About Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbayyar
Akumadugula Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbaiyya was a Carnatic music vocalist and composer. He composed the varnam Jalajakshi, in raga Hamsadhwani. He was the cousin and a direct student of the famous composer Tyagaraja. He was also an accomplished singer and a renowned teacher. He was a scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit.