Dr. T. V. Gopalakrishnan
(Mridangam)
Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan (born 11 June 1932) in Tripunithura, Kerala is a multi faceted musical legend widely acclaimed in Carnatic and Hindustani musician from Chennai. Gopalakrishnan hails from a family of musicians spanning over two centuries. His father was a court musician for the Cochin Royal Family. He is one of the rare musicians who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani Vocal, mrdangam and violin . .Gopalakrishnan started playing the mridangam at the age of four and had his arangetram at the Cochin palace at the age of six.