 Many of his students such as Mysore Vasudevachar, Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar, Bhairavi Kempegowda and Tiger Varadachariar became famous composers and vocalists.Two of his famous compositions are "Raghu Vamsha Sudha" in raga "Kadhana Kuthuhalam" and "Evari Bodhanna" in raga "Abhogi".He is known to have used his guru's mudra (signature) "Venkatesa" or variations of the same, in his compositions in Telugu and Sanskrit.