Veena Kuppayyar

Veena Kuppayyar

Veena Kuppayyar was one of the disciples of Tyagaraja and a renowned Veena player.

Veena Kuppayyar was born in the year 1798 and was an ardent promoter of Veena and a composer of Carnatic music. He was a student of the popular composer named Tyagaraja. Kuppayar composed his songs in Telugu language and has left behind a number of popular kritis.

Early Life of Veena Kuppayyar
Veena Kuppayyar, a renowned name in the field of Carnatic music, was born in a Telugu Brahmin family in Tiruvottiyur, near Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sambamoorti Sastri, his father, was a well-known vocalist as well as a Veena player. Kuppayyar received his initial training in music from his father. However, later, he continued to get musical training under Tyagaraja and learnt the art of music composition from him.

After some years, Kuppayyar moved to Chennai and sought the patronage of the local ruler Kovur Sundara Mudaliar. Kuppayyar trained a lot of followers and disciples, who carried forward the legacy of Tyagaraja, helping to spread his Krithis. Veena Kuppayar was a talented Veena player. He also learnt the violin, a new instrument to Carnatic Music at that time. He composed many Varnams and Krithis in particular. The most famous Varnam was Sami Ninne in Shankarabharanam. When he was in his height of composing, he received the title of Asthana Vidwan. His mudra was Gopaaladaasa, in honour of his personal deity.

Veena Kuppayyar died in the year 1860.

Composition	Raga	Tala	Type	Language
koniyADina nA pai kOpamu sEyanEra gAdu	Kambhoji	Adi	kriti	Telugu
sAmi ninnE kOri	Sankarabharanam	Adi	Tana Varnam	Telugu
vinAyakA ninu vinA brOcutaku vErevaru rA	Hamsa Dhwani	Adi	Kriti	Telugu
ninnukOri yunnAnUrA	mOhana	Adi	Varnam	Telugu

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