Krithi: Ninne Nammithi
Ragam: Simhendramadhyamam
Thalam: Misrachap
Composer: Mysore Vasudevacharya

Vocal: Maharajapuram Santhanam

Santhanam was born on 20 May 1928 at Sirunangur, a village in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a renowned Carnatic vocalist. His mother was Visalakshi. Besides studying with his father, he was also a disciple of Melattur Sama Dikshitar. Maharajapuram Santhanam was also a distinguished composer. He wrote many songs on Lord Murugan and Kanchi Shankaracharya, Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal (Maha Periyavar). when while on a concert tour of Sri Lanka, his father Viswanatha Iyer was invited to stay back and become the Head of the Department of Music at the Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan College of Music in Jaffna, Srilanka. He suggested his son be given the job. It was there that Santhanam truly evolved, teaching and introspecting on music for five years, between 1960 and 1965. Later he came and settled in Chennai. Santhanam probably added more adherents to Carnatic music than ever before. People came just because they liked to listen to him. His was possibly the most pleasing male voice of its generation. Santhanam eschewed harsh and loud renditions and when it came to the higher octave modulated his voice to the point where his critics, of whom there were plenty, accused him of crooning. The audience loved it and wanted more. He has received many prestigious awards like Padmasri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi from the Madras Music Academy, Sangeet Natak Akademi award, Kalaimamani award by Tamil Nadu Government etc. He was an "Asthana Vidwan" of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Pittsburgh Venkatachalapathi Temple and the Ganapathi Sachidananda Ashrama. He was larger than life. When his death happened in a cruel car accident on June 24, 1992, in Kooteripattu, a village near Tindivanam in present-day Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. A few other members of his family too died in the accident at the age of 64, It came as a shock to the Carnatic world. He is still missed. Griffith Road, on which the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha stands, was renamed Maharajapuram Santhanam Road in his memory.

Vocal Support: Maharajapuram S Srinivasan
Violin: Nagai R Muralidharan
Mridangam: B Harikumar

Pallavi
Ninne nammithi nayya Srirama

Anupallavi
Pannagendra Sayana pannagari vahana
pannagachala bhavya sadana prapannarti harana nipuna

Charanam
Parama krupasagara paratatvadhara
varamulosagi brovavayya vasudeva
neeraja netra neerada nibha gatra
giri rajasuta vara Sankara sannuti patra satcharitra

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Meaning:

Oh Sri Rama, I've absolute faith in you only.

You recline on Adi Sesha the king of serpents. Your vehicle Garuda bird is the enemy of serpents. Your holy abode is Seshachala mountain. You are expert in dispelling afflictions of devotees.

Oh Lord Vasudeva, you are ocean of mercy. You are the root for spirituality. Oh Vasudeva, grant me boons and protect. Your eyes are like lotus flower. Your body shineslike dark cloud. Sankara the consort of Parvati, the daughter of Himalayas worships you. Your glory is auspicious.

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