Natyaratnam Kannan Pattali Smaraka Kathakali Trust.

2024:Professor Kalamandalam Balasubramanian Ashan

Professor Kalamandalam Balasubramanian Ashan, a revered Kathakali maestro, has been bestowed the 2024 Natyacharya Puraskaram for his profound contributions to classical dance. Born on May 26, 1955, in Kerala, he joined Kerala Kalamandalam in 1968 at the age of 13, training under luminaries like Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and Kalamandalam Gopi. His rigorous six-year diploma, followed by advanced studies, shaped him

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2022: Sadanam Ramankutty Ashan

Sadanam Ramankutty (Cherpulassery, 1941) is a cultural artist and a popular performer of Kathakali, a unique classical dance-drama form of Kerala, South India. A recipient of the Kerala State Kathakali Award and Kalamandalam Fellowship, he is reputed for his skill in donning a wide range of characters in his acts. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007. A

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2020:Padmasree Kalamandalam Gopi Ashan

Vadakke Manalath Govindan Nair, more popularly known as Padma Shri Kalamandalam Gopi Ashan, is regarded as one of the greatest Kathakali artistes Kerala has produced. An octogenarian now, he celebrated his eightieth birthday on 21st May this year.The internationally famous Kathakali, which combines features of ballet, opera, mime, masque and pantomime, is the best-known art form of Kerala. This form

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2017: K G Vasudevan Nair

Kalamandalam Kombil Gopalan Vasudevan Nair, renowned Kathakali maestro, has a life totally dedicated to this great art form of Kerala. Age has never put a shackle on the talents of this artist, for even at 70-plus he is performing with the same finesse and brilliance with which he started his career. Last month the veteran artiste awed the audience in

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2015: Sadanam Balakrishnan

Shri. Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan was born in 1944 in Taliparamba in North Kerala and showed remarkable interest in Kathakali from his childhood. He was initiated into this art by Guru Kondiveetil Narayanan Nair under the patronage of Late Brahmashri Kurumathur Narayanan Namboothiripad and subsequently took intensive training for 10 years under famous Gurus Thekkinkattil Ramunni Nair and Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair

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2014: Chemanjeri Kunhiraman Nayar

Veteran Kathakali exponent Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair, one of the oldest practitioners of the classical art form, died at his ancestral house in Koyilandy, North Kerala, in the early hours of Monday, his family said. He was 105.Active till his end, his portrayal of Lord Parasuram on stage when he completed 100 years in Kozhikode Town Hall enthralled art lovers

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2023: Kottakkal Keshavan Kundalayar

Kottakkal Keshavan Kundalayar (Kottakkal, Kerala) was a renowned Kathakali artist and a distinguished exponent of this classical dance-drama tradition of Kerala. Honoured with the title “Natyakesari”, he was celebrated for his commanding presence on stage and his ability to portray a diverse range of characters with great emotional depth and technical brilliance.A native of Kottakkal in Malappuram district, Kundalayar was

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