Kalaimagan. T
(Vocal - Carnatic)
Kalaimagan, grandson of veteran musician Subbu Arumugam, has been trying to promote the art form. Think Villupattu, think Subbu Arumugam. The veteran musician brought a rare lustre to the art form. Now, his grandson T. Kalaimagan is continuing his good work. Kalaimagam, a long-time resident of K.K. Nagar, is the son of Bharathi Thirumagan, who gives musical discourse, and S. Thirumagan, Controller of Examinations, University of Madras. Kalaimagan says he is blessed to be born in this family, whose members perform together at Villupaatu kutcheris. Trained in this art from from a young age under the aegis of his grandfather, Kalaimagan has given 600 solo concerts and 2500 stage shows at prominent sabhas. He has performed at concerts in foreign countries. He says he wants to pursue a doctorate in music. Villupattu is the mother of all storytelling arts. It needs to be promoted. I have learnt a lot from my grandfather. He always insists on the three Ds dedication, determination and discipline to become a successful musician. This has been my mantra, says Kalaimagan, a trained classical singer who is pursuing his M.A. in music. Before every concert, the entire family -- including his grandfather, grandmother, uncle, and mother -- gets together to have a discussion about the selection of song and their presentation. Asked if being born in a music family has helped him, Kalaimagan says that though it has helped, being successful also depends on the individual capability and motivation from others. He thanks his alma mater PSBB which has played an important role in shaping his singing career. The versatile singer is a recipient of Yuva Kala Bharathi award from Bharat Kalachar and Bala Swarna Jwalaa from the Journal of School and Social work. He is a Grade Artiste of All India Radio (Devotional).
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Others Pandit B. Ganesh Rao-Tabla | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 05/12/2025 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Bharathi Thirumagan-Others | YGP Auditorium | 11/01/2025 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 23/10/2024 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Classical | RR Sabha - Sundareswarar Hall | 12/09/2024 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 12/04/2024 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Indira Ranganathan Trust | 15/01/2024 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | YGP Auditorium | 14/01/2024 |
(Chief Guest - Presiding Personality) C. T. Indra-Others Dr. Prema Jagananathan-Others Suresh Kumar Ranganathan-Title Best Dr. Ulaganayagi Palani-Welcome Ad Kalaimagan. T-Devotional | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 26/09/2023 |
(Chief Guest - Presiding Personality) Santhakumari Sivakadaksham -Title Best Prof. M. Jayaraman-Title Best Sri. Rajesh Devadas -Others Dr. Ulaganayagi Palani-Vocal - Li Kalaimagan. T-Devotional | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 29/08/2023 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Youth Hostel Auditorium | 06/08/2023 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 14/05/2023 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Dr. Ulaganayagi Palani-Lecture S. Varthamanan -Writer | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 14/02/2023 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | YGP Auditorium | 08/01/2023 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Arkay Convention Center | 17/10/2022 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Arkay Convention Center | 19/09/2022 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 15/08/2022 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Arkay Convention Center | 13/08/2022 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Dr. Usha Rajagopalan-Violin Kiran R. Pai-Mridangam | Saraswathi Vidyalaya Senior Seconda | 16/07/2022 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Arkay Convention Center | 09/07/2022 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Youtube channel Dinamalar.in | 26/12/2021 |
(Others) Dr. Brinda Manikavasakam-Vocal - Ca Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Luz House | 02/02/2020 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 12/01/2020 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Kiran R. Pai-Mridangam S. SunilKumar-Kanjira | Sree Sath Sanga Papanasam Sivan Kar | 10/01/2020 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 01/01/2020 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 27/12/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Bharathi Thirumagan-Discourse V. G. Vigneshwar-Keyboard S. SunilKumar-Kanjira | YGP Auditorium | 22/12/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | K.R.S. Auditorium - Meenakshmi coll | 20/12/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Dr. Usha Rajagopalan-Violin Kiran R. Pai-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 05/12/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 29/11/2019 |
(Violin) Bharathi Thirumagan-Others Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca Mylai M. Karthikeyan-Nadaswaram Tanjore Praveen Kumar (Praveen Sparsh)-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 04/11/2019 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 24/10/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 05/09/2019 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Saraswathi Vidyalaya Senior Seconda | 02/09/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Kiran R. Pai-Mridangam S. SunilKumar-Kanjira | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 26/08/2019 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 22/08/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Kubera Saibaba Temple | 15/07/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Sri Vijaya Ganapathi Temple | 08/07/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Sri Sath Sangam (Ramanujar Hall) | 23/06/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Vani Mahal - Kanchi Jagadguru Sri C | 22/04/2019 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Others | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 11/03/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Bharathi Thirumagan-Lecture Mannargudi Srinivas-Violin | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 26/01/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | Amarabharathi Kalyanamandapam | 08/01/2019 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Durai Srinivasan-Violin | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 29/12/2018 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Bharathi Thirumagan-Discourse Tirucherai Kaushik Rajagopal-Mridangam | YGP Auditorium | 26/12/2018 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Chittoor Vijayaraghavan CK-Violin Tirucherai Kaushik Rajagopal-Mridangam P. Giridhara Prasad -Kanjira | Sankaralayam | 16/12/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 07/12/2018 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Ranjani Hall | 19/11/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 13/10/2018 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 12/10/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Sri Vijaya Ganapathi Temple | 18/09/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Ragasudha Hall | 12/09/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Perambur Annadana Samajam | 11/08/2018 |
(Others) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 23/07/2018 |
(Lecture) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 25/06/2018 |
(Devotional Music) Kalaimagan. T-Devotional | Arulmigu Karpagambal-Kapaleeswarar | 02/06/2018 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 19/03/2018 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Bharathi Thirumagan-Discourse | Ragasudha Hall | 26/01/2018 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Durai Srinivasan-Violin V. Sai Raghavan-Mridangam | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 28/12/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | YGP Auditorium | 25/12/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Mannargudi Srinivas-Violin Ambur Padmanabhan-Mridangam | RamaRao Kala Mantap (Near Vidhyoday | 16/12/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 12/12/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Durai Srinivasan-Violin V. Sai Raghavan-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 06/12/2017 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 23/09/2017 |
(Discourse) Kalaimagan. T-Vocal - Ca | Youth Hostel Auditorium | 15/08/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Durai Srinivasan-Violin Bharadwaj. N. C-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 02/01/2017 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Audito | 03/10/2016 |
(Vocal - Carnatic) Mannargudi Srinivas-Violin Bharadwaj. N. C-Mridangam | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 25/08/2016 |