T. N. Rajarathnam Pillai | |
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 Rajarathnam Pillai on a 2010 stamp of India.jpg | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Balasubramaniam |
| Also known as | TNR |
| Born | 27 August 1898 Thiruvaduthurai, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 12 December 1956 (aged 58) Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupations | NadaswaramPerformer |
| Instruments | Nadaswaram |
| Years active | 32 |
Thirumarugal Natesapillai Rajarathinam Pillai (27 August 1898 – 12 December 1956) or TNR[1] was an Indian Carnatic musician, nadaswaram maestro, vocalist and film actor.[2] He was popularly known as "Nadaswara Chakravarthi" (literally, the Emperor of Nadaswaram)
- ^ "The Emperor passes". The Hindu. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007.
- ^ Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru University (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.