Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
Background information
Born	October 10, 1927 (1927-10-10) (age 82)
Origin	Kothapalli, India
Genres	Indian Classical Music
Occupations	Classical Vocalist
Years active	1945 - present
Website	Official site

Dr. Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (born October 10, 1927) is a famous Indian Carnatic vocalist.^[1] His tonal quality and "Continuity" are his special assets.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Performing career 3 Awards 4 References 5 Sources 6 External links

[edit] Early life

Born in Pitapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh to Rama Murthy Panthulu and Vijayalakshmi.^[2] His father held a small job, at the estate of the Raja of Pithapuram.^[3] He was under influence of his mother who sang Ashtapadis, Tarangas and the Adhyatma Ramayana kritis. She had a great influence on him while growing up.

He joined the Maharaja’s Music College at Vizianagaram in the year 1940 and received initial training in Violin and Vocal from the Dwaram Narasinga Rao Naidu. In 1949, he was influenced by carnatic vocalist, Sripada Pinakapani, and under his guidance developed his style of music.

[edit] Performing career

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy worked as Principal of S.V.College of Music and Dance, Tirupati; M.R.Government College of Music and Dance, Vizianagaram; Government College of Music and Dance, Secunderabad; and retired as Principal of G.V.R Government College of Music and Dance, Vijayawada in 1985. He was Dean of Faculty of the Fine Arts and Chairman of Board of Studies in Music of Sri Venkateswara University and Nagarjuna University.

He immensely contributed to Annamacharya Project of the TTD(Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) in tuning most of the "Annamacharya" kritis as we know them today.^[4]

The Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras, conferred on ‘Nedunuri’ with the title “Sangeetha Choodamani” in the year 1976. The Music Academy, Madras conferred on him the most prestigious title of “Sangeeta Kalanidhi” in the year 1991.^[5]

He has been appointed as the ‘Asthana Vidwan’ of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and also of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.

[edit] Awards

Krishnamurthy's awards include the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi and the Raja-Lakshmi Award in 2002.

Item No	Award	Organization
01.	Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai	SANGEETHA CHOODAMANI, 1976
02.	Visakha Music Academy,Visakhapatham	SANGEETA KALASAGARA, 1980
03.	Sursingar Sumsad of Bombay	SWAR VILAS, 1981
04.	Sri Yagnavalka Cultutal Association,Hyderabad	NADA SUDHA NIDHI, 1981
05.	Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada	GANA KALA NIDHI, 1982
06.	Sri Tulasivanam Sangeetha Parishad, Trivendrum	GAYAKA CHOODAMANI, 1982
07.	Central Sangeet Natak Academy,New Delhi, Govt. of India	SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AWARD, 1986
08.	Sri Tyagaraja Swamy Trust, Tirupati	SAPTAGIRI SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1987
09.	Sri Tyagaraja Kala Samithi	SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1989
10.	Sriram Music Academy, Srinagar	SANGEETHA VIDYA BHASKARA, 1989
11.	Kalasagaram, Secunderabad	SANGEETHA KALA SAGARA, 1989
12.	Sangeetha Rasika Samakhya, Tirupati	NADA YOGI, 1989
13.	Santhi Renaissance International Foundation (SRI Foundation, USA)	SRI KALA PRAPURNA, 1991
14.	Madras Music Academy, Chennai	SANGITA KALANIDHI, 1991
15.	Bharathi Gana Sabha, Amalapuram	GANA KALA BHARATHI, 1993
16.	Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad	KALA NEERAJANA PURASKARAM, 1995
17.	Sri Annamacharya Project of North America, (SAPNA). Chicago, USA	ANNAMACHARYA VIDWANMANI, 1995
18.	Sri Sivanandaguru Educational and Cultural Trust, Bheemunipatham	GANGADEVI EMINANT CITIZEN AWARD, 1997
19.	World Teachers Trust, Visakhapatnam	MASTER M.N. AWARD, 1997
20.	Datta Peetham, Mysore	NADA NIDHI, 1998
21.	State Cultural Council, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad	HAMSA AWARD, 1999
22.	Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada	ANNAMACHARYA BHARATHI, 1999
23.	Bhairavi, Indian Fine Arts Society, USA	SANGEETHA RATNAMARA, 2000
24.	Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America, California, USA	ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA KIREETI, 2000
25.	World Telugu Federation	TEULGU TALLI AWARD, 2000
26.	Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Coimbatore Kendra	SANGEETH SAMRAT, 2001
27.	Fine Arts Cultural Themes, Sydney (FACTS) Australia	SWARA NIDHI, 2001
28.	Badam Apparao Memorial Trust,Pithapuram	BADAM APPARAO MEMORIAL TRUST AWARD, 2002
29.	Raja – Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai	RAJA LAKSHMI AWARD, 2002
30.	Telugu Fine Arts Society,New Jersey, USA	DR.K.V.RAO & JYOTHI RAO AWARD, 2002
31.	Andhra Music Academy	SANGITA VIDYANIDHI
32.	Prasara Bharati, New Delhi	NATIONAL ARTISTE AWARD, 2004
33.	Best Raga Rendering	Music Academy, Madras 1998
34.	Best Senior Vocalist	Music Academy, Madras (2 times)
35.	Best Senior Vocalist	Indian Fine Arts Society, Madras, 1989.

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001621300.htm
• http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/legends/2008/legends_nedunuri.asp
• http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May202007/finearts200705192587.asp
• http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/30/stories/2006103013640200.htm
• http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006030301550200.htm&date=2006/03/03/&prd=fr&
• http://www.sangeetham.com/bboard/quest.php3?submit=yes&qid=8616&forid=10

[edit] External links

• some music samples from musicindiaonline.com
• Senior musicians honour Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, The Hindu, October 30, 2006
• Music is in his genes, The Hindu, October 10, 2003
• Rewarding eminence, The Hindu, November 25, 2002