Nagai Sriram Cause Of Death, Wife, Children Of The Indian Violinist

Indian musician and Carnatic vviolinist, Nagai Sriram, has died at the age of 41. His cause of death is yet to be revealed.

Sriram was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, R. Komalavalli.

He received more advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai R. Muralidharan.

All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan Television.

Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Neyveli Santhanagopalan in New Delhi.

Since then, he has accompanied many leading artists including R. K. Srikantan, M. Balamuralikrishna, P. Unnikrishnan, T. N. Seshagopalan, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, O. S. Thyagarajan, K. V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya, Hyderabad Brothers, Dr. N. Ramani, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, T. M. Krishna, Malladi brothers and the Carnatica Brothers.

Sriram is a recipient of many awards including Sangeet Natak Akademi – Yuva Puraskar, 2014; Shanmukha Sangeetha Sironmani – Shanmukhanandha Sabha, Mumbai – 2007; Best Violinist – Music Academy Chennai – 2001 through 2008 (8 consecutive years); Best Violinist – Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust – 2004; and Yuvakalabharathi – Bharath Kalachar, Chennai – 2003.

It is not stated if he is survived by a wife and children.