Mani Noopura Dhaari (மணி நுபுர தறி)

Composer: Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi(Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi ஊத்துக்காடு வேங்கட கவி) , He was born in about the year 1700 in Needamangalam to Muthukrishna Iyer. One of his descendants was Needamangalam Krishnamurthi Bhagavathar. His gurus were Needamangalam Rajah Bhagavathar and he founded the Rudrapasupathi Pillai sishya parampara. He composed many kritis in Sanskrit and Tamil, mainly on Lord Krishna. His songs were known to often exclude the name of the deity in favor of description. He died in 1765 in his hometown, Needamangalam. More...