Background
Bhagavathar was born in Mundaya (മുണ്ടായ) village near Shoranur, Palghat, Kerala, India and was a renowned Carnatic vocalist.
Bhagavathar was born in Mundaya (മുണ്ടായ) village near Shoranur, Palghat, Kerala, India and was a renowned Carnatic vocalist.
He took his early gurukulavasam with Palghat Anantarama Bhagavathar as well as Carnatic exponents like Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer. His father, Kasturi Ranganathan was an Adhikari or a Revenue Collector in British India who was called Adhikari Rangan Pattar. His first Carnatic concert was at the Kalpathy Kasi Viswanatha Swamy Temple and so was his last concert.
He launched the Palghat (Palakkad) edition of the Thyagaraja Aradhana at Kalpathi Ram Dhyana Madom.