Department of Mridangam
Deparment of Mridangam was established in the year 1979 with Prof.Parassala Ravi as the Head. He was followed by Prof.Vaikom P.S Venugopal, Prof. Tvpm M. Balasubrahmaniam and Prof L. Sreedhar. Academic programmes like Scholar in Residence and Sadhana are conducted annually. Students are given interactive classes with Maestros like Dr. T.K Moorthy,Guru Karaikudi Mani, Prof.Trichy Sankaran , Sri Palakkad T .R Rajamani, Sri Mannargudi A. Easwaran etc.
Qualification of teachers
| Sl.No | Name | Post | Qualification | Ph.No |
| 1. | Santhosh Kumar G | HOD,Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 9447567632 |
| 2. | P. Susheel Kumar | Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 9447074426 |
| 3. | M.T Jayan | Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 8848145482 |
| 4. | P.H Rajeswary | Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 9633555582 |
| 5. | K.T Thilakarajan | Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 9446192330 |
| 6. | S.N Sunil Kumar | Lecturer in Mridangam | M.A Mridangam | 9895593586 |
Courses offered
B.A Mridangam – Candidates with +2 pass and basic awareness on talam can apply. They should also have the ability to play the basic lessons. Total seats allotted – 10
M.A Mridangam – Students with a B.A in Mridangam can apply. Admission will be based on the marks scored for B.A as well as aptitude test in Mridangam.Total seats allotted – 12