| NAME | PLACE | PERIOD | COMPOSITIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puthukode Krishnamurthy | Puthukode | 1923 - 1985 | 13 |
| R K Shriramkumar | 1966, Oct 4 - | 2 | |
| R. K. Murthy (Kavi Kannan) | June 1944 - | 1 | |
| R.K.Damodaran | Kochi | - | 2 |
| Ra Ganapathi | 1935, Sept 1 - 2012, Feb 20 | 3 | |
| Rabindranath Tagore | Bengal | 1861, May 7 - 1941, August 7 | 1 |
| Radha Ramesh | Trivandrum | 20th century - | 1 |
| Radhika Krishnan | - | 5 | |
| Rajagopalachari | Thorapalli | 1878 December 10 - 1972 December 25 | 2 |
| Rajee Krishnan | 20th century - | 55 |
