Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar
Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar (also spelled as Kalamandalam Ramanchakyar) is a Koodiyattam artist from Kerala, India.
Biography
He was born in 1950, to Koyppa Chakyar Madam Kavutty Illodamma and Ammannoor Parameswara Chakyar at Painkulam village in Thrissur district.[1] His father was a great scholar of "Kramadeepika" and "Attaprakaram".[2] At the age of twelve, he started learning Koodiyattam from his maternal grand uncle Painkulam Rama Chakyar.[2] When his uncle joined in Kerala Kalamandalam in 1965,[2] he continued learning Koodiayattam in Kerala Kalamandalam, and later he became Chairman of the Koodiyattam department of the Kerala Kalamandalam.[1] He is currently a Visiting Professor at Kerala Kalamandalam.[1]
Awards and honours
- 2013: Kerala Government's Nrithanatya Award.[3]
- 2008: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award[4]
- A group of Koodiyattam artists are making a detailed documentary film based on Guru Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar.[5]
References
- "കലാമണ്ഡലം രാമ ചാക്യാര്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- "Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism". Kerala Tourism. Department of Tourism, Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- "Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- "Three artistes from Chennai win Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- Gopalakrishnan, K. k (10 May 2018). "Documentary to set the record straight on Kutiyattam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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