Emani Sankara Sastry (23 September 1922 – 1987), was a renowned Veena player of Carnatic music.
[citation needed] The prodigious training he had from a young age under his unsparing father was reflected in abundance in his tuneful, melodious and technique perfect concerts.
After completing his education from Andhra University, he joined the famous Gemini Studios at Madras, where he was the music director for more than ten years.
He composed tunes based on novel techniques and directed music for hit films such as Mangla, Sansar, Bahut Din Huwe, Vindhyarani, Nishan, Mr. Sampat and English version of Chandralekha.
Soon he rose to the position of director and composer of national orchestra and chief producer of music.
He presented over the broadcasting network a number of plok classical, thematic orchestral compositions and folk melodies bringing out the special tonal qualities of Indian instruments and synthesised musical patterns with a distinctive Emani touch.
The raga Sankarabharanam played by him on the veena won him the ASIAN ROSTRUM AWARD for the most outstanding number for the year 1973.
The rostrum was held under the patronage of UNESCO, at Alam Atta, Soviet Union wherein eminent artists from thirty nations took part.
In appreciation of his opulent music lovers of Poughkeepsie, New York bestowed upon him the title "VEENA VIRTUOSO" on 12 October 1953.
Brmara vinyas – a thematic composition depicting a day in the life of a bee, which won him laurels at the prix Italia.
He won the admiration of the world known violinist Yehudi Menuhin and at his special invitation he participated in the festival of international music council at Paris on 8 January 1974.
Among them are: Performed several veena duets with her father Emani Shankara Sastry ji and independently all over India, for Sangeet sammelans, National programmes of AIR and travelled to the then USSR as the youngest members delegate ,accompanying her great father.