Great musician.Shri. Kedaranathan studied initially at PS High school, Mylapore. He had an extraordinary talent for music and he was advised to join the Maharajah Swati Tirunal Music College, Trivandrum. His elder brother Shri. K. R. Kumaraswamy Iyer gave him intensive training in music. Recalling the greatness of Kumaraswamy Iyer as a musician, Shri. Kedarnathan says that Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer used to go into raptures when a raga was rendered with so much bhakti and that he would be moved to tears by it. Coming from the pitamaha himself, it was the tribute of tributes and spoke volumes for the quality of Kumaraswamy Iyer's music. There has been a close association with Shri. T. R. Subramaniam, the esteemed musician from the age of 15. Shri. Kedaranathan sang a varnam in which the sahitya was by Ambujam Krishna and it was set to music by him. The varnam was in raga Simhendramadhyamam set to Adi tala and TRS was so impressed by it that he repeatedly kept referring to it. Shri. Kedaranathan recalls how TRS had been invited to his house for lunch and after the welcome honours it was TRS’ turn to honour Shri. Kedaranathan with a Ponnadai. Besides being a performing musician for AIR, DD and public concerts for over 50 years, he is now into teaching young musicians and it is a matter of deep satisfaction that many of his disciples have been recognized in the field. Shri. Kedaranathan has many special achievements on his scroll of honour. He has tuned compositions of Maharajah Swati Tirunal and has conducted a musical feature in a National Programme by All India Radio, Trivandrum. “Geeta Mala” Volumes IV and V contain over hundred pieces written by Smt. Ambujam Krishna and Smt. Lakshmi Krishnan for which the music has been composed by Shri. Kedaranathan. “Shri Thyagaraja Charitra Pancharatnam” is a work on the life of Saint Thyagaraja written in a fashion identical to Shri. Thyagaraja’s Ghana- Raga Pancharatna Kritis. He has tuned “Shri Adi Sankara Charitram” composed by late Shri. V. S. V. Guruswamy Shastrigal, Professor of Vedanta, University of Kerala. The list of awards includes Kerala Sangeet Natak Academy Award for services rendered to Carnatic music in 1980.He was honoured by Semmangudi Sri Srinivasier Trust for contributions to music. The title “nAdakkanal” for his outstanding contribution to classical music was conferred by Nadakkanal Trust, an organization set up by late Vidwan Pattamadai Shri. Krishnan. The Thyagaraja Sangeeta Vidwat Samajam, Mylapore conferred the title of “Sangeeta Seva Virata” on him. Coming from an organization of senior musicians, the honour is proof of the calibre of Shri. Kedaranathan. In 2001, the Mylapore Fine Arts club presented him with the Senior Musician award.