Thulaseevanam - Born in Kottayam on April 23, 1939, he is a contemporary composer originally named Ramacandran Nayar. He was the 5th son of N. Ramakrishna Pillai of Thumbunkal House Ettumannoor and Smt. L. Bharathi Amma of Mangombil House Kottayam. He became an IAS officer and married Lakshmi, the daughter of VR Pillai. He was also a Sanskrit scholar and composed several pieces for Kathakali. His compositions for Carnatic music began in 1971 and cover many deities, such as Ganesha of Pazhavangadi in Trivandrum, but focus mainly on those in Kerala, particularly in Trivandrum. He is primarily reposible for popularizing temples in Kerala. He uses the mudra tulasi and composes mainly in Sanskrit. His compositions number over 300, of which 50 are published (Thulasee Malika 1989). His works have been performed by TN Seshagopalan, Maharajapuram Santhanam, RK Srikantan, TV Sankaranarayanan, Rajkumar Bharathi, and many other popular performers. Bhaja manasa in bahudari is a popular composition.

Mudra: tulasi, vana tulasi, kanana tulasi

Compositions:

1. akhilaaNDa naayaka - madyamaavati
   
2. amaaya karuNaa - poorvi kalyaaNi
   
3. Amaya nAshana - kalyANi
   
4. anagha shambhO - yadukula kaambhOji
   
5. Atma nivEdanam - brndAvanasAranga
   
6. bhaavayE saadaram - keeravaaNi
   
7. bhaja maanasa - bahudaari
   
8. bhajAmahE shrI - hamsadhvani
   
9. bhajarE cEtaha - aarabi
   
10. bhajarE mAnasa shAstAram - sindhubhairavi
    
11. bhajarE shreekaNThEshwaram - kaambhOji
    
12. bhajarE shrIkaNThEshvaram - kAmbhOji
    
13. bhajE surEsham - shrIranjani
    
14. bhAvayE sAdaram - kIravANi
    
15. bhootanaatha - saavEri
    
16. caraNayuga smaraNam - malayamAruta
    
17. daasamimam - bEgaDa
    
18. dainyApahAm bhAvayE - shrIranjani/AbhOgi
    
19. dAsOsmyaham danuja - mukhAri
    
20. dEva namO namO - kamaas
    
21. dEva vidyaadhiraaja - kEdaara gowLa
    
22. dharmasthaLEshvara pAhi - Anandabhairavi
    
23. duritaapaham anisham - shree ranjani
    
24. duritAraNya krshanmO - nIlAmbari
    
25. Eka radanam - hindOLa
    
26. gajaananam bhajE - kamalaa manOhari
    
27. gajamukha mAmava - rItigauLa
    
28. gajAnana mAm pAlaya - mOhana
    
29. gAyAmi tava nAma - husEni
    
30. girivara putreem - dvijaavanti
    
31. guruvaayupurEsha - shyaamaa
    
32. hara hara shiva paalaya - sahaanaa
    
33. hara hara shiva shiva - shankaraabharaNam
    
34. hari shankara - reeti gowLa
    
35. harihara tanjuja dEva - bEgaDa
    
36. indirA mandiram - suraTi
    
37. kAma madApaha - pUrvikalyANi
    
38. kAma nishUdanam - yadukulakAmbhOji
    
39. karuNaakaram shreekaram - kaamavardhani
    
40. kErala bhootala - dEvagaandhaari
    
41. kuru shubham - sAma
    
42. lambOdaram bhAvayE - kAmbhOji
    
43. maadhava harE - tODi
    
44. maamava mahEshwari - bhairavi
    
45. maamava vidyaadhiraaja - aabhOgi
    
46. maayaa maanusha - mukhaari
    
47. mahiSi madahara - pUrvikalyANi
    
48. mAmava mAdhava - behAg
    
49. mAmava mahEshvari - bhairavi
    
50. mAmava mAmava - dhanyAsi
    
51. mangala guNaarNava - kalyaaNi
    
52. maranda bhaashiNi - cakravaakam
    
53. maranda bhASiNi - cakravAka
    
54. mookaambikaam - dhanyaasi
    
55. mUkAmbikAm - dhanyAsi/sAvEri
    
56. nAma shravaNa sukham - yamunAkalyANi
    
57. namaami vijayaam - caarukEshi
    
58. nArAyaNam arcayAmyaham - shahAnA
    
59. neelaambara sOdara - shuruTTi
    
60. nIrajAkSa dayAmaya - kEdAragauLa
    
61. paahi maam shree - aananda bhairavi
    
62. paavana teerthapaada - naaTTai kurinji
    
63. pAhi mAm manjunAtha - AbhEri
    
64. pAlayamAm sadA - asAvEri
    
65. pAlayamAm satatam - mOhana
    
66. pankajadaLa nayana - mOhana
    
67. pankajadala nayanE - kaanaDaa
    
68. pankajAkSa pAhi - sindhubhairavi
    
69. paramEshwara paahi - kEdaaram
    
70. paripaahi dayaakara - simhEndra madhyamam
    
71. paripAhimAm prabhO - cenjuruTi
    
72. paripAlaya gaNanAyaka - kuntalavarALi
    
73. parvata tanuja - khamAs
    
74. praNatOsmi dEvam - nATa
    
75. saadhaka kalpalatE - maayamaaLava gowLa
    
76. sadaa namOstutE - mOhanam
    
77. sakalEsham kalayE - hindustAnikApi
    
78. satvaguNAshraya - karnATakadEvagAndhAri
    
79. shabareeshwaram - kharaharapriyaa
    
80. shabarIsha paripAhimAm - madhyamAvati
    
81. shabarIshvara bhavabhaya - vasantA
    
82. shabarIshvara kaliyuga - kEdAragauLa
    
83. shamala vinAsha - kAnaDA
    
84. shankara harisuta - suraTi
    
85. shankara suta pAlaya - gauLa
    
86. shankara sutam anisham - kAmavardhini
    
87. shAntAkrtIm shabari (shlOka) -
    
88. sharaNaagata vidhEyE - tODi
    
89. sharma vidhAyaka - hamsadhvani
    
90. sharmapradA pAhi - mAyAmALavagauLa
    
91. sharvam samaashrayEham - sudda dhanyaasi
    
92. shAstAram AshrayEham - kAmbhOji
    
93. shAstAram bhaja mAnasa - rAgamAlikA
    
94. shAstAram shyAmaLAkAram - hamIrkalyANi
    
95. shata ravi shObha - kalyaaNi
    
96. shiva kaamineem - mukhaari
    
97. shiva shankara paahi - shyaamaa
    
98. shivam samAshrayeham - shuddhadhanyAsi
    
99. shree harE - dEva manOhari
    
100. shree padmanaabha harE - husEni
     
101. shree vallabham - darbaar
     
102. shreekara maamava - poornacandrikaa
     
103. shrI dharma shAstAram - mOhanakalyANi
     
104. shrI gajAnana pAhi - nATa/mAND
     
105. shrI gaNanAyakam - bhairavi
     
106. shrI gaNEsham naumi - kalyANi
     
107. shrI manjunAtha vibhO - kalyANi
     
108. shrI padmanAbha jAlajanAbha - kAmbhOji
     
109. shrI padmanAbham - nATa
     
110. shrI shabarIsham udaram - ranjani
     
111. shrI shabarIshvara - kalyANi
     
112. shrI shabarIshvaram - Anandabhairavi
     
113. shrI venkaTAdIshavaram - shankarAbharaNa
     
114. shrI venkaTanAtha - bilahari
     
115. shrI venkaTEshvaram bhAvayE - mukhAri
     
116. shrIpatE jaya - vAcaspati
     
117. shrIpatE pAlayamAm - shrI
     
118. shyaama kalEbara - behaag
     
119. shyaama kalEbaram - hindOLam
     
120. shyAma ghanAbhA - hamsAnandi
     
121. shyAma mOhana mAmava - sAmA
     
122. tIrtha pAda nAtha - madhyamAvati
     
123. unnata vEnkaTa - sAramati
     
124. uragavara shayanA - yadukulakAmbhOji
     
125. uragEndra bhooshaNam - shankaraabharaNam
     
126. vandE sadAham - sArangA
     
127. vAraNa vadanam bhajam - gauLa
     
128. venkaTEsha harE - bAgEshrI
     
129. vighna nAshana - madhyamAvati
     
130. vighnEshvara kumarA - Arabhi
     
131. vighnEshvara shubhakara - Arabhi