TM Krishna opened his performance at the FEA-curated THE ESSENTIAL TM KRISHNA IN CONCERT event with a rendition of Raga Thodi. The composition was Gajavadhana by Kumara Ettendra.
Krishna was accompanied by Akkarai Subhalakshmi on violin, Manoj Siva on mridangam and Anirudh Athreya on kanjira. Tanpura support was provided by Jayant Naidu and Sarang Phagre.