Pacchimiriam Adiappayya was a famous court musician at the Maratha kingdom of Thanjavur in the 18th century. He belongs to Kannada Madhwa Brahmin community.[1] Famous musicians Veena Venkatamaramana Das of Vijayanagaram and Veena Seshanna of Mysore are his descendants.[2] He was a composer of Carnatic music. Some of his famous disciples were Syama Sastri, one of the Trinity of Carnatic composers, and Ghanam Krishna Iyer. His compositions are in the Telugu language.[3]

Pacchimiriam Adiappayya's most famous composition is the varnam Viriboni in Bhairavi ragam.[4]

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  1. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India, Volume 101, Issues 35-46. Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1980. p. 7. , it has been mentioned that Pachimiriyam Adiayyappaiah was a Karnataka Brahmin of the Madhva Sect.
  2. ↑ B. Dayananda Rao (1994). Carnatic Music Composers: A Collection of Biographical Essays. Triveni Foundation. p. 75. Adiyappayya was a Madhva Brahmin and two of his lineal descendants, namely. Veena Venkataramana Das of Vijayanagaram and Veena Seshanna of Mysore made an indelible mark in the realm of Performance.
  3. ↑ Deepti Omchery Bhalla (1990). Studies in Indian Music and Allied Arts, Volume 5. Sundeep Prakashan. p. 123. ISBN 978-8185067599.
  4. ↑ Deepti Omchery Bhalla (1990). Studies in Indian Music and Allied Arts, Volume 5. Sundeep Prakashan. p. 124. ISBN 978-8185067599.
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