an ath ap ur am ▁Po och i ▁S rin iv asa ▁I y eng ar ▁were ▁relatives . ▁His ▁early ▁music ▁training ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁elder ▁brother ▁before ▁his ▁formal ▁training ▁at ▁T amil ▁Is ai ▁School , ▁K ara ik udi . ▁Later , ▁he ▁learned ▁music ▁under ▁Ari y ak udi ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁g ur uk ual a ▁way , ▁stay ing ▁at ▁Mel av oor . ▁His ▁debut ▁performance ▁was ▁at ▁Tir up ati ▁where ▁ren owned ▁mus icians , ▁Pal g hat ▁Man i ▁I yer ▁and ▁V ell ore ▁G . ▁Ram ab had ran ▁performed ▁as ▁accompan ists . ▁ ▁Kr ish nan ' s ▁o e uv re ▁includes ▁music ▁compos itions ▁for ▁d ances ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁literary ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Th ir upp ava i , ▁Na al ay ira ▁Div ya ▁P rab hand ham ▁and ▁Th ir uv as ag am . ▁His ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁fac ets ▁of ▁music ▁viz . ▁vocals , ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁composition ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁mon iker , ▁V ag ge y ak ara . ▁Several ▁notable ▁d anc ers ▁including ▁Sud har ani ▁R agh up ath y ▁and ▁Ch it ra ▁Vis w es war an ▁have ▁performed ▁Kr ish nan ' s ▁compos itions ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁Sh ree ▁B har atal aya , ▁an ▁a cademy ▁he ▁co - f