Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

Nedunuri Krishnamurthy (10 October 1927 – 8 December 2014) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist. His tonal quality and "Continuity" are his special assets.

Early life

Krishnamurthy was born on October 10, 1927, in Kothapalli in the erstwhile Hyderabad State of British India, to Rama Murthy Panthulu and Vijayalakshmi. His father held a small job, at the estate of the Raja of Pithapuram. 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.

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. 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. He has been appointed as the ‘Asthana Vidwan’ of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and also of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.Performing Artiste since 1945 – SIX DECADES OF MUSICAL CAREER. Nada Yogi Nedunuri is a music connoisseur’s delight. Prestigious Record – Performing at the “MADRAS MUSIC ACADEMY” for more than Five Decades

1. Domada Chittabbayi
2. Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
3. Saraswati Vidyardhi
4. Malladi Brothers
5. Shobha Raju

Discography

01. Annamayya Antaranga Tharangam

02. Annamayya Pada Kadambam

03. Annamayya Pada Kamalam

04. Annamayya Pada Neerajanam

05. Annamayya Pada Ravali

06. Annamayya Pada Sammohanam

07. Annamayya Pada Vasantham

08. Srihari Rasakrithi (TTD Release)

09. Bhadrachala Ramadasu Keerthanalu (with Dasarathi Sataka Poems)

10. Raga Sudha Rasam

11. Rare Krithi’s of Tyagaraja

12. Raga Madhur (Audio) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release.

13. Raga Ranjani (DVD) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release.