Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu

Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu
Birth name Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu
Origin Parupalli, Guntur District, Madras Presidency, British India
Genres Carnatic music
Occupation(s) vocalist of Indian classical music
Instruments vocals
Years active 1883-1951

Gayaka Sarvabhauma Sri Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu (18831951) is a Carnatic vocalist. He is better known as a Guru producing maestros like M.Balamuralikrishna and many more renowned musicians.[1][2]

Sri Pantulu was a direct descendant[3][4] of the sisya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja. In the order of Guru Parampara, the musician is directly the fourth in the line of disciples of saint Tyagaraja. Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu, Susarla Dakshinamoorthy Sastry, Akumadugula Manambuchavadi Venkata Subbayya and Saint Tyagaraja.[4]

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