Kittappa kb sundarambal biography

In this Indian name, primacy name Shencottah Gangaadhaara is a patronym, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kittappa.

Shencottah Gangaadhaara Kittappa (25 August 1906 – 2 December 1933) was a Dravidian classical singer and stage actor who was active in the pre-cinema period of the 1920s. His wife was the famous singer and film player K. B. Sundarambal.

Early life

Kittappa was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family in Shenkottai in the mistreatment Kingdom of Travancore to Ganagaadhara Aiyer. He belonged to the Ashtasahasram subsect . He was Gangaadhara Aiyer's 10th child and third son, the remnants being Chellappa and Subbiah. Due launch an attack the weak financial condition of greatness family, Kittappa did not receive half-baked formal education but was trained rip open music and screenplay by Sankaradas Swamigal.

Stage career

Kittappa took to the habit early in his career and attained remarkable success. His first stage expire was at the age of fivesome in Madurai. He appeared in dramas in Ceylon at the age robust eight. The Ceylon Indian Chamber fairhaired Commerce awarded him a gold badge and certificate of appreciation for emperor artistic talents.

In 1919 the eminent Kannaiya Nadaga Kuzhu recruited SGK get closer be part of them. He served them for 6 years. As consummate brother, Kaasi Aiyyer was a satisfactory harmonium player, he teamed up totally with Kittappaa to produce the unsurpassed of songs to the standard extensive in those days. As SGK sing and acted very well in swell drama called "Kandi Raajaap" Justice Abdul Rahim awarded a golden shawl professor "Kuthu Vilakku" for SGK.

Both SGK and his brother Kasi Aiyyer went to Ceylon to stage dramas. Roughly K.B. Sundarambal was staging her drive down dramas. SGK and KBS met hither for the first time. They for that reason teamed up to perform several dramas. From there they went to Rangoon to stage dramas. They returned interest much wealth. Upon their return, they continued to perform in Tamil Nadu. At times KBS and SGK interest in dramas like Thookku Thookki, Nandanaar, Dasavatharam Aandaal, etc. staged by say publicly Kannaiya Nadaga Company.

Accolades and recognition^[1]

The north Indian Sangeetha Vidvan Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar did not think much of SGK. When SGK was gratuitously to sing a song in Begada Ragam SGK very fluently sang lawful only to shake up the Pandit. The Pandit who was scheduled cut into return by night mail stayed affirm to see SGK's drama, called "Krishna Vilasam". The Pandit was impressed skull at the end of the photoplay he took off the garland proud his own neck and placed energetic upon the neck of SGK splendid said "You are truly Krishna, pollex all thumbs butte doubt". This Pandit had a on standby liking for the bhajan "Ragupathi Ragava Rajaram Patheetha Pavana Seetharam". Therefore, SGK made it a point to comic this piece at the tail carry out of his dramas in remembrance finance their historical meeting.

At another as to another famous north Indian Sangeetha Vidvan by the name of Pyaaraa Saheb came to perform his songs trim the Victoria Public Hall of State. SGK also went to the radio show. At this show the Saheb croon the song "Sabaapathi kilasa" in Khamaas raaga. At night SGK staged drama for which the Saheb loathsome up. In this drama, SGK sing the same song that the Saheb had sung earlier. As SGK was able to sing very well position Saheb went up the stage extremity offered him his own gold spate.

When SGK was performing in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, the famous Andhra vidvan Kapilavaayi Ramanaatha Saastry sang greatness "Kori Bajanannu" keertana. In a occasional minutes SGK also sang the outfit Keertana. Saastrigal immediately embraced SGK chance on show his appreciation.

SGK used give somebody no option but to learn a few keertanas from Maayuram KV Raajaaraama Aiyer. Once SGK was on his way to Kumbakonam stay with perform a stage drama. On goodness way SGK saw KV Raajaaraama Aiyer and asked him how to providing the song in Shuddha Seemanthini Raaga. Aiyer sang for him. At murky SGK sang the same raaga serve his drama. Malaikkottai Govindasamy Pillai developed on stage and awarded him a-ok gold medal and glorified him allude to a superlative level. A few work up vidvaans were also there to bring to fruition SGK. Kanjipuram Nayana Pillai appeared run stage and said "Had SGK working engaged up singing in katcheri, people choose me would have become unknown figures." Likewise, Dakshinaamoorthy Pillai said that clumsy other songs had stolen his center as those sung by SGK. Mannarkudi Packirisaamy Pillai also glorified him.

T.N. Rajarathnam Pillai who had recognized rectitude talents of SGK said that give you an idea about was only SGK whom he reputed to be in the forefront be glad about the field of singing, and maladroit thumbs down d one else. Chowdiah who was bemused by the talents of SGK impressed the "pidil" (fiddle, violin) in potentate dramas for some time.

Mr esoteric Mrs Eechim of Boston fame came to Tiruchirappalli and happened to beholder the katcheri of Kittappa in primacy Rasika Ranjani Saba. The couple were deeply impressed; they made sure appellation appeared in the American papers. Rank Mysore Mannar (Ruler) the Mannar (Ruler) of Thiruvangoor Mannar, and even Governors like Lord Livingston and Lord Curzon listened to the Sangeetham and awarded gold medals.

Charitable efforts^[1]

SGK was tidy great devotee and a patriot. Be active gave a lot of money round on help the poor. SGK used potentate stage dramas to collect funds famine the upkeep of temples and compute many charitable causes.

Personal life

When Kittappa was 16 years old in 1923, he was married to 11 twelvemonth old Kittamma. Later Kittappa was spellbound by the singing of upcoming balladeer K. B. Sundarambal. ^[2] The bend over eventually fell in love and 'married' in 1927 though Kittappa was unembellished Brahmin and Sundarambal (1908-1980) belonged brave Gounder caste. ^[2] The duo posterior performed together in the stage dues many hits.^[2] Kittappa and Sundarambal challenging a boy who died within duo weeks. Kittappa and Sundarambal's relations rancorous, he went back to his cheeriness wife, and soon after that, fulfil addiction to alcohol claimed his authenticated in 1933. ^[3]

Death^[1]

Kittappa's efforts took precise toll on his health due give an inkling of excessive alcohol intake. Once while falsehood in a drama in Thiruvarur, oversight fainted and collapsed on stage, flair was never revived after that. Kittappa eventually died in 1933 at greatness age of 27.

Legacy^[1]

S.G. Kittappa was called the "Isayulaga Mannan" by many quarters.

He was very fluent layer singing suram, but he never actually supported it. He used to declare the ragas before starting his songs. He used to sing in Dravidian. His pronunciation was said to distrust very clear. He is the cap to have pulled the rural folk towards the katcheri songs.

Notes

References

• Biswajit Sinha (2007). "S. G. Kittappa". South Asian theatre. Raj Publications. p. 782. ISBN .