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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
| image = Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.jpg
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| caption = Vaidyanathan in Kuwait, 2006
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Vaidyanthan Ramaswamy Shastri
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|3|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kundrakudi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|9|8|1935|3|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| origin =
| instrument = [[Carnatic Violin]]
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'''Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan''' (2 March 1935 – 8 September 2008) was an [[Indian classical music]] violinist and music composer.

==Early life==
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was born on 2 March 1935 and was trained by his father, Ramaswamy Sastry *.<ref name="The Hindu Obit" />

==Career==
The violin was his forte. He was known for his dexterity and subtlety in handling the violin, he catered not only to the music scholar but also to the layman. His play reflected his own different moods and the demands of his audience with whom he established and enjoyed a good rapport. He dwelled with ease and competence in the high as well as the low octaves.

At the age of 12, he accompanied great stalwarts like [[Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar]], [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]] and [[Maharajapuram Santhanam]] in concerts. He also performed with [[Nadaswaram]] vidwans like T.N.Rajarathinam Pillai and Thiruvenkadu Subramania Pillai.<ref name="The Hindu Obit">{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Kunnakudi-Vaidyanathan-dead/article15299708.ece |title=Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan Dead |newspaper=The Hindu |date=9 September 2008 |access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>

He stopped accompanying vocal artistes in 1976 to concentrate more on solo concerts. He was famous for his fingering techniques on the violin. His interest in new attempts and innovations led him to work with veteran [[thavil]] vidwan [[Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam]]. They performed over 3,000 shows together. Vaidyanathan had deep faith in the therapeutic merits of music.

==Film music==
He also made a significant contribution to Tamil devotional music. A. P. Nagarajan giving him his first break in the movie ''Vaa Raja Vaa''. He had several hits such as ''Agathiyar'' in which "Sirkazhi govindarajan" Acted as Agathiyar. And ''Raja Raja Chozhan'', for which he scored music, were also phenomenal hits.<ref name="The Hindu Obit" />

Vaidyanathan made a special appearance in the 2005 Tamil movie [[Anniyan]] directed by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]], on the [[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] festival sequence for the song ''Iyengaaru Veetu'' which is a recreation of the real festival. He had guest appearances in many other films.

He tried his hand at film production with a feature film in Tamil ''Thodi Ragam'', with [[T. N. Seshagopalan]] in the lead, which failed to enthuse the audience.

==Discography==
Their works include music for the following movies:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1969 || [[Vaa Raja Vaa]] || Tamil || Debut Film
|-
| rowspan=2|1970 || [[Thirumalai Thenkumari]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Namma Veettu Deivam (film)|Namma Veettu Deivam]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1971 || [[Kankaatchi]] || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=4|1972 || [[Agathiyar]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Vazhaiyadi Vazhai]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Dheivam]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Annai Abirami]] || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1973 || [[Rajaraja Cholan]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Thirumalai Deivam]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Karaikkal Ammaiyar (film)|Karaikkal Ammaiyar]] || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1974 || [[Sisupalan]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Gumasthavin Magal]] || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1975 || [[Manidhanum Dheivamagalam]] || Tamil ||
|-
| [[Melnaattu Marumagal]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1977 || [[Navarathinam]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1979 || [[Kandhar Alangaram]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || [[Raga Bandhangal]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || [[Thodi Ragam]] || Tamil || Also Producer
|-
| 1990 || [[Ula Vantha Nila]] || Tamil || Produced & Directed
|}

==Awards==
He was awarded the prestigious "[[Padma Shri]]" title by the [[Indian government]], ''[[Kalaimamani]]'' award, [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in 1993, and the ''Karnataka Isaignani award''. He has also won ''Best Music Director'' awards for his background scores for films. He received the ''[[Sangeetha Kalasikhamani]]'' award given by "The Indian Fine Arts Society" in 1996. He also received the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director]] for the film [[Thirumalai Thenkumari]] in 1970 and the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award]] - Raja Sando Award in 2000.

==Other associations==
Vaidyanathan, had a long association with the [[All India Radio]]. An able administrator, Vaidyanathan served as Secretary of the Tamil Nadu ''Iyal Isai Nadaga Mandram''. As the Secretary of ''Thyagabrahma Sabha'', [[Thiruvaiyaru]] in [[Thanjavur]] district, he conducted the [[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] for several years. He also served as president of the Raga Research Centre.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.coimbatorebest.com/discovercoimbatore/artandculture/musicanddance/kunnakudiinterview.asp Interview with Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
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[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian violinists]]
[[Category:Carnatic instrumentalists]]
[[Category:Carnatic violinists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Tamil musicians]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:People from Tirunelveli district]]
[[Category:Tamil film score composers]]
[[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
[[Category:20th-century violinists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]

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