Parur M S Ananthakrrishnan

M S Ananthakrrishnan is the fourth generation violinist of the illustrious Parur family. He trained under his grandfather Sangeetha Kala Acharya Prof. Parur M S Anantharaman. He has been playing the violin since the age of 4 accompanying almost all the leading vidwans today in the Carnatic music field. Apart from accompanying he has also played solo, duet, trio and quartet concerts with his grandfather, father Sri M A Sundareswaran and uncle Sri M A Krishnaswamy. He has been one of the most sort after versatile violinist in his generation. Not only performing Carnatic music which runs in the family, he has also diversified into other genres with his violin playing technique. He has a unique style when it comes to playing for movies and fusion concerts. He has been arranging music along with his childhood friend and famous music composer Anirudh Ravichander in all his movies till date. He has received many awards from prestigious institutions within and outside India. He has travelled to many places like US, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, Middle East, Singapore and Malaysia. He is an A grade artist of All India Radio, Chennai.