Puducherry artist R. Rajarajan recreates portrait of Tamilisai Moovar of Sirkazhi.
Tamilisai Moovar (the Tamil Trinity) — Muthuthandavar, Marimutha Pillai, and Arunachala Kavirayar — had composed traditional kritis in Tamil and made invaluable contributions to the evolution of Carnatic music.
Muthuthandavar’s life roughly dated back to the 15th century
Arunachala Kavirayar (1711-1779) and Marimutha Pillai (1712-1787) came two centuries later.