Papanasam Sivan


Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1970. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema as well as Tamil cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.
Sivan was also known as Tamil Thyaagaraja. Using Classical South Indian as a base, Sivan created compositions popularised by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and M. S. Subbulakshmi.
In 1962, he was awarded the Sangeet Naatak Akademi Fellowship conferred by Sangeet Naatak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Life

Papanasam Sivan's early years were spent in the Travancore area of Kerala where the kings patronised fine arts. He was born at Polagam village in the district of Thanjavur, which was home to the musical trinity of Carnatic music. His given name was Ramaiya. In 1897, when Ramaiya was just 7, his father died. His mother Yogambal, along with her sons, left Thanjavur and were forced to move to Trivandram in 1899 to seek the aid of his uncle. At Thiruvananthapuram, Ramaiya learned Malayalam and later he joined the Maharaja Sanskrit college and obtained a degree in grammar.
Ramaiya was very religious, and with the death of his mother Yogambal in 1910, when he was 20, became even more so. He wandered from place to place visiting temples and singing devotional songs. Ramaiya used to be an active participant in the devotional music sessions at the home of Neelakandasivan in Thiruvananthapuram. Thus he learned many of the musical compositions of Neelakandasivan. In this period, his wanderings would take him regularly to the temple at Papanasam, where he would smear bhasma all over his body. Hence people began to refer him as Papanasam Sivan, the name by which he was to become known later.
He picked up his first music lessons from Noorani Mahadeva Bhagavatar, son of Parameswara Bhagavatar. Later, he became the disciple of Konerirajapuram Vaidyanath Iyer, a well-known musician.
Papanasam Sivan was most interested in the devotional aspect of music. He preferred to sing devotional songs and encouraged other singers take part in sessions of devotional music with him. Papanasam Sivan was a regular performer in the main temple festivals in South India with his devotional songs.
Later in 1962, Papanasam Sivan received the President Award, and in 1969 he received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani Award bestowed on him by "The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai". He was conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi in 1971.

Family

Sivan was married to Lakshmi Ammal and they had three daughters, the youngest of them being Dr. Rukmini Ramani, who is also a composer, and two sons. Ashok Ramani who is his grandson is also a Carnatic musician. Another daughter by the name of Nila Ramamurthy also used to compose Carnatic music. He had two sons named Ramadoss and P.S.Krithivasan, and is survived by children named K.Ganapathy and K. Balathiripura Sundari. K.Ganapathy is a mechanical engineer by full-time profession and is also a part-time light music- performer for various orchestras in and around Chennai. K.Balathiripura Sundari has learnt carnatic music and currently teaches music to students in Mumbai. Many of Sri Papanasam Sivan's kritis have the mudhirai ' ramadasa' in tribute to his son. Sri Papanasam Sivan had an elder brother Rajagopal Iyer whose daughter, V. N. Janaki, was an actress and wife of a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Rajagopal Iyer also had a son P. Narayanan who was an educator in Chennai.

Filmography

CompositionRagaTalaTypeLanguageOther Info
Abayaambikaaramanisankarabharanam
Adimalarinaiyallaalpharaju
amba Nee irangayenilAtana'adi'
AmbikayeKharaharapriyaAdiVarnamTamil
Andavane Shanmukhapriya
Alavillaiyemukhaari
Anbilaiyekamaas
Balakrishna Dhanyasi
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Candra kalaavadamsamsankarabharanam
Chittham Irangashahana'Misra Chapu'
Cittam magizhvittidudubilahari
Dasarataatmajampoorvi kalyaani
Dayavillaya DayaloKharaharapriya
Devi paadam panindenHanumatodi
Devi Neeye ThunaiKeeravani
Dharma samvarttani taayenaatta
Durgaalakshmi saraswatiaarab, yamunaa kalyaani
Eesane indachakravakam
Enadhu ManamHarikambhoji
Enda vidamummukhaari
Ennatavam seydane yesodaakaapiAdiTamil
Gangaiyanihanumatodi
Gajavadana karunaashree ranjani'adi'
Gowri Manohara Kripakaragowrimanohari
Ihapara menumerusimhendramadhyamam
Inbamenbadilaiyekaanadaa
Kaana kan kodikambhoji
Kaanarasamudanbegada
Kaartikeya gaangeyahanumatodi
Kaa vaa vaaVaraali'adi'
Kadaikkan nokkihanumatodi
Kadaikkan paarvaiyadukamaas
Kali teerumohanumatodi
Kallaada ezhaiyallavosaveri
Kanindarul purindaalkalyani'Tamil'
Kanmana murugacceyyashurutti
Kannan madhura idhazhaibhimpalaas'Tamil'
Kapalimohanam
Karpagaambikebilahari
Karpagaambikai Nee AllavoBehaag
KarpagameMadhyamavati
Karunai Varumo EnrenginenCharukesi'Adi''Carnatic''Tamil'
Ksheera Saagara Sayee Purvi Kalyani
Kumaran taalyadukula kaambhoji
Kunran kudihanumatodi
Maa ramananhindolam
Maal marugaavasantaa
Mahalakshmi Jaganmathaa
Mahaaprabo shreearabhi
Malarinai tunaiyereeti gowla'Tamil'
Maname kanamum
Mariyaadai taanodhanyasi
Marundalittarulgowla
Mayil vAhanA – mohanamTamil
Mulaadhaara murthehamsadhvaniTamil
Naamamuravudarbaar
Naan oru vilayaattu bommaiyaanavarasa
Naaraayana divya naamammohanam
Nee arul puriya vendumkeeravani
Nee gadiyaladubhairavi
Neeyallavokamavardani
Nekk-urugiabhogi
Ninai manameanandabhairavi
Paadamalare tanycamkedaram
Paamalai inai undoharikambhoji
Paarvati naayakaneshanmukhapriya'adi'
Padamalare gaiyenamayamalavagowla
Padumaabhan marugaanagasvaravali
Paraamukham enaiyaakharaharapriya
Paraashakti jananeehamsadhvani
Paraatparavachaspati
Parpala porpani kamaas
Patita paavana raamahanumatodi
Piravaa varamlatangi
Piraviyadanaarsahana
Raadhaa mukhakamalahindustaani kaapi
Raagagopaala devaadi devanehanumatodi
Raamam bhajatashree
Saamagaana lolanehindolam
Saamaja vara gamanamadhyamavati
Saa sapaa nabonipaahamsadhvani
Sada siva kumarasudhasaveri
Sharanam ayyappaamukhaari
Sharavana bhava guhanemadhyamavati
Sharavana Bhava EnumShanmugapriya
Singara velavan vandhan
Sivagangaa nagarapunnaagavaraali
Sivakaama sundaree jagadambamukhaari
Sivakaama sundaree jagadambasurutti
Shree ganapatiyedeva manohari
Shree shrI vallI dEva sEnApatE natta bhairavi
Shree maadhavaabehaag
Sreenivaasa tavakharaharapriya
Shreenivaasa tiruvenkatahamsanandi
Shreeraaman ravikulasomannaaraayana gowla
Shree shhanmukambhairavi
Shree vaataapi ganapatiyesahana
Sikkal meviyakambhoji
Sollu paapaa mukhaari
Sopana Vazhvil Sivakavimukhaari
Sree valli deva sena patheNatabhairavi
Swaamy sharanamanandabhairavi
Swami Nan UndranNatakurinji'Adi'
Swaami unran caranambilahari
, Swamikku Sari EvareKedaragaula
Taamasam en swaamyhanumatodi
Taaye ezhaipaalbhairavi
Tanigai valartodi
Tattvamariya taramaareeti gowla
Tinameede natrinamebhupalam
Tirukkumaranaa yavadarittaarsankarabharanam
Tiruvalar mayilaiyun kamaas
Tiruvazhundoor vaazhdhanyasi
Tunai purindarulshuddha hindolam
Unadu dayai enaikamavardani
Undenru urudiharikambhoji
Undu kuladeivaraamanhanumatodi
Unnaiyalla vere gatiyillai Kalyani'Adi'
Unnaittudikkakuntala varaali
Un paadamepunnaagavaraali
Vaanor vananguanandabhairavi
Vandadellaam varattumhuseni
Swami Nan Undan AdimaiNaattakurinji''