Career
He has distinguished himself with numerous concerts worldwide, and is the recipient of many awards from music associations in India and overseas. He is known for his traditional and purist styles of rendering ragas, musical compositions and swaras. Currently, Santhanagopalan acts as anchor for the Jaya television program "SaRiGaMaPa".
Santhanagopalan is also proficient in the Indian veena and percussion instruments, and has made contributions to the field of Carnatic musicology.
In addition, Santhanagopalan also regularly contributes to philanthropic causes as was evidenced by his collection from United States Benefit concerts as part of the 2005 Tsunami Relief.