Sadanam Vasudevan

Sadanam Vasudevan (born 1945) is an Indian percussionist who plays the chenda (a traditional Kerala drum).[1] He is a well-known artist in both Thayambaka and Kathakali performances.[2][3] He received the Pallavur Appu Marar Award from the Kerala government in 2013.[4] He also received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 2019.[5]

Born in 1945 as the son of Karimpnaykkal Meenakshi Amma and Chenankara Gopalan Nair in Angadipuram in Malabar, Sadanam Vasudevan started learning Chenda at the age of seven.[3] He later joined the Gandhi Seva Sadan (Sadanam), a leading Kathakali institution in Perur village near Ottappalam in Palghat, and continued his studies as a disciple of Pallassana Chandramannadiar. He later became a chenda teacher at Sadanam.[3] He is the guru of many famous artists like Mattannoor Sankarankutty.[6] He is also proficient in playing Madhalam, Idakka, and Timila.

References
  1. Nirupama Chaturvedi (2007). Encyclopaedia of Indian Dances. p. 80. ISBN 978-8-1261-3119-8.
  2. "Thumping success". The Hindu. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. "Sadanam Vasudevan". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "State Kathakali award for Nelliyodu". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "ബിയാട്രിസിനും സദനം വാസുദേവനും വി. സുരേന്ദ്രനും : സംഗീത നാടക അക്കാദമി ഫെലോഷിപ്പ്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. "Resounding success". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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