After moving from Kerala to Tamil Nadu, he acquired a penchant for composing, highly influenced by Neelakanta Sivan and Konerirajapuram Vaidyanatha Iyer. His first kriti was ‘Unnai thudhikka ...
Sree Neelakanta Sivan Cultural Academy (NSCA), Chennai, felicitated Palghat Fine Arts Society secretary P.N. Subbaraman for his contributions to popularisation of Carnatic music here recently.