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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 കലാമണ്ഡലം രാമ ചാക്യാര്. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar, Enchanting Kerala, Newsletter, Kerala Tourism. Kerala Tourism. Department of Tourism, Kerala Government. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Kalamandalam Rama Chakyar. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Three artistes from Chennai win Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi awards | Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ Documentary to set the record straight on Kutiyattam. The Hindu(10 May 2018). Retrieved 24 December 2021.