Dharmapuri Subbaraaya Aiyyar - A 19th century composer (pre-Trinity), Dharmapuri Subbarayar hailed from Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, and composed in Telugu. He is the most notable composer of the Jaavali form, of which he is the universally acclaimed master. Most of the music he composed, therefore, dealt with sringaara rasa, or romantic and even erotic love, and all were of the jaavali form. Many of his compositions were composed in the home of Veena Dhanam, whose music he admired, and who learned around 60 javalis from him. It is said that he may have composed the poignant javali ``Sakhiprana'' at her home, grief-stricken at his inability to save her from bankruptcy. Smara sundaranguni (paras) was also written out of respect for her. This close contact with Veena Dhanam as well as T. Balasaraswati influenced dance as much as music, especially abhinaya. Subbarayar was also employed by the Yenadi Sisters. T Shankaran, in one of his articles, writes that he kept a notebook at his bedside near the pillow to write down the javalis that came to mind, but his wife is said to have fervently prayed to the diety at Tiruchengodu that her children should not take after their father!

Javalis like Parulanna mata (Kapi), Sakhiprana (Jhunjooti), vaaNi pondu (kaanaDaa), , caarumati (kaanaDaa), Muttavadura Mohananga (saavEri), Ethanaichonalum (saavEri), ni Pondu Chalu (kaanaDaa), Narimani (Khamas), praana sakutitu (chenchurutti), Idi niku (bEgaDa) and Emandune muddu (Saindhavi) are among his compositions.

Mudra: Dharmapuri

Compositions:

1. adi neepai marulu (jaavali) - yamunaa kalyaaNi
   
2. alavAni nammarAdE (j) - Anandabhairavi
   
3. ayyO vibhuDu (j) - kEdAragauLa
   
4. cAlu nilupantaTa (j) - khamAs
   
5. caluvuDa nIvu aTunilu (j) - khamAs
   
6. celimanakEla (j) - hindustAnikaApi
   
7. diridildAnim dhIm (j) - cenjuruTi
   
8. dUrulaku nEtOniti (j) - behAg
   
9. Ela rADAyanE (j) - bhairavi
   
10. EmandunE muddu (j) - mukhAri
    
11. EmisEtu eTulasaitu (j) - khamAs
    
12. enduku valacitinE (j) - khamAs
    
13. entaTi kulukE (j) - kalyANi
    
14. ErA rArA cEyidErA (j) - khamAs
    
15. ErA tagunaTarA (j) - kEdAragauLa
    
16. eTlunaiturA sAmi (j) - cenjuruTi
    
17. idi nIku mariyAdagA (j) - bEgaDa
    
18. kAsAni celinEgAdaTara (j) - khamAs
    
19. kommarO vAni kenda (j) - khamAs
    
20. maharAjugA rammanE (j) - behAg
    
21. maharAjugA rammanE (j)(another version) - behAg
    
22. marubAri OrvalEnE (j) - cenjuruTi
    
23. marubAri tALalEnurA (j) - khamAs
    
24. nArImaNI nIkainadirA (j) - khamAs
    
25. ninnu namminAnurA (j) - kAmbhOji
    
26. parulenna mATa (j) - kApi
    
27. pOvE pOvE pOvE - yamunAkalyANi
    
28. sakhi prANa sakhuDiTu (j) - cenjuruTI
    
29. sAmi rADAyagadE (j) - mishraAnandabhairavi
    
30. sayyATalaku (j) - suraTi
    
31. smara sundarAnguniki (j) - paraju
    
32. UrivArEmi jEsEdE(j) - kEdAragauLa
    
33. vADeTu palkenO (j) - mAnji
    
34. vAni pondu cAlu (j) - kAnaDA
    
35. vArEmi jEsedarE (j) - kEdAragauLa/suraTi