Sada 'Master', guitarist on Ilaiyaraaja's classics, dies at 80

S. Sadanandam, known as Sada 'Master', whose guitar enriched many of Ilaiyaraaja's finest compositions, died in Chennai on Thursday aged 80. He began working with Ilaiyaraaja in the mid-1970s, starting with Annakili in 1976. Both trained under Dhanraj 'Master'. Ilaiyaraaja said he was saddened, recalling that Sadanandam had been with him from the early days.