I chose to learn Shrinivas's 1986 album Mandolin Ecstasy since I wanted to begin early in his career. As far as I know this is his second album. His first was "The Adorable Prodigy" which I'm pretty sure is a vinyl recording. (If you know how to get a hold of this album please let me know!!)

On Mandolin Ecstasy he does not play nereval nor does he play a pallavi, though he does do kalpanaswaram. He does one korvai in "Enduku Dayadura" in Todi, misra chapu. Each of the three statements equal three full avartanam in misra chapu. Since the edippu is after two pulses, you start the korvai after two pulses.

The korvai: (he skips over pa in the high octave)

d , , m , , g , , r , , s , ,
d , m , g , r , s ,
(dmgrs) [,] (mgrsn)[,] (grsnd)

m , , g , , r , , s , , n , ,
m , g , r , s , n ,
(mgrsn) [,] (grsnd) [,] (rsndp)

g , , r , , s , , n , , d , ,
g , r , s , n , d ,
(grsnd) [,] (rsndp)[,]( sndpd) N!

In the Todi korraipu that leads up to the korvai above, there is a nice moment when Shrinivas plays a descending melodic cell and Sikhil Baskaran answers with the next logical cell. In his long sarva laghu kalpanaswarams, whether in Todi or Sunada Vinodhini, it's very beautiful to hear how he picks up the intensity. One nice thing he does to break the monotony of picked eighth notes is to oscillate (picking and sliding) on the beat, and then play the same oscillation off the beat.