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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Guru Chenganoor Raman Pillai<br />
|image = GuruChenganurRamanPillai.jpg<br />
|caption = Guru Chenganoor Raman Pillai, Kathakali artist.<br />
|office = Head of palace kathakali yogam to the Travancore Maharaja for 65 years.<br />
|birth_date = 16 January 1886<br />
|birth_name = Raman Pillai<br />
|birth_place = [[pandanad]], [[Chengannur]], [[Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>(now in [[Kerala]], [[India]])<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1980|11|11|1886|1|16}}<br />
|death_place = [[pandanad]], [[Chengannur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
|nationality = Indian<br />
|profession = Kathakali artist, Kathakali teacher<br />
}}<br />
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Guru '''Chenganoor Raman Pillai''', also spelt '''Chengannur Raman Pillai''' (1886–1980), was a celebrated [[Kathakali]] artist from [[Kerala]] in south [[India]]. He was known for his brilliant portrayal of the anti-heroic Kathi roles on stage, and was the head of palace kathakali yogam to the [[Travancore]] Maharaja in a career spanning almost 65 years.<br />
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Raman Pillai, born in [[Chenganoor]] on 16 January 1886, was a specialist in the Kathakali southern style called [[Kapplingad]], which gives prominence to [[abhinaya]] (acting). He wrote ''Thekkan Chittayilulla Abhyasa Kramangal'', considered one of the major training manuals on southern-style Kathakali.<br />
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He was a disciple of Thakazhi Kesava Panikker, Mathur Kunhupilla Panikker and Ambalappuzha Kunhikrishna Panikker. Another Kathakali master, Chennthala Kochupillai Panikker, helped him to gain popularity in his art.<br />
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Raman Pillai had his masterpieces in roles like [[Duryodhana]]n, [[Ravana]]n and Keechakan, Jarasandhan, [[Banasura|Bana]]n and [[Kamsa]]n. He also performed as Hanuman, Hamsam and the black-bearded Kaatalan (woodsman).<br />
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Raman Pillai's leading disciples include [[Madavoor Vasudevan Nair]], Haripad Ramakrishna Pillai, [[Mankompu Sivasankara Pillai]], [[Guru Gopinath]], and Chennithala Chellappan Pillai. They all studied under him as per the [[Gurukul]]a system.<br />
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The documentary film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirxRpFdlDg Chenganoor Raman Pillai] profiles his life and contributions. He died on 11 November 1980.<br />
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== Awards & Honours ==<br />
[[List of Padma Shri award recipients (1970–79)|Padma Shri Award]] in 1971. He received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1963.<ref name="SNA Awardees' List">{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA Awardees' List |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |date=2016 |access-date=5 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=31 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
Thekkan Chittayilulla Abhyasa Kramangal published in 1973.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}<br />
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