Kovai S Chandran began his initial training in Violin with his father P.C.Shankaran. He underwent advanced training from Sangeetha Kalanidhi  M.Chandrasekharan for more than 17 years. He has been performing in All India Radio, Doordarshan, Prestigious Sabhas like The Music Academy,  Krishna Gana Sabha, The Indian Fine Arts Society and other Sabhas from 1994. He has toured for concerts to Singapore, Malaysia and Nigeria with  Bhavadhaarini Anantaraman.