| K.Raghuramaiah He was popularly known as “Eelapata Raghuramaiah”.Since he had the ability to sing padyams and songs through the whistle, by putting his finger in mouth and producing the whistle or flute sound. He was famous for the roles of Sri Krishna or Dushyantha or Bhavani sankara, Narada etc. He performed I those roles for about 60 years. He indulged in elaborate raga alapana, based on Hindustani ragas while rendering padyams.He acted as Sri Krishna in the film “Sri Krishna Rayabaram” made in early ’60s and in the film “Chintamani” featuring Bhanumathi. He acted in other films also, in which he sang the usual verses in his usual dramatic style. He was awarded ‘Padmashri’ by Govt of India |