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	'''Kottakkal Chandrasekharan''' (15 January 1945 – 4 September 2019)<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kottakkal-chandrasekharan-passes-away/article29335469.ece</ref> was a senior [[Kathakali]] artiste known for his portrayal of the virtuous pachcha and anti-heroic Kathi roles in the classical dance-drama from [[Kerala]] in south [[India]].<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/02/stories/2005120200710300.htm</ref> Born at Naduvattam near [[Pattambi]] in [[Palakkad]] district in 1945, he was a prominent disciple of [[Padma Shri]] [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]] and Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair. His father was A.M. Kumaraswami Bhattathiripad and mother was P.V. Parukkutty Warassiar.		'''Kottakkal Chandrasekharan''' (15 January 1945 – 4 September 2019)<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kottakkal-chandrasekharan-passes-away/article29335469.ece\|title = Kottakkal Chandrasekharan passes away\|newspaper = The Hindu\|date = 4 September 2019}}</ref> was a senior [[Kathakali]] artiste known for his portrayal of the virtuous pachcha and anti-heroic Kathi roles in the classical dance-drama from [[Kerala]] in south [[India]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111194925/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/02/stories/2005120200710300.htm Article Title]</ref> Born at Naduvattam near [[Pattambi]] in [[Palakkad]] district in 1945, he was a prominent disciple of [[Padma Shri]] [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]] and Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair. His father was A.M. Kumaraswami Bhattathiripad and mother was P.V. Parukkutty Warassiar.

	Chandrasekharan, who was a product of PSV Natyasangham in [[Kottakkal]], was its principal since 1996 and was noted for his exceptional		Chandrasekharan, who was a product of PSV Natyasangham in [[Kottakkal]], was its principal since 1996 and was noted for his exceptional
	portrayal of roles like [[Nala]]n, [[Bahuka]]n, [[Bhima]]n, [[Arjuna]]n, [[Ravanan]], [[Duryodhan]]an and [[Keechaka]]n. He performed Kathakali in all famous temples and clubs of Kerala and participated in 'Kathakali Mahotsavam', Asiad (1982) and other places of India like Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Surat, Bangalore, Bhopal, Andhra Pradesh (Puttaparthy) and Madras. He performed in Loka Malayala Mela, Festival of India (UK in 1983, specially invited by British Council), foreign countries like Malayasia, Singapore, ~~Indonasia~~ (Ramayana Mela), China, Korea, Hong Kong and Switzerland.		portrayal of roles like [[Nala]]n, [[Bahuka (Nala)\|Bahukan]], [[Bhima]]n, [[Arjuna]]n, [[Ravanan]], [[Duryodhan]]an and [[Keechaka]]n. He performed Kathakali in all famous temples and clubs of Kerala and participated in 'Kathakali Mahotsavam', Asiad (1982) and other places of India like Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Surat, Bangalore, Bhopal, Andhra Pradesh (Puttaparthy) and Madras. He performed in Loka Malayala Mela, Festival of India (UK in 1983, specially invited by British Council), foreign countries like Malayasia, Singapore, Indonesia (Ramayana Mela), China, Korea, Hong Kong and Switzerland.

	He won the Central [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award. He received many other awards, consolation prize from Eranakulam Kathakali Club in 1963, Vazhenkata Kunchu Nair Award (Kollam), V.S. Sarma Endowment (Kerala Kalamandalam), Thulaseevanam Award of 1990 (Thiruvananthapuram), Alappuzha District Kathakali Club Award, S.B.T. Arya Circle Award (Kottakkal), etc. and also received the Honourship of 'Natyathilakam' and Veerasrunkhala in 1994 from Rajarajeswari Temple, Thaliparambu.		He won the Central [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award. He received many other awards, consolation prize from Eranakulam Kathakali Club in 1963, Vazhenkata Kunchu Nair Award (Kollam), V.S. Sarma Endowment (Kerala Kalamandalam), Thulaseevanam Award of 1990 (Thiruvananthapuram), Alappuzha District Kathakali Club Award, S.B.T. Arya Circle Award (Kottakkal), etc. and also received the Honourship of 'Natyathilakam' and Veerasrunkhala in 1994 from Rajarajeswari Temple, Thaliparambu.

	Chandrasekharan lived in Kottakkal with ~~Wife~~ Susheela, son Jithesh and daughter Jyotsna.		Chandrasekharan lived in Kottakkal with wife Susheela, son Jithesh and daughter Jyotsna.

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[[File:Arjunan - Kathakali.jpg|thumb|Kottakkal Chandrasekharan as [[Arjuna]]n in March 2017]]

'''Kottakkal Chandrasekharan''' (15 January 1945 – 4 September 2019)<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kottakkal-chandrasekharan-passes-away/article29335469.ece</ref> was a senior [[Kathakali]] artiste known for his portrayal of the virtuous pachcha and anti-heroic Kathi roles in the classical dance-drama from [[Kerala]] in south [[India]].<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/02/stories/2005120200710300.htm</ref> Born at Naduvattam near [[Pattambi]] in [[Palakkad]] district in 1945, he was a prominent disciple of [[Padma Shri]] [[Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair]] and Kottakkal Krishnankutty Nair. His father was A.M. Kumaraswami Bhattathiripad and mother was P.V. Parukkutty Warassiar.

Chandrasekharan, who was a product of PSV Natyasangham in [[Kottakkal]], was its principal since 1996 and was noted for his exceptional
portrayal of roles like [[Nala]]n, [[Bahuka]]n, [[Bhima]]n, [[Arjuna]]n, [[Ravanan]], [[Duryodhan]]an and [[Keechaka]]n. He performed Kathakali in all famous temples and clubs of Kerala and participated in 'Kathakali Mahotsavam', Asiad (1982) and other places of India like Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Surat, Bangalore, Bhopal, Andhra Pradesh (Puttaparthy) and Madras. He performed in Loka Malayala Mela, Festival of India (UK in 1983, specially invited by British Council), foreign countries like Malayasia, Singapore, Indonasia (Ramayana Mela), China, Korea, Hong Kong and Switzerland.

He won the Central [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award. He received many other awards, consolation prize from Eranakulam Kathakali Club in 1963, Vazhenkata Kunchu Nair Award (Kollam), V.S. Sarma Endowment (Kerala Kalamandalam), Thulaseevanam Award of 1990 (Thiruvananthapuram), Alappuzha District Kathakali Club Award, S.B.T. Arya Circle Award (Kottakkal), etc. and also received the Honourship of 'Natyathilakam' and Veerasrunkhala in 1994 from Rajarajeswari Temple, Thaliparambu.

Chandrasekharan lived in Kottakkal with Wife Susheela, son Jithesh and daughter Jyotsna.

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[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Dancers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kathakali exponents]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian dancers]]
[[Category:Indian male dancers]]

{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}

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