Madurai Sri. G.S.Mani Iyer has been a great performing musician. He has been conferred many titles and awards including Kalaimamani, Vaggaekara award, Gana Kalanidhi, Sangeetha Ratna, Tamil Isai Vendhar, Raja Sri Annamalai Chettiar award and so on. He is an explorer of unchartered terrain in carnatic music. Owner of more than 400 compositions in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. He has traveled all over the world for performances and lecture demonstrations. He has worked with popular music director M.S.Viswanathan. He is now a consultant and advisor to many present-day music directors in Tamil.