Ramachandran Suresh is a disciple of Thiruvaiyaru V. Gurumurthy, a student of the mridangam maestro Palani Anna. As a graded artist of the All India Radio, Ramachandran has been featured in many radio and television programs in India. He has had the privilege of performing with many leading musicians including T. N. Seshagopalan, Ravi Kiran, Prof. T. R. Subramaniam and Tanjore Kalyanaraman.  Ramachandran holds a Ph.D. degree in Mathematical Sciences and is currently working for the R&D division of a pharmaceutical company.