Mysore Sadasiva Rao was a composer in the traditions of Thyagaraja. adasiva Rao was born in a Smartha Brahmin family. He had his musical training under Venkataramana Bhagavatar, a pupil of Tyagaraja. He was brought to the Mysore court by his patrons and introduced to the Mysore king Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. The king, impressed by Sadasiva's singing, made him a court musician. He was a prominent vocalist in the court of the king of Mysore, India. Sadasiva Rao has composed mostly in Telugu. He went on a pilgrimage of south India and composed krithis at all the temples he visited.