Mysore Ananthaswamy was a famous singer of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha. He set to music many poems of well known Kannada poets and popularised them throughout Karnataka.

Mysore Ananthaswamy hailed from a family steeped in music. His grandfather was Vidwan Chikkarama Rao, who, in his time was known as "Taala Bramha". Not surprising then, that young Ananthaswamy chose to follow in the footsteps of his famous grandfather. That he honed his natural talents first through classical music and later by practicing with the likes of P. Kalingarao and went on to become the most gifted artist is now history. His rendition of music to the poems of D R Bender, K V Puttappa, K S Narasimhaswamy, G S Shivarudrappa, Nissar Ahmed and Lakshminarayana Bhatta bear testimony to his extraordinary talents. Also, his singing of D.V.G's Mankutimmana Kagga and Rajaratnam's Ratnana Padagalu remain etched in any music lover's memory for a long time. There is a distinct identity in Ananthaswamy's composing. He could sense the mood of the poem and create music to make the mood more touching. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.