 Muthiah Bhagavatar and Pethachi Chettiar were persuaded by this reasoning and promised Chembai the stage for the following day, where he performed to the appreciation of all.He received an invitation to sing at a wedding in the family of one Jnanaprakasa Mudaliar in Pondicherry.Until then the brothers had given full-fledged concerts mostly in and around Chembai.