Sivamani (percussionist)

Sivamani
Sivamani
Background information
Birth name	Anandan Sivamani
Born	1 December 1959 (age 64); Madras, Madras State; (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu) India
Occupations	Percussionist; Composer;
Years active	1971–present
Spouses	Krashani (divorced); Runa Rizvi (m. 2014);
Website	www.sivamani.in
	Awards Kalaimamani (2009); Padma Shri (2019);

Anandan "Drums" Sivamani (born 1 December 1959) is an Indian percussionist. He plays many instruments including drums, octoban, darbuka, udukai, ghatam and kanjira. He performed drumming during the Indian Premier League in 2008 and 2010. He is affiliated with the Chennai Super Kings team, but gained recognition through his role as A. R. Rahman's lead percussionist. They have been close friends since childhood. In 2019, he was conferred with Padma Shri.^[1]

^ "Shankar Mahadevan, sivamani and Prabhudeva named for Padma Shri award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[1] "Shankar Mahadevan, sivamani and Prabhudeva named for Padma Shri award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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