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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Painkulam Raman Chakyar<br />
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| caption = '''''Late Guru'' Painkulam Raman Chakyar<br />
| birth_place = [[Painkulam]], [[Trichur]], [[Kerala]], {{IND}}<br />
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| yearsactive = 1905 - 1980<br />
| birth_name = Raman Koypamahttam Chakyar<br />
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| website = [http://www.ramanchakyar.com Painkulam Raman Chakyar]<br />
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'''Late Shri Guru Painkulam Raman Chakyar''' was a [[Chakyar koothu|Chakyar Koothu]] and [[Koodiyattam]] performer. He won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 1980. He was also a teacher of [[Abhinaya#Expression_of_speech_(VÄchika_Abhinaya)|Vachika Abhinaya]] in both Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam.<br />
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Starting in 1925, he performed regular programmes in various temples and religious places spread all over [[Kerala]]. He is credited with first bringing this artform outside the temples and closer to general audiences. He directed, supervised, and participated in more than 100 Koodiyattam plays, which he edited and condensed for contemporary audiences while striving to maintain artistic integrity and [[Authenticity in art|authenticity]]. He had more than 1000 stage appearances in different roles, besides being a regular participant in All India Radio programmes.<br />
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He produced and staged the 2nd Act of Sakunthalam, 3rd Act of Nagananda and Jadayuvadhanam in Ascharyachoodamani. He also supervised and participated in the production of a colour documentary film on koodiyattam in 1974. The Prahasa named ''[[Bhagavadajjukam]]'' of Bodhayana was also one of his productions.<br />
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In 1980, he spread international awareness of "Chakyar Koothu" and Koodiyattam, by mentoring a few European students and facilitating them in leading his troupe on a European tour including Germany, France, and Poland, which was made possible by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations and their European counterparts.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.ramanchakyar.com Shree Painkulam Raman Chakyar Official site]<br />
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