The record for being the fastest to recall the names of musical instruments used in South India was set by Thejas V.D. (born on March 23, 2006) of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He recalled the names of 165 musical instruments, including Shangu, Chenda, Chengala, Parayan Chenda and Sudha Madhalam, in just 1 minute and 14 seconds, as confirmed on November 9, 2020.