{{Short description|Indian carnatic vocalist (1927–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nedunuri Krishnamurthy | image = NedunuriKrishnaMurthy.jpg | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1927|10|10}} | birth_place = Kothapalli, Pithapuram Taluka, Godavari dt, [[British India]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|08|1927|10|10|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], India | genre = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian Classical Music]] | occupation = [[classical music|classical vocalist]] | years_active = 1945–2014 | website = [http://www.nedunuri.com Official website] | label = Kosmik, PM Audios & Entertainments, Sanskriti }}
'''Nedunuri Krishnamurthy''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: నేదునూరి కృష్ణమూర్తి;10 October 1927 – 8 December 2014) was an Indian [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] vocalist.<ref name="profile">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225906/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/30/stories/2006103013640200.htm Profile], thehindu.com, 30 October 2006; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref> He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 1991.
==Early life== Krishnamurthy was born in 1927 at Kothapalli, Pithapuram Taluka, Godavari dt, [[Andhra Pradesh]] in what was then [[British India]] to Rama Murthy Panthulu and Vijayalakshmi.<ref name="background">{{cite news|title=Another feather in Nedunuri's cap|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3217349.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 March 2006|accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref>
His father held a minor job at the estate of the Raja of Pithapuram.<ref name="profile2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040103120341/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001621300.htm Profile], thehindu.com; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref> He was under influence of his mother who sang [[Ashtapadi]]s, Tarangas and the [[Adhyatma Ramayana]] kritis. She had a great influence on him while growing up.<ref name="background"/>
Krishnamurthy joined the Maharaja's Music College at [[Vizianagaram]] in the year 1940 and received initial training in Violin and Vocal from the Dwaram Narasinga Rao Naidu. In 1949, he was influenced by carnatic vocalist, [[Sripada Pinakapani]], and under his guidance developed his style of music.<ref name="background"/>
==Performing career== Krishnamurthy worked as Principal of S. V. College of Music and Dance, [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]]; M. R. Government College of Music and Dance, [[Vizianagaram]]; Government College of Music and Dance, [[Secunderabad]]; and retired as Principal of G. V. R. Government College of Music and Dance, [[Vijayawada]] in 1985.<ref name="background"/> Nedunuri's performances are characterised by adherence to tradition and his alapanas are renowned for capturing the essence of important Carnatic ragas. He formed a popular partnership with the renowned violinist, [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]], and the performances of the duo are much admired by listeners.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-09|title=Musical End: Carnatic music doyen Nedunuri passes away|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141209/nation-current-affairs/article/musical-end-carnatic-music-doyen-nedunuri-passes-away|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
He was Dean of Faculty of the Fine Arts and Chairman of Board of Studies in Music of Sri Venkateswara University and Nagarjuna University. He contributed to Annamacharya Project of the TTD ([[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]]) in tuning most of the [[Annamacharya]] kritis as we know them today.<ref name="Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100903182557/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/27/stories/2005052701830300.htm Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams], 27 May 2005; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref>
Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras, conferred on Nedunuri the title 'Sangeetha Choodamani' in 1976. The [[Madras Music Academy|Music Academy]], [[Madras]] conferred on him the most prestigious title of 'Sangeeta Kalanidhi' in 1991.<ref name="Sangeeta Kalanidhi">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104034832/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/01/stories/2006090102780200.htm Sangeeta Kalanidhi], hindu.com; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref>
He was named 'Asthana Vidwan' of the [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]] and also of [[Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam|Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham]].<ref name="profile2"/><ref name="background"/>
===Prominent disciples{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}=== # [[Domada Chittabbayi]] # [[Garimella Balakrishna Prasad]] # [[Shobha Raju]] # [[Saraswati Vidyardhi]] # [[Malladi Brothers]] # [[Sarada Subramanyam]] # [[Seshulatha Viswanath]] # [[N Ch Pardhasaradhi]] # [[T. Sreenidhi]] # [[Sattiraju Venumadhav]] # [[Chaitanya Brothers]] ( Venkateswara Sharma & Krishnamacharyulu) # [[Neetha Chandrasekhar]] # [[Lalitha Chandrasekhar]] # [[Lahari Kolachela]] # [[Subba Narasiah]]
==Death== Nedunuri Krishnamurthy died on 8 December 2014 at Visakhapatnam, aged 87, while undergoing treatment for [[lung cancer]].<ref name="death">[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/carnatic-vocalist-nedanuri-krishnamurthy-dies/article6671798.ece Carnatic vocalist Nedunuri Krishnamurthy dies], thehindu.com; accessed 9 December 2014.</ref>
== Albums & Songs == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year<ref>{{Citation|title=Hari Samarpana by Nedunuri Krishnamurthy|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/hari-samarpana/1488295782|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref> !! Album !! Language !! Song !! Co-singer(s) !! Lyrics !!Music composer !!Record label |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Tirumantramu Jeevanamu"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Edigo Tirupati Kaashi"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Jeeva Neevidhi Kaanava"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Daasa Dasaanu Daasulaka"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Mohamelaputane"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Yogi Gunamulu Raajayogike Telusu"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |2019||''Hari Samarpana ''||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||"Devudu Thanalo Dandiguntudu"||[[Malladi Brothers]] | Kaiwara Sri Yogi Nareyana ||Nedunuri Krishnamurthy |PM Audios & Entertainments |- |}
==Discography== * Annamayya Antaranga Tharangam * Annamayya Pada Kadambam * Annamayya Pada Kamalam * Annamayya Pada Neerajanam * Annamayya Pada Ravali * Annamayya Pada Sammohanam * Annamayya Pada Vasantham * Pahi Nareyana by PM Audios & Entertainments * Guru Upadesham by PM Audios & Entertainments * Srihari Rasakrithi (TTD Release) * Bhadrachala Ramadasu Keerthanalu (with Dasarathi Sataka Poems) (Alivelumanga Sarvayya Charitable Trust) * Raga Sudha Rasam * Rare Krithis of Tyagaraja * ''Classical Treat by Nedunuri Krishnamurthy'' <ref>{{cite web| url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/classical-treat-by-nedunuri-krishnamurthy/1314838431| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201173040/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/classical-treat-by-nedunuri-krishnamurthy/1314838431| url-status=dead| archive-date=1 December 2017|title=Album - Classical Treat by Nedunuri Krishnamurthy with Mridangam T S Nandakumar on Itunes|website=[[iTunes]] |location=Mumbai, India}}</ref> * Raga Madhur (Audio) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release * Raga Ranjani (DVD) by Swathi Soft Solutions Company release
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Item No ! Organization ! Award |- |01. | Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai | [[Sangeetha Choodamani|SANGEETHA CHOODAMANI]], 1976 |- |02. |Visakha Music Academy, Visakhapatham |SANGEETA KALASAGARA, 1980 |- |03. |Sur Singar Samsad of Bombay |SWAR VILAS, 1981 |- |04. |Sri Yagnavalka Cultural Association, Hyderabad |NADA SUDHA NIDHI, 1981 |- |05. |Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada |GANA KALA NIDHI, 1982 |- |06. |Sri Tulasivanam Sangeetha Parishad, Trivendrum |GAYAKA CHOODAMANI, 1982 |- |07. |Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, Govt. of India |[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], 1986 |- |08. |Sri Tyagaraja Swamy Trust, Tirupati |SAPTAGIRI SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1987 |- |09. |Sri Tyagaraja Kala Samithi |SANGEETHA VIDWANMANI, 1989 |- |10. |Sriram Music Academy, Srinagar |SANGEETHA VIDYA BHASKARA, 1989 |- |11. |Kalasagaram, Secunderabad |SANGEETHA KALA SAGARA, 1989 |- |12. |Sangeetha Rasika Samakhya, Tirupati |NADA YOGI, 1989 |- |13. |Santhi Renaissance International Foundation (SRI Foundation, USA) |SRI KALA PRAPURNA, 1991 |- |14. |Madras Music Academy, Chennai |SANGITA KALANIDHI, 1991 |- |15. |Bharathi Gana Sabha, Amalapuram |GANA KALA BHARATHI, 1993 |- |16. |Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad |KALA NEERAJANA PURASKARAM, 1995 |- |17. |Sri Annamacharya Project of North America, (SAPNA). Chicago, USA |ANNAMACHARYA VIDWANMANI, 1995 |- |18. |Sri Sivanandaguru Educational and Cultural Trust, Bheemunipatham |GANGADEVI EMINENT CITIZEN AWARD, 1997 |- |19. |World Teachers Trust, Visakhapatnam |MASTER M.N. AWARD, 1997 |- |20. |Datta Peetham, Mysore |NADA NIDHI, 1998 |- |21. |State Cultural Council, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad |[[Hamsa Award]], 1999 |- |22. |Sangeetha Vidwat Sabha, Kakinada |ANNAMACHARYA BHARATHI, 1999 |- |23. |Bhairavi, Indian Fine Arts Society, USA |SANGEETHA RATNAMARA, 2000 |- |24. |Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America, California, USA |ANNAMACHARYA SANKEERTHANA KIREETI, 2000 |- |25. |World Telugu Federation |TEULGU TALLI AWARD, 2000 |- |26. |Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Coimbatore Kendra |SANGEETH SAMRAT, 2001 |- |27. |Fine Arts Cultural Themes, Sydney (FACTS) Australia |SWARA NIDHI, 2001 |- |28. |Badam Apparao Memorial Trust, Pithapuram |BADAM APPARAO MEMORIAL TRUST AWARD, 2002 |- |29. |Raja – Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai |RAJA LAKSHMI AWARD, 2002 |- |30. |Telugu Fine Arts Society, New Jersey, USA |DR.K.V.RAO & JYOTHI RAO AWARD, 2002 |- |31. |Andhra Music Academy |SANGITA VIDYANIDHI |- |32. |Prasara Bharati, New Delhi |NATIONAL ARTISTE AWARD, 2004 |- |33. |South Indian Education Society, Mumbai |NATIONAL EMINENCE AWARD, 2006 |- |34. |Visakha Music and Dance Academy |NADAVIDYA BHARATHI, |- |35. |Government of Andhra Pradesh |PRATIBHA RAJIV PURASKAR, 2006 |- |36. |South Indian Cultural Association, Hyderabad |SANGITHA CHAKRAVARTHI, |- |37. |Academy of Music, Bangalore |K.K. MURTHY MEMORIAL CHOWEDIAH AWARD, 2008 |- |38. |Shanmukhananda Sahba, Mumbai |NATIONAL EMINENCE AWARD, 2010 |- |39. |Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |HONORARY DOCTORATE, 2010 |- |40. |Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati |‘ASTHANA VIDWAN’ of TTD, 2010. |- |42. |Sri Durga Malleswarala Vari Devastanam, Vijayawada. |‘ASTHANA VIDWAN’, 2010. |- |43. |Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai. |‘SRI TYAGARAJA SEVA RATNAM’, 2011. |- |44. |Music Academy, Madras 1998 |Best Raga Rendering |- |45. |Music Academy, Madras |Best Senior Vocalist (2 times) |- |46. |Indian Fine Arts Society, Madras, 1989. |Best Senior Vocalist |- |47. |Indian Fine Arts Society, Madras, 1989. |[[Sangeetha Kalasikhamani]], 2011. |- |48. |Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi |[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]], 2011. |- |49. |Raghavendra Swamy Matham, Mantralayam. |‘SRI PURANDARESHWARA THYAGARAJA', 2012. |- |50. |Central Sangeeth Natak Academy, New Delhi |‘TAGORE ACADEMY AWARD’, 2012. |- |51. |GiTAM University, Visakhapatnam |‘DOCTORATE’, 2013. |- |52. |Kopparapu Kavula Kalapeetham, Visakhapatnam |‘KOPPARAPU KAVULA PRATHIBHA PURASKARAM’, 2013. |- |53. |Samagana Mathanga, Bangalore |‘SAMAGANA MATHANGA NATIONAL AWARD’, 2014. |- |54. |South Indian Cultural Association Planjery Foundation |‘SANGEETHA BRIHASPATI AWARD’, 2014. |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.nedunuri.com Website about Nedunuri]
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