[Artist Biography] T. H. Vinayakram

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• Artist: T. H. Vinayakram
• Real Name: T. H. Vinayakram
• Birth Date /Place: 11|08|1942/ Tamilnadu, India
• Age: 80
• Social status (Single / Married):married
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• Musical Genres: Carnatic and fusion
• Awards: Padma awards and Sangit Award 
• Top 3 Songs (Names): Thaniavardhanam, Ethutanilachi and Vinayaka 
• Other Information: Vinayakram's concert career began at the age of 13. His first performance was on 5 March 1957 at the Rama Navami festival in Thoothukudi. While proceeding for the arangetram the tuned ghatam instrument was broken by a child named Ganesh, which by itself had been a good omen for his bright career. where he accompanied V.V.Sadagopan. He was soon accompanying many vocalists in Carnatic music at the time, including Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, M K Thiagaraja Bagavathar, Dr Sirkazhi S.Govindarajan, Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, G. N. Balasubramaniam, Madurai Mani Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, M. S. Subbulakshmi and Maharajapuram Santhanam. His brother, T. H. Subhash Chandran, also excelled in the field. The Ghatam rose to fame as a percussion instrument that required nimble fingers and strong stomach muscles to control the mouth of the pot.