Sivamani (percussionist)

Sivamani
Background information
Birth nameAnandan Sivamani
Born (1959-12-01) 1 December 1959
Madras, Madras State
(now Chennai, Tamil Nadu) India
Occupations
  • Percussionist
  • Composer
Years active1971–present
Spouses
  • Krashani (divorced)
  • ​
    (m. 2014)​
Websitewww.sivamani.in
Awards

Anandan "Drums" Sivamani (born 1 December 1959) is an Indian percussionist. He plays many instruments including drums, octoban, darbuka, udukai, ghatam and kanjira. He performed drumming during the Indian Premier League in 2008 and 2010. He is affiliated with the Chennai Super Kings team, but gained recognition through his role as A. R. Rahman's lead percussionist. They have been close friends since childhood. In 2019, he was conferred with Padma Shri.

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