S. G. Kittappa: Difference between revisions

| spouse        =[[Kittamal]](m 1923)

Kittappa was born in a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family in [[Shenkottai]] in the then [[Kingdom of Travancore]] to Ganagaadhara Aiyer. He belonged to the Ashtasahasram subsect . He was Gangaadhara Aiyer's tenth child and third son, the others being Chellappa and Subbiah. Due to the weak financial condition of the family, Kittappa did not receive any formal education but was trained in music and screenplay by [[Sankaradas Swamigal]].

When Kittappa was 16 years old in 1923, he was married to 11 year old Kittamma. Later Kittappa was captivated by the singing of upcoming singer [[K. B. Sundarambal]]. <ref name="garland">{{cite book|title=Another Garland: Biographical Dictionary of Carnatic Composers & Musicians, Bopok II|author=N. Rajagopalan|year=1992|publisher=Carnatic Classicals|pages=302}}</ref> The two eventually fell in love and 'married' in 1927 though Kittappa was a Brahmin and Sundarambal (1908-1980) belonged to Gounder caste. <ref name="garland" /> The duo later performed together in the stage offering many hits.<ref name="garland" /> Kittappa and Sundarambal had a boy who died within two weeks. Kittappa and Sundarambal's relations soured, he went back to his first wife, and soon after that, his addiction to alcohol claimed his life in 1933. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sangam.org/sundarambal-and-kittappa/ | title=Sundarambal and Kittappa – Ilankai Tamil Sangam }}</ref>  

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