Mazhavai Cidambara Bhaarati - An 18th century composer of repute. His son Ishwara Bharati composed vaTamalai nikaNTu in Tamil. Chidambara Bharati was a contemporary of Kavi Kunjara Bharati. He composed in Tamil and Telugu and was well-versed in music. A publication brought out by the Music Academy, containing the songs of this composer, in 1964, compiled by his disciple, Dr. Sitarama Iyer of Madurai contains a biography of this composer.He worshipped music for personal bliss, rather than for career, and composed songs on many deities around his village Mazhavarayanendal (Mazhavai). He also composed Charitrams (Rukmani Kalyanam and Dhruva Charitam) and on Nayanmars, particularly Somasimara Nayanar. He engaged himself in Sivakatha and Harikatha expositions. Other compositions include his Perinba Kritis and songs on Goddess Meenakshi, Bruhadamba (Pudukkottai). The composer's techniques were beautiful, including lyrical beauties, and Prasa, the usage of the same word, repeated differently to give different meanings. Some compositions: Taanaa Naane, Poomel, Sivi darbha Nagara vasi, Karunai Purindu, Amba Krupai, Karunai Vaittu, Kanmanayiye Solladi.

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Compositions:

1. ambA krpai tandu - karnATakakApi
   
2. amudin karum paDumkaLam (kaNNigaL) - mOhana
   
3. bhata carita vicitra (kNNigaL) - kurinji
   
4. cidambara naTEsha (p) - kAnaDA
   
5. engE oLittIr - sAvEri
   
6. gati unran - darbAr
   
7. inda nara janmam - mukhAri
   
8. jAtiyaik-keDuppArO - maNirangu
   
9. kaNmaNiyE shollaDi - hindustAnikApi
   
10. karumbenna shen nel (kaNNigaL) - nAdanAmakriyA
    
11. karuNai purindu rakSi ammA (p) - nATakuranji
    
12. karuNai tandennai - bEgaDA
    
13. krpai seiguvAi guhanE - cenjuruTi
    
14. lOka guruvE shankara - behAg
    
15. maamayoora meedil Eri - bilahari
    
16. madhu ranjitavam - Anandabhairavi
    
17. nAnEn EvinEn - sindhubhairavi
    
18. nAvil vandaruL seiguvAi - mukhAri
    
19. oTriyUrappa ninai - bhairavi
    
20. pAhi pAhi bAla gaNapatE - hamsadhvani
    
21. pazhanangaLinirccAli (kaNNigaL) - mAnji
    
22. pUmEl vaLarum - Anandabhairavi
    
23. sAmbashiva kailAsavAsa - kalyANi
    
24. shrI vidarbhanagar - pUrvikalyANi
    
25. tanjam tanjam ammA - husEni
    
26. toNDar caritramidu (p) - Arabhi