Nagai Sriram

Nagai Sriram (19 June 1980 – 8 April 2022) was an Indian Carnatic violinist.

Career Nagai Sriram was born in Chennai on 19 June 1980. He was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, R. Komalavalli. He received advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai Muralidharan. All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan Television.

Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Neyveli Santhanagopalan in New Delhi. Since then, he has accompanied many leading artists including R. K. Srikantan, M. Balamuralikrishna, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, O. S. Thyagarajan, K. V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya,

Nagai Sriram died on 8 April 2022 at the age of 41.

Awards

Nagai Sriram has won many awards including:

Sangeet Natak Akademi - Yuva Puraskar, 2014 Shanmukha Sangeetha Sironmani - Shanmukhanandha Sabha, Mumbai - 2007 Best Violinist - Music Academy Chennai - 2001 through 2008 (8 consecutive years) Best Violinist - Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust - 2004 Yuvakalabharathi – Bharath Kalachar, Chennai - 2003