruga and till this day he applies the Kumkum Pottu. In doing so, feels he has the blessings of Lord Muruga.

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Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 9:21 pm:

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I came from a small town few kms from Kundrakudi. My father used to tell me lot of stories of his young age. He said, when someone walked into his home, he asks "Hi, How are you (ennappa, eppadi irukke)" in his violin. And most of the time he had been using his violin to talk.

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Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 8:44 pm:

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Mr Vaidyanathan was disliked by the hardcore political carnatic crowd because of his participation in music like this video. I personally love it and think he is a very expressive musician and not some religious fanatic

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