'Even while in our mother's womb, we were exposed to lots of music' say the Trichur Brothers

The third episode of Season 5 features the Trichur Brothers.
Sons of veteran Mridangam Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan, they were exposed to Carnatic Music very early in life and their father also trained them on the Laya aspect.
They learnt under many stalwart gurus such as Madurai Smt. Balamani Eswar, Shri Thamarakkadu Govindan Namboothiri, Late Prof. Neyyattinakara Mohanachandran and Padma Bhushan awardee Late Shri P S Narayanaswami.
Known for their uncompromising attitude towards Bhavam and Pataanthara, they also adopt a unique style of raga delineation where both exchange phrases, long and short, in exploring the nuances of a raga. Many well-known critics have pointed out that this is a very unique and effective way of raga delineation that has hitherto not been attempted in duo singing.
They have had many noteworthy global collaborations and also believe that music is among the most effective tools to spread social awareness, for which they have been involved in some interesting projects. They founded a school in the year 2017 to cater to and mould students world-wide in their pursuit of musical excellence.
Apart from music, they are very involved with current affairs and are great sports enthusiasts, enjoying cricket in specific. They love meeting people and am sure with their music and their attitude they bring about a lot of smiles all the time!
Both of them are qualified Chartered Accountants who quit their Corporate jobs in 2014 to be full time musicians and this speaks volumes for their passion and commitment.
Watch on....

[@ranjanirajagopalan5682]

Such great musicians but so humble - you are role model for our great Indian culture 🙏🏻

[@umasimha2756]

I enjoyed this conversation between smt. Sudha Raghunathan & The Trichur Brothers ! In the midddle of the night , when everyone else is sleeping , I wake up so early , say at 2 am , I have no option but listen to good Carnatic Classical music This night I came across this beautiful program !I was so fascinated by the Chat , all three were having , I wad totslly engrossed in their conversations that didn't realize that it was my sleeping time when I needed to rest & relax ! I trully enjoyed the program ! I have always been a big fan of Trichur brothers & now on learning about their other interests such as sports & taking up many important projects such as Namami Gange & Vande Bharathambe ! They would go to any length to achieve what they were asked to do ! At the time of the Kargil war they were in the Indian Army Camp with special permission from the Indian Govt. Their good up bringing by their parents shows in their humbleness ! Thank you all so much ❤ for turning my night into a beautifully spent night having learnt many interesting aspects about your personalities ! 🎉😅

[@gayatrib3473]

Very clear accent , both never sounded like maliyalis . I just love the humbleness of elder brother and charming younger brother . their sanskaram has brought them to this musical heights

[@shyamaseshadri5685]

Loved every moment of this conversation with Trichur bros after a long time! Was a delight to see all 3 charming personalities.

[@jovianjollity5244]

Wonderful interview of the Trichur brothers! The talent of this duo makes anyone with an ability to appreciate Carnatic music, sit up and pay attention to their rendition of songs and ragams in their well-trained voices that so seamlessly complement each other! This listener became an instant "fan" after playing their recorded rendition of Swathi Thirunal's "Bhavayami" that was preceded by a viruttam! The bhakti flowing through it seemed as if Lord Rama had personally granted them a darshan! It's particularly gratifying to see younger artists who proudly display their reverence for the sacred basis of India's classical arts, instead of spouting the usual banalities about secularism. So interesting to know of their general training, particularly voice training at 4 am every day! Such commitment as teenagers, in this day and age, has to be God-given. Their Namami Gange and the Vande Bharathambe videos are beautifully sung and inspiring! The description by the duo, of the trip to the source of the Ganga and their humbling experience over the devotion of a sadhu are fascinating. Listening to their description of the editing of the Vande Bharathambe video that shows troops at the Wagah border stepping to "misra chapu talam" is both amazing and amusing! Wishing this duo continued success in the years ahead!

[@rohitdhamankar]

Great to hear om namo nArAyaNa. Such a wonderful tune by vidushi charumathi ramachandran.

[@venkataramannarayanaswamy2833]

90 minutes of great fun and friendly conversation. Thanks to the TrBrothers and the compere,SR. Enjoyed all the way!

[@vs5129]

What a wonderful interview with Trichur brothers. So much story and history between each song they bring to their rasikas. Namami Gangae and Vande Barathambe are two favorites that keep ringing in my ears. Looking forward to seeing them live soon

[@senthilkumarbalasubramania6387]

Waiting for this interview. They are my favorite..... Thank u.

[@anusaratkothalanka1758]

Great singers who sing from their heart with passion and enjoyment. Like their Fusion. It was wonderful learning about their musical journey, their personal side of their characters. Siblings in good co ordination. God bless them.

[@raghvanster]

Lovely to watch these musicians talk so amicably....inspiring...and lovely...I was expecting trichur Brothers will sing their signature kriti"unai paadum pani"in hamir kalyani...I simply love that kriti they sing...

[@jyothi1958]

Thank you for uploading this. Extremely happy to listen to the conversation.

[@rajadesikan2431]

1/2 I, just simply envy the Children of today, as they are seeing a active World, which we could not in our days. Just seeing friends, relatives were the only pastime for us on School holidays. Learning Carnatic music and being renowned singers of fame involves hard work, commitment, and patience. That too as Siblings together as Singers, dancers requires efforts of an un imaginable proportion. But to create a strong foundation , one needs a Guru who can be from the family or a professional musician. Also one should be lucky enough to have such a guru as Smt.MLV as in the case of Sudha Ragunathan.

[@sunitha3963]

Treasure trove of information wonderful singers all together 👏👏👏👏🙏🙏

[@durgaramakrishnan6189]

Sudhaji you are so friendly and all lovely questions put to K &R . They were so simple and humble too. Very interesting stories and experiences to hear from both sides. Congratulations!!

[@sunitha3963]

Pleasure to know you both brothers Happy Vinayaka chathurthi stay blessed always thank you sudha ma'am 😊

[@sunitha3963]

Happy Ganesha chaturthi to you and your family stay blessed always thank you for your wonderful wishes🙏🙏🙏😊

[@sangeethvc3386]

Really enjoyed and able to learn many things..Good suda.

[@shanthad739]

I was waiting for this interview. Thanks Sudha mam

[@savithrirao58]

Namaskaram to you Smt.Sudha & the great musicians duo Sri.Krishna Mohan & Sri.Ram Kumar Mohan.Wishing you all Happy Ganesh Chathurthi greetings

[@kasn811]

Very interesting conversation with the energetic musicians. While they are so different in style, hobbies, etc it's a big credit that they unite in music so beautifully 🙏 their convergence into the Oneness of Music is mesmerising.

[@sudhaseshadri4939]

Lovely interview!

[@rajadesikan2431]

Continued: 2/2. After watching the conversations with Trichur Brothers, i even at 72 want to be enrolled with Trichur brothers as student. As Sudhaji felt, Namami Ganga occupied the Center stage of the conversation and rightly so. The Brothers have literally taken us to Ganga at an altitude of over 12 thousand feet. The on line advantage of learning music well narrated. What Sri Krishna openly said on passing to the students, what they have learnt from their Gurus endorses the Guru- teacher cult of learning of those days. Sudha Ragunathan as usual took the interview in her style, and as audience we all drowned for over 70 minutes, just like reading a novel at one go. We have watched in you -tube videos, their concerts, together, but only today we come to know they can also combine well in answering. Krishna allowing his brother Ramkumar , more time than for himself thus bringing out more information for the audience. Also happy to note, they too love the Curd rice as Sudha. They both are simple, humble, and father fearing Children, is the non music lesson for their students. Ramkumar was appreciative of Sarangi, the accompaniment in Hindustani music. We know they have varied interest as they have a music band also. Their music is the same, but they are different in their desires and tastes. (alias RAJAGOPALAN DESIKAN)

[@sriram.ssekar1622]

Waiting for ranjani gayathri episode

[@anuradhavasudevan2602]

So sweet brothers. Very nice . Enjoyed Tks. Sudhaji🙏🙏👍👍

[@rajalakshmishankar9147]

Great interview with very interesting anacdotes

[@jaisreekedhar]

Proud of u both da..Our Ramar & Periyavas blessings..Keep rocking more...

[@mrramaswamy7636]

Wonderful presentation....TrichurBros. & Sudhaji.....on this EE.....

[@rajamkasiviswanathan2213]

This episodes reveal the other facet of you ,which I admire . Keep going.please.

[@srinivasmadabhushi]

My humble vandanam to all these Great musicians.,🎉

[@padmajaramesh1152]

Loved the interview. I would love you both to tour Europe aswell.

[@rajamkasiviswanathan2213]

Wonderful episode. Namaskarams to all of you.

[@kalipurayathbalachandran269]

❤❤❤Maha Ganapathaye nama.

[@krishnamoorthy2639]

enjoyed the show. wonderful to all of you. take care

[@umaparvathy9913]

Enjoyed thoroughly

[@dakshayinidb5596]

Super conversations

[@jyothi1958]

Could you please give a recording of vande Bharatambe song with lyrics and notation please.

[@shaantu17]

Wow amazing! Please do interview Ranjani Gayatri as well !!

[@sowmyaiyer1504]

Beautiful interview

[@chidambaramraja9178]

Thiruvasagam Sudha mam neenga paadi naanga kekanum

[@sarojabalan4209]

namaskarams to all of u. enjoyed the chat,especially curd rice part.😀

[@gayathrik5070]

Vibrant session. thank you

[@prasadthevarkat4146]

Wonderful

[@sindhushreesandesh3047]

Happy Ganesha festival 😊💐

[@indrarao2542]

Thank you 🙏

[@sindhushreesandesh3047]

🙏🏻

[@shrox]

🙏🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇😇🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@anantha05]

Srikrishna ji picks up the mixer straight away . He keeps his rasikas to peace when the technician do not k ow to handle the turn know echo to zero on the I put and output side on a 5pin bnc connector or any connector. Krishna hi would go very low on his volume ,but it is little sad both the singers will not listen or hear to the shruthi from the monitor speakers

[@anantha05]

Turn knob

[@anusaratkothalanka1758]

A little disappointed that nowhere in the interview have the 'rasikas' been thanked for their support. No doubt you are great musicians.

[@ss58104]

Why the hell you’re showing hypocrisy by talking in English. தமிழ்ல பேசமுடியாதா. யாரை த்ருப்தி படுத்த இந்த் வேஷம். கர்னாடிக் music group தான் இந்த வேலையை செய்றீங்க. Association in the USA should not encourage bringing hypocrites like you. In the 90’s Carnatic musicians dream was to go abroad and giving interviews in Indian channels about their travels as if it’s a great thing. After we moved to US, we see the reality of the musicians coming here are asked to stay in our homes and depending on us to take you around. But, you all guys portray different picture in the interview by not saying the fact. Same with drama troupe guys too. யெதுக்கு இந்த் பந்தா

[@AnanthNat]

உனக்கு தமிழ் ஒழுங்கா எழுத தெரியல. And you are commenting on professional musicians in such foul language.

[@esha7633]

I don't see anything wrong with the interview. All musicians were well grounded. What's wrong if the interview is conducted in English? It's an universal language. Helping others where possible goes a long way in life. Happiness is also fulfilled when you extend your helping hand.