The Govt. of Tamil Nadu has announced the names of artistes who will be awarded the 'Kalaimamani' title for 2004 and 2005. The awards will be presented on February 25, 2006 in Chennai.
The recipients are:
Music : K.R. Subulakshmi, Geetha Raja, Aruna Sairam, S.R. Krishnamurthy, K.R. Kedharnathan, Charumathi Ramachandran and O.S. Arun (vocal), Parur M.A. Krishnaswamy, Usha Rajagopal, Dwaram Mangathayar and Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan (violin),
N. Vijayalakshmi, P. Vasanthakumar and Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena).
J. Vaidyanathan, Thinnium Y. Krishnan, Pallathur Lakshmanan, Dharasuram Ganapathy and Madhirimangalam S. Swaminathan (mridangam), T.H. Subash Chandran (ghatam), A. S. Krishnan (morsing), R. Visweswaran (santoor), Ammapettai Krishnamurthy (harmonium), T.R. Pichandi, Palani P. Deivakuncharam, Semponar Kovil K. Kalyanasundaram, Needamangalam A.V. Shanmugavadivel and Devikapuram T. G. Rathinam (nagaswaram) V. C. Srinivasan, Kovilur K. G. Kalyanasundaram, C. Annamalai, Kongampattu A.V. Murugaiyan and Mannargudi R. Govindaswamy (tavil), A. Durgaprasad (gottuvadyam), M. Jayakumar (saxophone), Dharmapuram S. Gnanaprakasam and Tiruthani N. Swaminathan (Thevaram singer), Madurai V. Swaminathan (Tamizh Isai), Jayanthi Janakiraman (Harikatha), S.P. Ramh, Papanasam Rukmani Ramani and Suguna Purushothaman (guru).
Bharatanatyam : Saradha Hoffman, Ambika Kameshwar, Jayanthi Subramanyam, Shobana Ramesh, Rhadha, Leela Samson, Adyar K. Gopinath, G. P. Kamala (Bharatanatyam singer), J. Padmanaban (mridangam), C. Sasidharan (flute), Gopika Varma (Mohiniyattam), Snehalatha Kandan and Madhavapetthi Murthy (Kuchipudi).
