Marimutthu Pillai
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Marimutthu Pillai was a composer of Carnatic music
and along with Arunachala Kavi
and Muthu Thandavar
was one of the pioneering Tamil Trinity
of Carnatic music
. He was a contemporary of Arunachala Kavi.
His popular compositions are Orukal Sivachidambaram (Arabhi) and Kalai tookki (Yadukulakambhoji) etc.
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
and along with Arunachala Kavi
Arunachala Kavi
Arunachala Kavi was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He was born in Tillaiyadi in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. The three Tamil composers Arunachala Kavi, Muthu Thandavar and Marimutthu Pillai are considered the Tamil Trinity, who contributed to the evolution of Carnatic...
and Muthu Thandavar
Muthu Thandavar
Muthu Thandavar was composer of Carnatic music. He was an early architect of the present day Carnatic kriti format, which consists of the pallavi , anupallavi and charanam. He lived in the town of Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu. His contributions to Carnatic music have been largely forgotten and not many...
was one of the pioneering Tamil Trinity
Tamil Trinity
The Tamil Trinity commonly refers to the three Tamil composers of early Carnatic music. They were Muthu Thandavar , Arunachala Kavi and Marimutthu Pillai , and lived five decades before the Tiruvarur Trinity or Trinity of Carnatic Music...
of Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. He was a contemporary of Arunachala Kavi.
His popular compositions are Orukal Sivachidambaram (Arabhi) and Kalai tookki (Yadukulakambhoji) etc.